I presented on coworking yesterday at a Green Summit (for eco-minded folks) and the Facilities Manager of our county govt was there. He just came out and asked, "how can the county government participate in coworking as part of our telework plan?" I about dropped dead (in a good way!). Especially since I used to work at that county government and it was a 6 week process to even get approval to telework. He seems progressive and open-minded and even mentioned his plans to give up his fancy office for location independence & coworking to prove his point to the commissioners.
We'll be setting up a meeting to talk more but in my perfect world, county employees would just become members of existing coworking spaces with their dues paid or reimbursed by the county. I think that coworking spaces that serve only govt or a mix of govt and private should be run privately to maintain the core values and the concept of intentional community cultivation. I'll let you know what shakes out. Angel On Apr 7, 1:05 pm, Beth Buczynski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Community! > > I'm researching a story for Shareable.net about coworking and > connections to city governments. And once again, I'm wondering if you > might share your thoughts on the following questions: > > Do you have any experience working with local government? What sparked > the interaction? Was it overall positive or negative? Would you advise > new spaces to try it? > > How can new coworking space owners introduce themselves to local > government in a way that will encourage collaboration? Or do you think > it's best to wait for them to find you? > > What can coworkers and coworking space managers do to create the > cities and economy of the future in collaboration with city > governments? > > Thanks in advance for your feedback :) > > Beth > [email protected] > @gonecoworking -- 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.
