I love high fives. On Thursday, August 20, 2009, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alex, awesome breakdown, as always. > > I'd add that there is a really interesting article posted here - > http://www.strangelyentangled.com/2009/08/19/vancouver-workspace-co-working-facility-closing-not-surprised/. > > Most interesting to me was this little bit from the author: > > "What does surprise me about Workspace’s closure is how it caught the > rest of the Vancouver tech community off-guard (at least, those > posting to Twitter about it). Did they not see this coming? I love the > tech community in this city, but I have to say that it reminds me of > the good ol’ pre-dot-com-crash days in Ottawa. Lots of parties & > networking events, but not much in the way of substance." > > Having never been to WorkSpace I can't speak to the validity of this > statement as it applies to the Vancouver coworking spot in particular, > but it has been a really interesting point for me to stew over all > day. How can we be sure that, as a coworking space in Seattle, we are > providing more than just networking oppotunities and parties (which we > do, of course, provide) and can ensure substance for our members? So > many spaces are leading the way with events that contribute to the > health of members (we call 'em "quality of life" events at ON, though > we haven't held a ton of them just yet), but will this be enough to > provide the substance that independents need in order to grow, thrive, > and in turn support the coworking spaces that house them? How can we > be sure that we are contributing enough and in a sustainable enough > way to ensure our survival? > > I think each space comes about this question in their own way, but the > closure of WorkSpace sure is spurring my mind even more about what > more Office Nomads can do each day to support and grow our membership > so it can support itself as well as Office Nomads staff. I am > reminding myself to continue engaging with the amazing community > partners we have here in Seattle and spreading the word about changing > the way work gets done in our city. > > As always, my thoughts return to the simple saying I have posted to my > desk: "People support what they help to create." Alex I think this > just high-fives what you were saying about member involvement (even > when you're involving them in your challenges). That is, if you can > high-five with sentences. I'm hoping we can. ;) > > Great discussion, great debates, and great sadness felt at the closure > of another coworking space. WorkSpace crew, our thoughts are with > you. > > Best, > Susan > __ > Office Nomads > http://www.officenomads.com > > > > On Aug 20, 5:21 pm, Chad <[email protected]> wrote: >> here's >> onehttp://http://www.techvibes.com/blog/vancouvers-workspace-to-close-doors-thi... >> >> On 20-Aug-09, at 7:56 PM, Patrick Tanguay wrote: >> >> >> >> > Argh. That sucks, loved the Workspace :( >> >> > Where did you find info? Can't see a link to the blog anywhere. Or am >> > I blind? >> >> > Patrick >> >http://station-c.com > > >
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