it's not uncommon for our members to be business center refugees
("I tried
working at Regus...that sucked"), and we actively work to create
language
and activities to help people understand the difference between
executive
business centers and coworking. I know we are not alone in this
mission.
I can't see us aligning with the goals or values of an executive
business
center organization, and so, I can't see us working with one. This
feels
like potential for serious confusion for prospective coworking
communities,
and a distraction for ones that are already in progress.
Not to say it can't be done, but I'm cautious of how this takes
place.
-Alex
/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:51 PM, James Hackett <[email protected]>
wrote:
I have been collaborating with the head of ABCN already. That org
is a
global network of exec centers. Coworking technically falls under
a niche
within biz centers and I've just proposed to ABCN to create a new,
separate
group. We utilize their experience with alliances and therefore
their
infrastructure.
Any thoughts or serious objections?
Collaborating with a group like ABCN seems like a great natural
fit for
co-working locations Jerome. I'd love to hear/talk more and get
involved.
James
Cruzio Internet
On Feb 7, 2010, at 5:06 PM, Jerome Chang wrote:
Oh. Traditional is fine. I just thought having much further
discussion
about a co-op would be reinventingte wheel. From what I've seen,
we have two
related proposals:
1. National org/network/co-op
2. National conference
Forming #1 would assign the people/resources toward creating #1
and at the
same time, create add'l discussions/collaborations/benefits
throughout the
year regardless of the conference.
I have been collaborating with the head of ABCN already. That org
is a
global network of exec centers. Coworking technically falls under
a niche
within biz centers and I've just proposed to ABCN to create a new,
separate
group. We utilize their experience with alliances and therefore
their
infrastructure.
Any thoughts or serious objections?
Jerome
On Feb 7, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Mike Schinkel
<[email protected]>
wrote:
Sounds like a "traditional" alliance or org that services all
coworking
facilities. Members pitch in a monthly/yearly amount to an org
that returns
them benefits, etc.
So, do you think "traditional" is good or bad?
-Mike
On Feb 7, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Jerome Chang wrote:
Sounds like a "traditional" alliance or org that services all
coworking
facilities. Members pitch in a monthly/yearly amount to an org
that returns
them benefits, etc.
______________
BLANKSPACES
"work wide open"
<http://www.blankspaces.com/>www.blankspaces.com
5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea)
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.330.9505 (office)
On Feb 7, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Mike Schinkel wrote:
Hi all,
The first thing I thought about when I saw this topic come through
was
"Great, yet another expense on top of all the other expenses we
have."
As some of you know we operate Ignition Alley mostly as a service
to our
local startup and freelance community and much less to generate a
profit.
Attending a conference means probably $1000+ in travel expenses
and that is
not attractive.
But then I thought "This need not be like commercial conferences,
it could
be in run like coworking itself as a collaborative for the benefit
of those
who participate and not as a way for someone to make money." So
at a very
high level I'd like to propose the following without having worked
out all
the details:
-- Create a coworking facility co-op
-- Each facility that wants to can participate in the co-op
-- The co-op runs the conference
-- Co-op members work to get sponsors
-- The co-op markets to economic development agencies, chambers of
commerce, and major corporations[1] for paid attendance
-- Co-op members get their cut of the profits which help them pay
to attend
the event
Thoughts?
-Mike Schinkel
Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
<http://ignitionalley.com/>http://ignitionalley.com
[1] Major corporations are starting to look to the coworking model
to be
greener in facility use and to maximize worker/space density to
cut costs.
On Feb 3, 2010, at 10:30 PM, rachel young wrote:
I think an annual coworking conference is a great idea, something
dedicated
to coworking, not tacked on to another event. Something where we
could focus
on coworking and community issues, meet each other, see one
another's cities
and spaces. I'm in!
There would have to be a lot of value to it in order to bring
these already
busy and stretched folks our of their spaces for a few days, though,
something that could leverage our buying power for, I dunno, office
furniture or health care benefits or travel discounts or something.
Something where we can not only have those providers/suppliers
sponsor the
event to offset costs, but to provide real value that would be worth
traveling for.
I've been involved in a few organisations that are spread across
multiple
timezones or parts of the world, and they have decided on location
in
similar fashions, which is basically that host cities post their
proposals
and the community votes on where it should be, perhaps one vote per
coworking facility. We can build in assurance that it won't always
be in the
same cities or parts of the country all the time so that people
in, say, the
west coast don't alwyas have to travel to the east coast. (ie,
establish
general zones and ensure the annual event rotates between zones)
Anyway, I think it is certainly worth exploring, and being an
event planner
I am all for it.
I put your suggested starting topics onto a wiki page (<http://coworking.pbworks.com/Coworking-Conference
>
http://coworking.pbworks.com/Coworking-Conference), which I think
would be
better to collaborate from there. I do think that this would take
some time
to plan out properly (and give folks some time to save up some
money), so if
you were thinking of escaping the winter conditions in the next
few months,
then perhaps sxswi is your better option for this year.
r.
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Woodie Neiss < <[email protected]>[email protected]> Jan 30
09:49AM
-0500
Anyone want to get together for the first International Coworking
Community Annual Meeting in ummm let’s say a warm, sunny place
like Miami?
Sort of a one day event where we could discuss best practices,
set some
protocols for future coworking locations and formally organize
ourselves so
that we can leverage our combined power?
Suggested topics to discuss (feel free to edit/add to/delete/etc)
1) Keys to success
a. pricing
b. Serivices to offer
2) Managing the bottom line
a. Financing the start up
b. Negotiating lease agreements
c. Managing monthly expenses
3) Marketing & PR
a. Building awareness
b. How to generate more buzz
c. The power of meet-ups
d. Leveraging your chamber of commerce
4) Creative suggestions from some of our winning locations
5) How to formally organize ourselves into an International
organization
Perhaps we could all complete some surveys prior, and then
present the
results at the meeting as well?
Regards,
Woodie
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