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On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Andy Stratton <[email protected]>wrote: > Cool ideas, thanks for sharing! > > -- > Andy Stratton > Web / Developer / Designer > 443-623-6835 > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I made it a priority in the last two months to focus on internal >> events for the members during the day. We have been hosting several >> Meetups in the evening that brought a lot of ideas and discussion into >> the space. They are also great promotional tools. >> >> Here are some events that the members are really liking and attending. >> They are held during our normal coworking hours. >> >> WordPress Happiness Hour >> We have a local guy and member that works for Automattic, the creators >> of WordPress, that generous gives an hour or more of his time every >> other week. Members bring in their work and questions and we divide >> into teams to answer each other questions while Kevin answers anything >> we can't solve ourselves. >> >> Business Book Club >> Once a month we pick a business book, last month was FREE by Chris >> Anderson, and we discuss it. The format is simply Summarize, debate, >> and relate. So we do an overview of the book and than debate its merit >> and figure out how it can be related to our own businesses. This one >> started off slow but is building up and provides a good backdrop for >> discussion later on. >> >> Lunch with the Law/Lunch with Numbers >> We have a lawyer and accountant come in once a month during the lunch >> hour to offer a free QandA for members. These have been well attended >> from the very start and provide a lot of useful information for the >> members. Plus, the accountant and lawyer for some new business out of >> it. >> >> Freelancer Brunch >> On Monday we get together, I provide snacks, and we state our goals >> for the week. This is a good chance for freelancers that usually don't >> have much regular accountability verbally share what they want to >> accomplish and what they successfully did the previous week. Plus, its >> a good way for members to learn about each other. We have few members >> that do this, less than 5, but they love it. >> >> Help a Coworker >> We are starting this soon. It will be a show and tell series where the >> presenting member buys everyone lunch and they get 45 minutes to an >> hour or everyone's time. They might want feedback on a design, a >> strategy for their blog, or just try to get over something that they >> are generally stuck with. >> >> I hope this is helpful to some coworking managers out there. We are >> still accepting new Meetups for the evening period but I'm exciting >> now to have a strong and growing community during our coworking hours >> to have events with. >> >> Craig Baute >> @CreativeDensity >> densitycoworking.com >> >> -- >> 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. > 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. 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.
