I'm just at the start of the process of getting something off the ground but, already, this has come up for me. It's a very touchy subject. I wonder if some of it is simply that people interpret the word 'coworking' differently. Down the road, I'm looking to set up a professional space with 6-8 regulars and a lot of drop-ins. A communal office for writers and designers/coders. Crying babies? No way. (And I have 2.5 year old so I'm fairly inured to the sound.) Others maybe see the word 'coworking' as something a little less office-like, maybe concentrating on the community aspect of things a bit too much.
One suggestion has been to find a space with an extra room and work out a childcare arrangement. To be honest, this doesn't appeal to me at all. Getting a co-working space off the ground is going to be complex and onerous enough. Maybe it could be a Phase II sort of thing. Maybe we'll find a great space that's just perfect--but I wouldn't want to reject a good space on the basis that it didn't have a room for childcare. My feelings on the topic are probably going to alienate a lot of people but I agree with Chris that you can't be all things to all comers. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
