Man oh Man is this interesting!! I am really firmly on the side of staying unincorporated or pursuing a new collaborative governance form. While I agree with Mike that there's no harm in reviewing options before making a decision, my own experience tells me that all of these existing legal forms are predicated on some basic principles that, if not contrary to a healthy coworking movement, at least aren't conducive to it. I'd be far more interested in some creativity here... but perhaps this whole process needs to start with a sort-of needs assessment: i.e., what additional benefits does "more formal" organizing bring? (bringing to mind 'if it ain't broke...'). And I do agree that this task needs to be separate from the issue of coworking.com ownership. I think that one is dealt with easily enough without entangling us in this broader issue.
For what it's worth, our org has developed a Constellation Model of Governance (http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/constellation-model-of- collaborative-social-change) that has allowed a number of groups, big and small, to work together without incoporating. I'm not necessarily advocating this approach - it's really just proof that alternatives are possible...they just require a bit of imagination, which this group has in spades... :-) Eli Malinsky Centre for Social Innovation -- 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.
