Mark, Thank you! This looks like a great system and again shows that we in the USA have a lot to learn and adopt when it comes to sustainability and work/life balance + valuing the whole family as a part of it all.
Looking forward to hearing more from others in the group - Cheers, David Re: On Dec 22, 8:17 am, Mark Gilbreath <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. Visitwww.liquidspaceapp.comto 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.comhasshared 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 > > athttp://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.
