[Coworking] How to build a community when the boss doesn't want it

2013-01-02 Thread Marie
I know that the key to user growth is community but I often come across a problem where the owner doesn't want to force community on our members. I really want to bring in more customers and have them engage so that they look forward to coming to work at our location but the top is against any

Re: [Coworking] How to build a community when the boss doesn't want it

2013-01-02 Thread Alex Hillman
Community, by nature, isn't something that can be forced. It's something you can help cultivate and grow, but like a flower, It has to do the growing on its own. I'm wondering if you know what exactly about idea of "community" is the owner against, and what do they want instead? What is the ow

Re: [Coworking] How to build a community when the boss doesn't want it

2013-01-03 Thread Jacob Sayles
We recently added 5 Community Cultivators to the team here at Office Nomads and I think sometimes they might think I'm against structured events based on the feedback I give them. I'm often reminding everyone that everything needs to be optional because everyone is in a different space at any give