Cadu, I think what you're describing is accurate. I think it's important to remember that Coworking isn't about the rooms full of desks, chairs, power, internet, and interesting smart creative people today - but instead, about prototyping and making examples of the new ways that people CAN work, and from the lessons we learn, corporations can learn to be more efficient and innovate more.
I think there's also a long-term effect that'll happen: as individuals who got their careers jump started in coworking spaces grow their companies to potentially become bigger corporations (not even mega-corps, but 30-50-100 person companies), they'll have some coworking in their blood since it's where they got their start. That'll be when big changes happen, I think, when the leaders of companies around the world have worked in coworking spaces themselves earlier in their careers. That's what I'm excited about, and look forward to when our members are those leaders. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Cadu de Castro Alves < [email protected]> wrote: > Alex, > > I've just read your whole post. You make me think about the article that > I've read and things became more clear for me. > > I'd been thinking about how could people from different areas work together > in synergy for years before heard about coworking. > I think it's the reason why I loved coworking. I can't imagine these people > working each one is their cubicle and I think that > coworking is a good solution, if not the best, to this. I mean, that people > need help from each other in lots of situations. Maybe, > the "coworking way of life" could be adopted by the companies to give them > a big chance to innovate. > > I think that coworking spaces provide a bigger innovation capacity than > other kind of places, because of people that work > from different areas, have different skills and point of views. > > I didn't have lots of experiences here in my space yet, but if there is a > thing that I can say that motivate me to go ahead is the > innovation capacity provided by people working in coworking spaces. > > Abs, > > Cadu de Castro Alves > *cadu <[email protected]>*@ > <[email protected]>*beesoffice<[email protected]> > *.com <[email protected]> > Mobile: +55 21 8464-3958(OI) > SkypeID: cadudecastroalves > > *BeesOffice - Espaço de Coworking <http://beesoffice.com> RJ - Unidade: > Centro* > Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203, Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - CEP: 20090-070 - > Brasil > Tel./Fax: +55 21 2233-5126 > www.beesoffice.com > **Antes de imprimir* *pense em seu compromisso com o* *Meio Ambiente*. > **Before printing* *think about your commitment with the* *Environment*. > > .................................................................................................................................................................................... > > "O emitente desta mensagem é responsável por seu conteúdo e endereçamento. > Cabe ao destinatário cuidar quanto ao tratamento adequado. Sem a devida > autorização, a divulgação, a reprodução, a distribuição ou qualquer outra > ação em desconformidade com as normas internas do BeesOffice Espaço de > Coworking são proibidas e passíveis de sanção disciplinar, cível e > criminal." > > "The sender of this message is responsible for its content and addressing. > The receiver shall take proper care of it. Without due authorization, the > publication, reproduction, distribution or the performance of any other > action not conforming to BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking internal policies > and procedures is forbidden and liable to disciplinary, civil or criminal > sanctions." > > "El emisor de este mensaje es responsable por su contenido y > direccionamiento. Cabe al destinatario darle el tratamiento adecuado. Sin la > debida autorización, su divulgación, reproducción, distribución o cualquier > otra acción no conforme a las normas internas del BeesOffice Espaço de > Coworking están prohibidas y serán pasibles de sanción disciplinaria, civil > y penal." > > .................................................................................................................................................................................... > > On 13/12/2010, at 17:51, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Cadu, > > The biggest problem with the "creative economy" as an idea is it's an > enforced one, not an emergent one. It's usually the one used by the Economic > Development Centers and local governments to describe a group of people that > they're not. As a result, the people that they're describing don't know or > understand what they're being called, or the direct benefit it has to them. > > This "insider vs outsider" effect has some potential benefits (like varied > perspective), but I think that the overall impact of organizations that have > built themselves to "improve the creative economy" over the last 10 years is > far less than what coworking spaces have been able to demonstrate in less > than half that time. > > Coworking, I think, highlights the same opportunities that "Creative > Economists" have been talking about for a decade or more, but instead of > labeling something we don't understand, we're immersing ourselves in the > growth of the economies and taking the time to understand why they work, > what they mean, who contributes to them, and why. > > In short, I think that there's undeniable potential for building economic > stimulus in what we do. I think we need to be mindful of what makes us > uniquely valuable, and continue to focus on that, in order to see the > greatest potential outcomes from the groups we participate with. > > If you want to read a very long, rambly, and personal account of where I > drew the line in the sand between the "real" creative economy and the people > who spend lots of time and money talking about it, you can read this post. > > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/09/the-real-deal/ > > Theres a lot of lost context, unfortunately, so I hope it does more good > than harm...I'm 100% certain though that I'm not the first person to have > felt the way I expressed in that post, and I'm also aware of coworking space > catalysts and leaders around the country having similar experiences with > their local EDC activities. > > As one more aside, my partner Geoff recently posted this as a follow up to > a recent article on TEDxPhilly, and I think it succinctly captures > everything I've said here: > > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/11/dont-try-to-name-us/ > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Cadu de Castro Alves < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, people. >> >> I've read an article about creative economy and think that coworking >> spaces >> are potencial places to develop it, because most people working in this >> places >> are from the creative industry. >> >> What do you think about it? >> >> Abs, >> >> Cadu de Castro Alves >> *cadu <[email protected]>*@ >> <[email protected]>*beesoffice<[email protected]> >> *.com <[email protected]> >> Mobile: +55 21 8464-3958(OI) >> SkypeID: cadudecastroalves >> >> *BeesOffice - Espaço de Coworking <http://beesoffice.com/> RJ - Unidade: >> Centro* >> Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203, Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - CEP: 20090-070 >> - Brasil >> Tel./Fax: +55 21 2233-5126 >> www.beesoffice.com >> **Antes de imprimir* *pense em seu compromisso com o* *Meio Ambiente*. >> **Before printing* *think about your commitment with the* *Environment*. >> >> .................................................................................................................................................................................... >> >> "O emitente desta mensagem é responsável por seu conteúdo e endereçamento. >> Cabe ao destinatário cuidar quanto ao tratamento adequado. 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