Onsight child care was a core element of the prototype "Smart Connected Workcenter" (SWC) that cisco developed and launched in Almere Netherlands (just outside Amsterdam) in 2008. This project was a part of a broad "Connected Urban Development" initiative that cisco developed, inspired by their involvement in the Clinton Global Inititive on sustainability. Much of what cisco demonstrated in this project (which has grown to a substantial network of locations in the Netherlands and inspired other projects around the globe) is relevant to coworking, including business models, public/private partnership models, space planning concepts, technology platforms (obviously, they want to promote their network, voice and video solutions), and service offerings...including child care. Their focus with the the SWC demonstration was enterprise customers, eg the IBM or HP employee who is looking for a more convenient, sustainable, productive place to work in lieu of the corporate office that may be further away (or as increasingly is the case at places like IBM, where 42% of their employees work remotely, the SWC becomes their only office.
Stuff to search on to find more info on this: almere, SWC, smart work center, CUD, connected urban development, bas boorsma, smart connected work Mark Gilbreath CEO/Founder 208.720.8107 [email protected] LiquidSpace(TM) - find a better space to work. We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone to find a better space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and share it with your colleagues. Visit www.liquidspaceapp.com to learn more! On Dec 22, 2010, at 5:25 AM, autena <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, this is a critical issue for me. I am a lot of the home- > based businesses and workers in my area are also parents that have to > be with their kids after school, or when the don't have child care > coverage. > > I am actively trying to recruit a partner that could have this as a > "service-next-door". I belong to a Gym that has child care but the > drop off is limited to 2 hours. > I think this is a great discussion, would love to know what other > members think/do about this. > -A > > On Dec 21, 5:33 pm, "TechVenue.com" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Does anyone have any data on generally what percentage of coworking >> places offer any childcare inside or adjacent to the space? >> >> Felicity athttp://www.cubesandcrayons.comhas shared in a few threads >> already, and has a great thing going - I hope it spreads. >> >> If this need is not considered to some degree in coworking business >> plans, I'm concerned this could be an obstacle to inclusion and >> therefore long term sustainability for coworking, as there's always a >> piece of the coworking pie that for ~18 years of their career have >> dependents. That's a huge chunk of prospective community members. >> >> For that matter, could childcare facility partnerships with coworking >> spaces be mutually beneficial if they are located in close proximity? >> >> -- >> >> Cheers, >> >> David Flint, MPA >> Founder,http://TechVenue.com >> Since 1998, Your Venue for Business Technology Events and Networking >> Email: D a v i [email protected] >> Phone: (312) 772-5631 >> Twitter: TechVenue >> __________________________ > > -- > 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.
