Clark .... I agree with your assessment - especially if they're a small business owner. For those folks that work out of their home seem to be different. It's just penetrating them seems to be the challenge. I followed your link and was not able to display your information. Would love to read it.
Heidi Jesko SmartOffice changing how we work www.smartoffice.pro 922 Surrey Drive Flower Mound, TX 75022 469.322.1482 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Angel Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 5:27 PM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: My thoughts on the private office vs public space issue It seems like there can be 100 different ways to organize a coworking space. I'm planning on doing a focus group with the local knowledge nomads to find out what would get them coming in. Will share the results! On Dec 22, 11:45 am, Clark Covington <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Cowork space owner, and active reader of this Google Group here. Let > me preface this note by explaining that I absolutely love this group. > It is a wonderfully rich well of knowledge that I dip into often as > the owner of a new coworking space. Many people in this group have > personally helped me including Mike from Ignition Alley, Tara via her > book Whuffie Factor from Citizen Space, and the folks at CoLab Orlando > to name just a few. So by no means am I trying to argue with those > that know far more about this concept than I. However, from what I’ve > seen the genuine need in what people are at least telling me they want > out of a workspace is the hybrid model of having both private offices > and common space. > > I’ve written a blog post fleshing out my feelings about what people > really want in a coworking space here. After talking with dozens of > building owners, leasing agents, possible tenants, current tenants, > and other facility owners this post was my conclusion of where the > demand truly exists. If you have time over the holidays I’d be > thrilled if you’d give it a look. > > http://clarkcovington.blogspot.com/2009/12/give-them-what-they-want-o... > > Thanks and Happy Holidays, > Clark Covington -- 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. -- 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.
