Since they foster community and if they're open to multiple companies/independents, then yes. Hacker spaces are much like the writer spaces - just more niche than "general" coworking.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work wide open" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jul 19, 2010, at 9:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: > A quick question for the group. Would you consider hacker spaces > coworking facilities? Hacker spaces are physical locations that are a > shared workshop for people interested in making things. Most are non- > profit and community owned, but private ownership is becoming more > common. > > Hacker spaces share many attributes with coworking. They provide > shared access to space and equipment. They provide and encourage a > social environoment and community. They provide training classes and > support services. Their membership plans are similar. Many self- > describe as coworking for hackers or makers. > > Hacker spaces have traditionally been targeted at amateurs, but are > increasingly being used by professional freelance artisans and other > small business people. The professional users of hacker spaces use > them for pretty much the same reasons people use traditional coworking > spaces. > > Hacker spaces are linked to the broader Maker/DIY movement, which is > chronicled by Make Magazine (www.makezine.com). Examples include > Alpha One in Brooklyn (http://www.alphaonelabs.com/), Hack DC in DC > (http://hacdc.org) and Noisebridge in SF (https:// > www.noisebridge.net). > > We're not sure how many hacker spaces exist, but it is likely in the > 30-50 range in the U.S. and their numbers appear to be growing pretty > rapidly. > > We've included a few hacker spaces in our coworking facility count so > far (Tech Shop being a good example - www.techshop.ws). But after > spending some time researching these spaces we are considering adding > more. > > What do you think? > > Thanks, > > Steve > > -- > 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.
