Thanks for the feedback. I think the linkages to the artist/craft community are quite interesting. It is a sector we've been looking at for the last year or so and it appears to be growing quite rapidly.
Steve On Dec 30 2007, 7:22 pm, Geoff DiMasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was part of a co-op artist-run gallery, Vox Populi > (http://voxpopuligallery.org/ > ), in Philadelphia for several years. It originated to share the costs/ > labor of running a gallery and getting studio space. It started over > 15 years ago and has been responsible for fostering the galleries of > some pretty well-known artists, at this point. > > The idea of coworking made sense to me from that experience. > > Artists have often worked independently, but enjoyed/needed the shared/ > collective studio space. Sometimes that relates to economics (shared > equipment) and sometimes that relates to inspiration/motivation > (wanting to be around others in similar pursuits.) > > In fact, I was in the planning for a shared letterpress studio when > Alex H. and I met. > > Currently, in a separate project related to my other business, P'unk > Avenue, we are setting up a shared silkscreen space in the basement of > P'unk Ave. > > I am already noticing how Indy Hall is providing a supportive > environment for people that goes beyond a shared space. Looking > forward to seeing how that evolves over the years. > > Geoff DiMasi > Indy Hall, Philadelphia > > On Dec 30, 2007, at 8:46 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > > > > > Totally. And the biggest innovation that this Coworking group/ > > movement/etc. is providing is a small pieces, loosely joined support > > network (starfish organization) of people interested in creating > > coworking spaces themselves. > > > For me, that's the story of Coworking...like Chris said, the idea of > > people coming together to share collaborative workspaces has been > > around for ages, but to me, that coworking map and the discussions > > here and the content of the blog are what make it really special. > > Everyone who is part of this list should be super proud of what > > we've built. :) > > > That's what I haven't really seen alot of elsewhere for physical > > spaces. BarCamp, Alcoholics Anonymous, etc. are great examples of > > events/self-organization temporarily that is loosely joined through > > principles and executed on the edges...anyone know of other examples? > > > Tara > > > On Dec 30, 2007 5:37 PM, Chris Messina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > I'd also add that there's not a whole lot that's really new about > > coworking except the context in which we find ourselves in where > > internet connectivity is both (ironically) driving people to work from > > home, and then on the flip side, driving them to want to be together! > > Of course these are the opposite ends of the > > corporate/financial-social/relationship spectrum, but it's still worth > > pointing out. > > > To put it another way, the economics now favor distributing the work > > force (at least knowledge workers) and so since that fate has been > > thrust upon many, whether they desire it or not, it's now up to us -- > > independents, folks who work from home or cafes, students, and many > > many other types of folks -- to figure out what the ideal conditions > > for work and personal growth are to be. > > > From the beginning, coworking has been really about one thing: getting > > people who are pursuing their passions, often independently, to come > > together in a shared, collaborative space. > > > That kernel of an idea has many wide and varied applications, and as > > far as I'm concerned, would love to see it flourish beyond the > > typically tech-related sectors, and especially since it has already > > been proven to work well in creative professions for generations. > > > Chris > > > On Dec 30, 2007 5:11 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > I really love the techshop example...although they've been around > > for FAR > > > longer than coworking and they do cooler things, like break and > > make stuff! > > > ;) It's a pretty awesome thing they have going. Of course > > coworking can work > > > outside of office environments: artist and writer collectives have > > existed > > > for eons in a similar fashion to how we structure coworking. > > > > We got much of our early inspiration from writer/artist > > collectives rather > > > than shared office spaces... > > > > T > > > > On Dec 30, 2007 12:04 PM, David Doolin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Steve, > > > > > From what I have observed, coworking as discussed on this > > > > list has two equally important aspects: > > > > 1. Cultural: if the people don't fit, it won't work. > > > > 2. Economic: the numbers have to make sense. > > > > > -dave d > > > > > On Dec 30, 2007 11:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi: > > > > > > My name is Steve King and I do research on small business and > > small > > > > > business trends. We're starting to see "coworking like" > > facilitities > > > > > cropping up outside of traditional office space environments. > > Two > > > > > examples are: > > > > > > 1. Techshop (http://techshop.ws) which provides workshops and > > > > > equipment for (from their website) "inventors, "makers", > > hackers, > > > > > tinkerers, artists, roboteers, families, entrepreneurs, youth > > groups, > > > > > FIRST robotic teams, arts and crafts enthusiasts, and anyone > > else who > > > > > wants to be able to make things that they dream up but don't > > have the > > > > > tools, space or skills." > > > > > > 2. The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (http:// > > > > >www.nnin.org) which provides access to university > > nanotechnology labs > > > > > primarily to small businesses and start-ups, although big > > businesses > > > > > can also rent space. > > > > > > There are other examples, but these two are pretty > > representative. My > > > > > question to the group is do you see this happening?? 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