Just wanted to let you know that discussing recently with Jean-Yves Huwart, I was contending co-working is an enabler for 'psychological attitude' changes. He suggested rather 'sociological behavior' change. Reading all your input, there seems to be more supportive clues for my initial claim.
'Parallel Play' is indeed a very interesting analogy. It's like the vicarious learning in the animal world albeit with an additional feature i.e. 'collaboration'. The reference to 'Parallel Play' also links to either sport activities or collaborative game activities. How funny that we hear a lot about 'gamification' in the professional sphere. Could 'co-working' be a part of that 'gamification' movement ? I mean psychologically ? OK, may be too hard pushing ... :-) Personnally, authentic co-working is a very compelling paradigm for it gives me psychological re-assurance that we are in a position to better promote ethical values that were becoming 'transparent' in our self, hence almost meaningless. A co-working space gives me the feeling that one can still experience the real positive effects of democracy, humanism and individualism all together. May be it's because there is no external authority like a 'referee' in a game ? Recently I saw a twit saying that 'co-working' is 'ein Arbeitsplatz'. It hurted me. Having followed many courses on 'Psychologie du Travail' and 'Sociologie du Travail' at university; I could not see any relationship between a 'workplace' and a 'co-working space' from a psychological perspective. For me it's almost a 'Lebensraum'. Listening to the video of Jean-Yves about NextSpace, it is probably the first time one can connect between different 'spaces' (private, social, work, etc.), there is a connection because we can have consistent and coherent behaviors whatever the space we work and live in. Remember the 'experience economy' ? "Work is Theatre & Every Business a Stage". The problem with that lies in the psychological tension created by the differences between the 'work' stage, the 'house' stage or the 'society' stage. We must put on different masks depending on the stage, which can be quite disturbing if our mind is weak. A 'co- working' space is a place where one dosen't need to put on a mask, it is a place where we can be psychologically connected whether we are in a social, work or private mode. I have read some papers recently that were really showing how our 'work' versus 'private' place consciousness had radically changed the basic ethical principles of mankind. One was writing about 'economic democracy' to be balanced by 'social democracy'. It hurted me again because I felt we need 'harmony' not 'equilibrium'. A 'co-working' space is just about that, harmony ...the true measure of authentic democracy. Oops ... my pen is ahead of my thoughts ... sorry :-) Last but not least, the 'game' analogy may lend itself to concepts such as serendipity (dice) and creativity (no 2 same plays) ? Philippe (@Phisab) On 29 mar, 23:11, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding parallel play-- > Check out this article and pay special attention to the last > paragraph. I've SEEN this happen when new coworkers join. (just > substitute building blocks for laptops, drinking coffee, > etc!)http://wondertime.go.com/learning/article/baby-parallel-play.html > > On Mar 29, 12:50 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I can provide some similar context from the software development world, > > where I (typically) live. It's also undergone an interesting shift in > > commoditization and specialization. The people who know how to build and > > maintain "ambiant networks" for both producing and learning are the ones I > > see continually succeeding. > > > Not surprisingly, this was how I started my career independently: I > > continually looked carefully to my professional network for inspiration as > > well as context, which ultimately helped me keep my edge without needing to > > a) be an expert in everything and b) become an expert in everything. If > > anything, my expertise became knowing my own boundaries and not just when to > > look elsewhere, but to where. I defined my first consulting "team" as a > > "dynamic group of superheros" or something like it. This model was based on > > "small pieces loosely joined" by Dave Weinberger (hat tip to Tara Hunt and > > Chris Messina for that making it to my library early on). > > > Some key concepts: > > > > Our core team is small and powerful: full of ideas, talent, and drive. > > > These characteristics get even stronger when we scale. > > > It's about knowing when to say, > > > *'I don't know, let's find someone who does'.* > > > Harnessing the power of open source, community driven software and > > > communication means we don't waste time doing things that are already > > > done, > > > and instead focus on doing things that stem from recognizing a new need. > > > And from Weinberger's book (via Wikipedia): > > > The web, Weinberger writes, "is enabling us to rediscover what we've always > > > > known about being human: we are connected creatures in a connected world > > > about which we care passionately." > > > This stuff should be relevant to your paper, and quite frankly, everyone on > > this list. > > > -Alex > > > /ah > > indyhall.org > > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Joshua Marpet > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Alex, kudos for the honesty on the pants. :D > > > > Anyways, I'd like to collate all this. I'm working up a paper and talk on > > > a topic near and dear to my heart. I work and live in the Infosecurity > > > world, and have WAY too many hobbies (physical security, public speaking, > > > horse show announcing, and the psychology of geeks). > > > > In Infosec, we have an industry that is commoditizing, and specializing. > > > The change, from generalists who do everything, to specialists, who do > > > one > > > thing and one thing only, is good and bad. The good is that the > > > specialists > > > delve very deeply in their specializations. Cool. But they don't have > > > context, history, or the big picture. Bad. > > > > The idea of parallel play, co-working, etc, is one that was used > > > extensively by the founders and plank owners of infosec. Nowadays? Not > > > so > > > much. > > > > I'm not sure, but I want to see how I can add this concept to my preso. > > > Mind you, my preso is little more than some notes and a maelstrom of > > > thoughts. I'll have to see how the solution precipitates. But I didn't > > > want > > > to steal anyone's ideas without mentioning it. I try not to be rude. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Joshua > > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Alex Hillman < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> There's some other excellent quoatables from that article, btw, > > >> including: > > > >> ...networking nights over margaritas were not what he wanted either, > > >>> although he likes margaritas. > > > >> And of course... > > > >> "Oh, a shower's critical," Hillman said. "I'm coming from [working at] > > >>> home, where there's no pants before noon and if I don't have to, no > > >>> shower. > > >>> Now, at least, I put on pants." > > > >> Stupid pants. Stupid shower. :) > > > >> /ah > > >> indyhall.org > > >> coworking in philadelphia > > > >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Alex Hillman < > > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> The VERY first article about Indy Hall included reference of Parallel > > >>> Play, back in 2007: > > > >>>http://articles.philly.com/2007-08-19/business/25229858_1_trade-ideas... > > > >>> It's not job-sharing, with two people taking turns in the same stall in > > >>>> the cube farm. > > > >>>> Instead, think of co-working as an entrepreneurial version of parallel > > >>>> play, with owners of their own small businesses working side by side > > >>>> in a > > >>>> drop-in place that looks like a coffee cafe, minus the barista, with > > >>>> all the > > >>>> accoutrements of what's hip: high ceilings, beer fridge, pool table and > > >>>> Internet access. > > > >>> I've used it in conversation since, but I don't think I've written about > > >>> it. I think there's a lot in that concept as well. > > > >>> -Alex > > > >>> /ah > > >>> indyhall.org > > >>> coworking in philadelphia > > > >>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Devin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> I think the 'parallel play' idea is brilliant. 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