I have really been enjoying this thread...I live minutes away from a large government contracting agency and have been contemplating starting a Jelly in my home. I am stalled at the moment due to no help in my area to get me started. I will keep trying though...
-------------- Original message -------------- From: jfg17 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Thanks for the considered replies and reflections. I think the point > about the "new-ness" of the phenomenon is apt. I also get that there > is a special element of community that can't be replicated at a place > where there are *always* new people, although some change among faces > is a positive. My job involves a lot of face-to-face interaction and > deep (online and offline) relationships, so I get the human > connections I need. That said, were there a space that I could drop > into, for a reasonable cost, where I could meet like-minded, > interesting folks, I would. For me, when I think of coworking, I > envision some combination of a start up and my college library system > and variety of study spaces around my college campus. There was a > place open all night, for instance, for night owls (i.e., cramming). > You could pick from a couple locations, meet a friend, bump into > people you know. Talk, in some. That's part of my ideal for this > concept. I also love the idea, which I have read about here and > elsewhere, of making better use of dead building space. With the > sudden (it seems to me) popular embrace of an environmental ethic, the > time seems to be right for that concept. By the way, I live in the > Boston area and work for IBM, but I'm actually cooler than that makes > me sound. Really. John > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
