:) Thanks Catherine. There's a lot of inspiration from artist communities in coworking, so it's no surprise that you've found yourself in a "coworking" community so naturally!
Cheers, Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia 2011/6/22 Catharine MacIntosh <[email protected]> > *Inspired by Alex Hillman* > > Hi everyone, > > This is Catharine, a long while back I was starting a space.....then the > space was started and..... then the space finished. (Finished as in over.) > The strange thing is, it didn't work out for all the right reasons. And what > was great about it, remains great about it. I can absolutely identify what > went wrong and why. > > However, what was consistent and fabulous was that the first thing I did > was join this community. And I joined so early I used my own (this) email - > and only later wrote from the co-working business email - so when things > ended I remained a part of this community! whew. Because of that I have > never felt alone and always felt a 'part of'. > > The other funny thing is that I found a new co-working space that became > one without trying. In fact *it doesn't know* its a co-working space. Art > has always been my passion so I joined a new studio (with 28 other artists) > and sure enough! what I noticed was that daily, everyone sits around a big > communal table to work on art promotion, web sites, etc. We have a coffee > maker, a photo copier and even a beer / water fridge with a can of money on > top where you just take out a cold one and drop 4$ into the jar. [over six > months with 28 people we've never had anyone "take" anything- weirdly > amazing!] Their secret is community, and for us, shared passion in art. It > is key. I co-work with them and its hugely affordable and overwhelmingly > satisfying, and am still with all of you! :) > > I write this to say that Alex, yes! your book project is awesome and > amazing. I really like how it started and got lost and came back...... I am > inspired by you. Your mentorship and contribution since I joined has always > been appreciated. There are few of you here who are "wise elders" and the > rest of us, who are varying levels of new, thank you and respect you. > > Finally, in the nature of co-working, I'd like to share this last thing. > Colleagues of mine started a shared book and it was an awesome success. They > inverted the publishing industry business model - because that is their > specialty subject - business models. Their "new" model also made the book > possible by generating some small income. People paid to take part in the > experience. The book was called "Business Model Generation". People paid > something like 24$ to take part and that included a copy of the book and a > co-authoring credit. In the end they raised enough funds to get the book > self published on amazon and it became number 10! of all business books in > about a two week period. Then they had publishers approaching them for > deals and, in the end, decided to go with one of them. Their new book is > happening now and is called Business Model You. > http://businessmodelyou.com/ > > Alex, you inspired me to write this message this morning. This feels great > as I have not sent a message the group in too long! I will say I had great > support from other co-working spaces here in Toronto, (most especially > Rachel at http://camaraderie.ca/ (heart)). Good luck with the project. I > will check out your link and follow its progression. > > Have a great day ! > > best, > > Catharine. > > -- > Catharine MacIntosh > +1. 416. 413. 7962 > skype: catharine_mac > > > 2011/6/22 <[email protected]> > >> Today's Topic Summary >> >> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/topics >> >> - Lets Do It In Public - A New Coworking >> Book<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_0>[5 Updates] >> - Hello from the OC<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_1>[1 >> Update] >> - Reading CoWorking >> Site<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_2>[1 Update] >> - Verizon Cell >> Coverage<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_3>[3 Updates] >> - Coworking Grants <#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_4>[1 >> Update] >> - Asia Trip! Who to >> visit?