At Bucketworks we have the physical location which is an old lighting store, but the idea and motion of the space is very different. We are a health club for the brain and a co-working space. We want to facilitate people makeing and doing what they are passionate about. So Bucketworks.org is a website and location, but the people and their work is pure verb.
-KeVroN On Jun 3, 2008, at 9:56 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > > I'm wondering why there is a need to redefine it. It seems to be doing > pretty well as it is. > > Plus, it has a great deal to do with the vision of a small group of > people (including myself) who had a very specific type of space in > mind. There have been shared office spaces and coffee shops for a long > time. Coworking is very different. > > That being said, it is BOTH a verb and a noun. The noun describes > something rooted in this movement and in a very strong philosophy and > is what has driven a great deal of growth where it wasn't before. It > IS a starfish organization. But then again, I may be too attached to > it. > > Tara > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Dusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone! >> >> After many discussions about what coworking entails (including things >> like non-profit vs for-profit), I've been feeling a bit like there's >> some confusion about what exactly coworking is. >> >> I'd like to propose that coworking is not a noun but a verb. So, >> coworking is not a space, a community, a set of values, a business >> model, or any combination of those things. It's an activity like >> swimming is an activity. >> >> If we look at the definition of coworking on the Coworking Wiki, we >> read that "coworking is a cafe-like community/collaboration space for >> developers, writers and independents." This defines coworking as a >> noun and as a type of community space. Wikipedia does a bit better at >> defining coworking in my mind, but still places a lot of emphases on >> "the space." >> >> From my experience with Jelly, coworking is something you are doing. >> For example, I'd use it in a sentence like this: "Today I am >> coworking >> at Jelly." Or, "I might go to Citizen Space to cowork." From this >> usage I'd like to propose the following definition. >> >> - Coworking is two or more individuals working independently or >> collaboratively who are socially interacting while they work. >> >> As a verb you can cowork with people, you can be coworking, or you >> may >> have coworked. You may even go to a designated coworking space. >> >> Also note, that this definition does not mention anything about a >> space or even proximity. This leaves the possibility to cowork >> remotely. Second Life and Yahoo! Live come to mind. >> >> When we talk about creating a "coworking space," "coworking >> community," or having a specific set of values, we're really talking >> about how to create an environment or community that will encourage >> the activity of coworking. Arguments over values, profits, business >> models, and furniture can neither undermine nor enhance the >> definition >> of coworking. Build a pool and I may go swimming. Is it a free pool? >> Do I have to pay to swim? Is the water clean? Are kids allowed in the >> pool? Is there a swim team that meets at this pool? Is the pool's >> owner honest? All of these thing may affect my decision to swim in >> the >> pool, but are ultimately a matter of taste. >> >> In this vein, the coworking movement is a movement of coworking >> enthusiasts. We participate in, promote, and discuss the activity of >> coworking. >> >> In summary, I'm proposing that coworking is NOT a cafe-like >> community/ >> collaboration space. That's like saying swimming is a pool. And >> arguments such as for-profit versus non-profit need not become >> heated. >> Coworking is coworking regardless of where it's at, what values >> people >> share, or how big the community is. If you're working and >> socializing, >> you're coworking. >> >> What do you think? >> >> PS. I originally wrote this on my blog: >> http://dustyreagan.com/redefining-coworking/ >> but I wanted to bring the discussion here. >> >> Dusty >>> >> > > > > -- > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > coFounder > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > phone: 415-694-1951 > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
