Jay, there's tons of videos and photos from SXSWi on the LifeSize facebook page. Hope you got a chance to check them all out!
http://www.bit.ly/a2Jm0R Sarah On Apr 13, 9:12 pm, Jay <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Susan and everyone for the feedback. If anyone else has links > to other videos, photos, or blog posts from the SXSWi or other > conferences/events, please feel free to share them with the group. > > I can see that the definition of what 'Coworking' is may eventually > evolve from the initial picture that some of its pioneers had in mind. > For example, what the term 'like-minded individuals' refer to when the > initial definition was coined may not apply to other coworking spaces > today. The majority of the early coworking pioneers may have been > mostly coders, but I believe the diversity of backgrounds and > expertise of people who are interested in coworking is changing, and I > think this is for the better. Diversity is something that we have > always valued at The Network Hub, and I've seen the benefits of it > since our early days. I think innovation is more likely to occur when > you have conversations between developers, designers, and the non tech > folk in marketing, PR, sales, writers, NGO consultants, etc. Their > backgrounds may differ, but they are all smart, independent, > passionate individuals who enjoy working alongside other people. I'm > not yet convinced that coworking virtually or ad-hoc co-location can > create the type of relationships that build from coworking with the > same people in the same space on a regular basis. There is great value > in the depth of conversations that occur when you go for lunches, > breaks, or drinks with people that you see every day working alongside > you. > > At the end of the day, the definition will be defined by the people > that are engaged in the conversation. And as Susan mentioned, we all > need to participate and help each other spread the word about what > coworking means to us, and the value it can provide to others. > > - Jay - > thenetworkhub.ca > twitter.com/jaycatalan > > On Apr 6, 1:34 pm, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote:> Hey all, > > > Thanks for getting the started, Jay! And my apologies for my delay to > > getting to these e-mails. Here are a few of the key takeaways I had > > post-SXSWi: > > > 1. As most others will tell you, the value in my time at SXSWi definitely > > came from the smaller conversations I had post-panels, post-summits, and > > post-forums. The organized sections of the event are great jump-off > > points, > > but the real meat of the matter comes from the conversations had and > > reflections within those conversations. I'd say that my trip became > > "worth > > it" after several conversations I had after both the Coworking Meetup and > > the Coworking Summit. Instead of getting wrapped up in any controversy, > > *those conversations inspired me to go home and get shit done.* > > 2. I did come away from the coworking panel feeling very conflicted. > > Thanks to Clay for re-clarifying here that the panel was designed to talk > > about the future of work (that helped me to reframe my thoughts). I > > walked > > away realizing that maybe I was *more OK with defining coworking a bit > > more than I ever have before *(as in, I'd say that coworking *does indeed > > * mean colocation. Beyond that and the values we've set out, I'm not sure > > I can go much further than that just yet). ;) > > 3. When it comes to offices of Economic Development and other government > > offices, I have come away from several conversations as well as SXSWi > > with > > the following:* let them approach you*, not the opposite (hat tip to the > > crew at Gangplank, Tony B, Geoff, and Alex). That said, I'd add that (in > > conjunction with point #1 and getting shit done), make sure they know who > > you are and what you're doing. Make sure that you can clearly state the > > value that coworking brings to your city. Participate in the > > conversations > > that connect deeply to coworking. If you don't see anyone else taking > > the > > lead, take it yourself. > > > Hope those things help! > > > All the best from Seattle, > > Susan > > __ > > Office Nomads > > officenomads.com > > 206-484-5859 > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Tony Bacigalupo > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Really well put, Devin. > > > > I'm in the process of revamping NWC's messaging online and off, and our > > > language will be very similar to what you proposed. > > > > On Apr 3, 2010 8:14 PM, "Devin" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The movement must go beyond the word 'coworking.' Words will always > > > be coopted by people who'll use them to benefit themselves. > > > > Below is a quote I received on a metrocard. > > > > "The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are > > > caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of words is to convey > > > ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can > > > I find a man who has forgotten the words, so that I can talk to him?" > > > > We should defend the term 'coworking' but we also need to strengthen > > > the language we use to describe this movement and develop a shared > > > mission statement and strong set of core principles. > > > > I propose something like following for a mission statement: > > > The mission of a coworking space is to create an environment in which > > > autonomous individuals (prefer: independent workers?) thrive. > > > > On Apr 1, 8:11 am, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Apologies to Jay for swayin... > > > > > On Mar 31, 2010 8:40 PM, "Clay Spinuzzi" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Sorry to hear that y... > > > -- > > > > 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]<coworking%[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]<coworking%[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. 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