[Coworking] Innovation Themed Space. Thoughts?

2014-09-10 Thread Abu Anas
Hi, I am relatively new here and in the process of setting up my first coworking space. Obviously I have a lot of questions and looking forward to benefit from the knowledge of the savvy space owners and managers in this group. In my online rounds of spaces I have seen many themed spaces (for

Re: [Coworking] Innovation Themed Space. Thoughts?

2014-09-10 Thread Alex Hillman
From my experience, innovation comes at the end of a chain of events: - Innovation comes from collaboration - Collaboration comes from establishing trust, met with a common goal - Trust is established in casual, social interactions mixed with the ability to experiment with working together on

Re: [Coworking] Innovation Themed Space. Thoughts?

2014-09-10 Thread Chad Ballantyne
That email response is gold, Alex! Chad Ballantyne 705.812.0689 c...@thecreativespace.ca Barrie's Coworking Community Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 Memberships start at $25/mth www.thecreativespace.ca 705-812-0689 On Sep

Re: [Coworking] Innovation Themed Space. Thoughts?

2014-09-10 Thread Jerome Chang
I Totally Agree Jerome www.BLANKSPACES.com On Sep 10, 2014, at 6:53 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: From my experience, innovation comes at the end of a chain of events: - Innovation comes from collaboration - Collaboration comes from establishing trust, met with a

Re: [Coworking] Innovation Themed Space. Thoughts?

2014-09-10 Thread Alex Hillman
I highly recommend the book where good ideas come from for a lot more historical context that backs this up: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1594485380?pc_redir=1410062587robot_redir=1 -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote:

Re: [Coworking] Innovation Themed Space. Thoughts?

2014-09-10 Thread Melissa Geissinger
We've only been open a couple weeks now, but we've joined forces with our local Innovation-centered organization called the iHub. Check to see if your area has anything like that and establish a partnership. Next week we are a part of an event called North Bay Innovation Week which is allowing