That IS sad. :( But I wouldn't attribute it to a recession or a boom. Just a space that isn't continuing. And there could be all sorts of other reasons not talked about. Citizen Space has been through ups and downs over the years - and I've even had to personally bail it out multiple times, but I have the energy to do it. Perhaps the owners of Workspace moved onto other things?
T On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > -- > ----- > -- > ----- > Alex Hillman > im always developing something > digital: [email protected] > helpful: www.unstick.me > visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com > local: www.indyhall.org > > > > -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
