My feeling is that by doing this, you are shooting yourself in the foot (sabotaging your own effort).
Regarding max 12 mos: A big part of Coworking (thanks for capitalizing that, autocorrect) is community and another is the possibility that people see when they commit to joining.. Anything you do to hamper community and possibility are devastating to the multiplier effect that is so crucial to Coworking. Also, long time members will become magnets for more members, so you don't want to alienate them. I would say that the 12 month rule violates the principle value of 'inclusion' as well as 'sustainability'. Regarding full time only: One of the ways Coworking spaces become succcesful is by risking limited resources and banking on 'overselling'. Its the same thing that banks, insurance companies, and health clubs do. If at any time every member of a bank, insurance company, or health club used the services of that provider fully, there'd be a run on resources and the institution would collapse. Taking the risk of having more (PART TIME) mebmbers than you have space for is a big part of how you get the payoff. Deferring that risk to members creates more problems than it solves. As a Coworking space, you want to minimize the barrier to entry, ideally down to zero. If someone has to get their friends/colleuges together just to get a desk, then they are already on their way to opening their own space. The problem and concerns need to be reframed - it's good that you've got the attention and interest of your stakeholders, but they're missing the whole picture, and with something as delicate as Coworking, the whole picture is crucial. _Jonathan @Tronathan -- 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.