<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_5>[2 Updates] >> - Coworking in Tokyo, Japan [moboff: Mobile >> Office]<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_group_thread_6>[1 Update] >> >> Topic: Lets Do It In Public - A New Coworking >> Book<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/fda91657481d49a6> >> >> Alex Hillman <[email protected]> Jun 21 03:29PM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> In the Spring of 2010, I started in on a project that I hoped was >> going to >> be the coworking book that the world >> needed< >> >> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/03/sxsw-launch-chapter-excerpt-the-coworking-book/ >> >. >> A few months later, I stopped - discontent with where I’d started, and >> unconfident that I knew what book about coworking the world needed. >> >> The original idea was a curated shared narrative that would help >> people >> create successful coworking communities. I’m still in love with that >> idea, >> I’m just not sure that I know enough alone to start that curated >> narrative. >> >> This past week I spent a bunch of time writing a new talk titled >> “Doing it >> in Public”, about the value of taking ideas that are incomplete and, >> in >> spite of your fears and insecurities, executing them in public - >> either the >> the end of learning new perspectives, finding collaborators, or simply >> finding out that you’re not alone. >> >> I realized that perhaps that was my path to finding the coworking book >> that >> the world needed. >> >> So I am taking the beginnings of the book that I’m not pleased or >> proud of, >> and am sharing them with the hopes that the world will help tell me >> what >> book they’d like me to write. Even more, I’m sharing them in a >> publicly >> editable document. Editable by anybody, even if you’re anonymous. Add >> things >> delete things, comment as much as you’d like. Reply to others’ >> comments. >> Point me in a new direction. >> >> Google Docs keeps revision history so if nothing else, we can always >> look >> through the revisions. I can also scrap the whole thing and start >> over. >> >> I hope you’re join me in doing it in public. Let’s see what happens. >> >> http://bit.ly/coworkingbook-in-public >> >> -Alex >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >> >> >> Chad Ballantyne <[email protected]> Jun 21 07:40PM -0400 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> This is great Alex - already digging in! >> Funny how the shift from home, to coffee shop to Exec suite to >> coworking is so common. In fact, it was my story, and we've been working >> it >> into a cute cartoon animation (to be completed in August...I hope) I >> actually hope it can serve many spaces as they try and explain the >> benefits >> of coworking and as the cartoon explains - coworking is the combination of >> all the good things from home, coffee shop and exec suite. >> >> See slide illustration I use a lot to share when people ask, "What the >> hell is coworking?" and "Why would I join?" >> >> Anyway - great work on opening this up and doing it in public. >> >> In this world of independence and "look out for #1" we've seldom see >> truly great works or live our lives leaving a lasting legacy. (wow - >> that's >> a lot of "L"s) The best stuff in life happens when we are surrounded by >> people we trust and we let go and let others at our ideas, our art, our >> dreams. We call it "trusted critique." The term we use a lot is "Doing >> life >> together." >> The coworking community is not just a cool work space idea, it's >> getting back to the key ingredients proven to be the catalyst to >> innovation >> and it is changing our world. Relate, Collaborate, Create >> >> If I see something to contribute, I'll chime in. >> >> Peace! >> >> Chad >> >> >> >> >> On 2011-06-21, at 6:29 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> > 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. >> >> Chad Ballantyne >> The Creative Space Director >> >> (705) 252-2423 >> www.thecreativespace.ca >> >> >> >> >> Leif Utne <[email protected]> Jun 21 06:39PM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> Alex: This is awesome. Tweeted. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 21, 2011, at 4:41 PM, Chad Ballantyne <[email protected] >> > >> wrote: >> >> This is great Alex - already digging in! >> Funny how the shift from home, to coffee shop to Exec suite to >> coworking is >> so common. In fact, it was my story, and we've been working it into a >> cute >> cartoon animation (to be completed in August...I hope) I actually hope >> it >> can serve many spaces as they try and explain the benefits of >> coworking and >> as the cartoon explains - coworking is the combination of all the good >> things from home, coffee shop and exec suite. >> >> See slide illustration I use a lot to share when people ask, "What the >> hell >> is coworking?" and "Why would I join?" >> >> Anyway - great work on opening this up and doing it in public. >> >> In this world of independence and "look out for #1" we've seldom see >> truly >> great works or live our lives leaving a lasting legacy. (wow - that's >> a lot >> of "L"s) The best stuff in life happens when we are surrounded by >> people we >> trust and we let go and let others at our ideas, our art, our dreams. >> We >> call it "trusted critique." The term we use a lot is "Doing life >> together." >> The coworking community is not just a cool work space idea, it's >> getting >> back to the key ingredients proven to be the catalyst to innovation >> and it >> is changing our world. Relate, Collaborate, Create >> >> If I see something to contribute, I'll chime in. >> >> Peace! >> >> Chad >> <coworking123.jpg> >> >> >> >> On 2011-06-21, at 6:29 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> In the Spring of 2010, I started in on a project that I hoped was >> going to >> be the coworking book that the world >> needed< >> >> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/03/sxsw-launch-chapter-excerpt-the-coworking-book/ >> >. >> A few months later, I stopped - discontent with where I’d started, and >> unconfident that I knew what book about coworking the world needed. >> >> The original idea was a curated shared narrative that would help >> people >> create successful coworking communities. I’m still in love with that >> idea, >> I’m just not sure that I know enough alone to start that curated >> narrative. >> >> This past week I spent a bunch of time writing a new talk titled >> “Doing it >> in Public”, about the value of taking ideas that are incomplete and, >> in >> spite of your fears and insecurities, executing them in public - >> either the >> the end of learning new perspectives, finding collaborators, or simply >> finding out that you’re not alone. >> >> I realized that perhaps that was my path to finding the coworking book >> that >> the world needed. >> >> So I am taking the beginnings of the book that I’m not pleased or >> proud of, >> and am sharing them with the hopes that the world will help tell me >> what >> book they’d like me to write. Even more, I’m sharing them in a >> publicly >> editable document. Editable by anybody, even if you’re anonymous. Add >> things >> delete things, comment as much as you’d like. Reply to others’ >> comments. >> Point me in a new direction. >> >> Google Docs keeps revision history so if nothing else, we can always >> look >> through the revisions. I can also scrap the whole thing and start >> over. >> >> I hope you’re join me in doing it in public. Let’s see what happens. >> >> http://bit.ly/coworkingbook-in-public >> >> -Alex >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> Chad Ballantyne >> The Creative Space Director >> >> (705) 252-2423 >> www.thecreativespace.ca >> >> >> <tcs-sign-1.png> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> Thomas Riboulet <[email protected]> Jun 22 08:37AM +0200 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> hello Alex, >> >> this is awesome indeed, very interesting ! >> >> -- >> Thom >> >> -- >> Thomas Riboulet >> >> On Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Thomas Riboulet <[email protected]> Jun 22 08:54AM +0200 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> ok, just finished the book a first time >> >> first of all : it's great : well written, easy to read >> >> then, well it's really interesting from my point of view : I'm trying >> to start a space and I'm going through all those points. >> >> for the end of the book I think that what would be nice is that you >> don't necessarily talk about specifics or not too much. some of them might >> depend heavily on the country we are building coworking spaces (culture, >> law >> ...) but I might be wrong. >> most of those points also vary from one place to the other what could >> be good is to have short extracts from this mail group with real life >> cases >> or explanations using those stories as examples ? >> >> -- >> Thomas Riboulet >> >> On Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Thomas Riboulet wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Topic: Hello from the >> OC<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/25581b6a91f41acb> >> >> Julie Scanlon <[email protected]> Jun 21 11:42PM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> You are AMAZING, thank you for this great collaborative community. >> >> I am on the brink of opening a space in Costa Mesa, Ca. Each day i >> find >> something timely and perfect here. I want everyone to know you empower >> so >> many others with every contribution. And i just wanted to say how >> grateful >> i am for this. >> >> See you around! >> Julie >> Collab Space, Costa Mesa, Ca >> 949.682.9141 >> >> ps: the book is going to create its own phenomenon, just like >> collaborative >> community's always do. