Will: I think these are great ideas, but beyond our scope. We're hoping someone else will provide a complete, online sortable catalog of spaces. We think this would be a very useful tool, but we have neither the skills nor time to do a good job with it.
Thanks for the pointer to coworkingseattle. I too like their coworking definition. It's a broad definition with a concise meaning. Thanks, Steve On Jul 20, 1:46 am, "Will Bennis, Locus Workspace" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > I know it's a big project as it is, so take this suggestion as just > what I'd want from a dream version of what you're doing, but... I > think it would be useful to start with the broadest definition of > coworking that still has any integrity, and then tag individual spaces > with whatever key words you're encountering that make space > categorization ambiguous (or that otherwise distinguish spaces from > one another on a recurring basis). That way people interested in your > analysis could define coworking in a variety of ways and see how many > spaces there are of that type. If I'm interested in a particular kind > of dedicated space (say writers' spaces or hacker spaces), or > particular membership model (say all hot desks or all anchor desks or > a mix), I could then see the list of spaces like that. If you're also > going to have a web or software based catalog, you could then allow > people to filter by multiple criteria and (maybe for a future > project :) compare across categories (e.g., # of anchor vs. hot desk > spaces in the U.K.; # of coworking spaces in the U.K. v. Germany, > etc.). > > If you're looking for a good broad definition to start with, maybe > just use the short version of the Seattle coworking group's definition > that Alex pointed to as one of the best he's seen: "Coworking is about > making the personal choice to work along side other people instead of > in isolation" (fromhttp://www.coworkingseattle.org). So, a "coworking > space" could be any kind of space designed, at least with one of it's > purposes, to facilitate that goal? > > Will > > On Jul 19, 6:15 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > <[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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