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Topic: Reading CoWorking >> Site<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/8d649d36ce2f4bef> >> >> chris moyer <[email protected]> Jun 21 11:12AM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> Was this site ever created? >> >> >> >> Topic: Verizon Cell >> Coverage<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/d0437d2ddd9d44a1> >> >> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Jun 20 05:00PM -0600 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> In Denver AT&T starts to go downhill, ok it plain sucks, during >> Rockies home >> games. We're looking at a few micro cells we can set up and add/remove >> people as needed when they're there. >> >> It's amazing, you can set your watch by Rockies home games and AT&T >> service. >> Full bars, no data. >> >> >> John Wilker >> Founder, 360|Conferences >> twitter: jwilker <http://twitter.com/jwilker> >> johnwilker.com | Ignite Denver <http://ignitedenver.org>| >> Denwhere<http://denwhere.com>| >> 360|Flex <http://360flex.com> | 360|iDev <http://360idev.com> >> >> “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as >> something to aim at.” >> ~ Bruce Lee >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Joshua Marpet >> >> >> >> >> Joshua Marpet <[email protected]> Jun 21 11:28AM -0400 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> AT&T has femtocells. They include 3g connectivity, I believe. Many >> femtocells also have a feature where you can register the phones >> attached to >> it. In other words, you can have your co-working people's phones >> provided >> 3g service, while the person next to them has no data. >> >> Just a thought. >> >> Joshua >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM, [email protected] < >> >> >> >> >> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Jun 21 09:31AM -0600 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> Yeah that's it exactly. They actually only work for registered phones. >> >> so random passer's-by don't get signal, etc. >> >> Once we get going we're gonna see if we can't swing 1 or 2 from AT&T >> >> John Wilker >> Founder, 360|Conferences >> twitter: jwilker <http://twitter.com/jwilker> >> johnwilker.com | Ignite Denver <http://ignitedenver.org>| >> Denwhere<http://denwhere.com>| >> 360|Flex <http://360flex.com> | 360|iDev <http://360idev.com> >> >> “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as >> something to aim at.” >> ~ Bruce Lee >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Joshua Marpet >> >> >> >> Topic: Coworking >> Grants<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/f869d58db2e06095> >> >> McKenzie Parker <[email protected]> Jun 21 07:42AM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> I work for a space that is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. Does anyone have >> any links for grants that can benefit coworking projects? >> >> >> >> Topic: Asia Trip! Who to >> visit?<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/fb9dc75eea890726> >> >> Nicolas Koreni <[email protected]> Jun 21 01:48AM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> If you stop by Tokyo, come and say hello! >> >> -Nicolas >> http://moboff.co.jp/en/ >> >> >> >> >> Liu Yan <[email protected]> Jun 21 04:55PM +0800 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> Yes! Greetings from Liu Yan from Xindanwei Shanghai. Do drop us a >> visit, we >> will host a talk for you! lol >> >> Liu Yan >> >> 2011/6/21 Nicolas Koreni <[email protected]> >> >> >> -- >> Liu Yan 刘妍 >> CEO/Co-founder >> Xindanwei 新单位 >> (+86) 021 3428 0783 >> +86) 135 2429 5509 >> 50 Yongjia Rd, Shanghai,CHINA >> 中国上海徐汇区永嘉路50号 >> http://xindanwei.com >> twitter/weibo:@theliuyan >> >> >> >> Topic: Coworking in Tokyo, Japan [moboff: Mobile >> Office]<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/356c73e4e7bc853f> >> >> Nicolas Koreni <[email protected]> Jun 21 01:47AM -0700 >> ^<#130b795878c1dba8_130b66943ce5d9e3_digest_top> >> >> We started out as an internal project within an interior design/real >> estate >> consulting firm. >> They do a lot of work with furniture companies, so we get a lot of >> free >> chairs and use our Harajuku space as a show room. >> >> Our cafe also has some extraordinarily expensive glass. It's the type >> that >> is normally opaque, but become transparent when you flip a switch. >> This was >> also given to us for free from the glass company that wanted a >> showroom. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Catharine MacIntosh > +1. 416. 413. 7962 > skype: catharine_mac > > > -- > 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. 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