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On Jan 5, 2012, at 3:46 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/topics > > Cowords with Friends. [2 Updates] > Coworking for Small Teams [3 Updates] > Your feedback, a deadline & a contest [1 Update] > Cowords with Friends. > Andy Stratton <[email protected]> Jan 04 08:22PM -0500 > > Hola, > > We've all been randomly sketching on the small whiteboard on the wall of > our conference / break area at Sizeable Spaces. The other day someone wrote > a word (I think it was IMAGINATION) or something to that effect on the > board horizontally. > > While I was waiting for some food to microwave, I started going all > Scrabble-like on it, adding vertical words and building more words off of > them until the food was ready. Two founding members were laughing about it > and trying to add words to it yesterday. > > Today I find the attached on the board when I come in after a client > meeting. I love this and felt compelled to share, I feel like it's one of > those tell-tale signs of a community, regardless of it's playful > insignificance, it's huge to me. > > I especially enjoy what I've highlighted in rules.jpg. > > I can't express enough the positive changes in me that have resulted from > starting and coworking in this space, not to mention a true definition of > community both personally and professionally. > > Makes me thankful for my community, space and the global community keeping > this energy alive all over. Happy 2012. Hope you all enjoy this, too. > > -- > Andy Stratton > Web / Developer / Designer > 443-623-6835 > > P.S. Last email contained attachments that were too large, URL's for > reference: > http://www.sizeablespaces.org/board.jpg and > http://www.sizeablespaces.org/rules.jpg > > > Alex Hillman <[email protected]> Jan 04 09:46PM -0500 > > Perfect. Love this. Congratulations. > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > Coworking for Small Teams > Alex Hillman <[email protected]> Jan 04 11:26AM -0500 > > Coworking is lauded as an ideal way for people who work independently to be > around other people. But what about teams? They don't necessarily have the > burning need for human contact the way that many freelancers/solos do, so > how do they get the maximum benefit from coworking? > > We've resisted including private offices at Indy Hall for a long time and > have some plans for an impending expansion to take a different approach for > providing dedicated space for teams that I'll be sharing as we progress. In > the mean time, one of the small teams that joined Indy Hall last year has > shared some of the lessons they learned to make the most from their > membership at Indy Hall. I can say confidently that they've taken the > experience of being a team at a coworking space to a "higher level" than > many I've seen in the past by doing some very simple things, including > their #1 tip: spread out. This not only benefited their team, but it > benefited them as individuals and contributors to the community. > > http://skoutmediaphilly.com/2012/01/some-coworking-tips-for-small-groups/ > > Hopefully you can share some of these tips with your team-based members and > help them achieve team coworking nirvana. > > Enjoy. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > Derek Neighbors <[email protected]> Jan 04 09:48AM -0700 > > Alex, > > A large part of our theory at Gangplank is that it's about changing the > world of work, not embracing the notion of everyone as a freelancer. While > we are friendly to independents our main focus is small companies (2 - 15) > people. It brings its own set of issues and dynamics, but that is what our > experiment is all about. I think I talked about it some during a podcast > we recorded for the coworkers, but I can't find a link to it. > > -- > Derek Neighbors > Gangplank > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Alex Hillman > > > John Wilker <[email protected]> Jan 04 10:00AM -0700 > > At Uncubed we've got a mix of indies and teams. The teams seem to really like > it here. We don't do offices so they just have desks like everyone else. > We're still working on offering more things to get members to interact more, > including the teams, but we definitely like having teams here to mix things > up with the indies. > > The teams have mentioned liking being in with others that aren't from their > company for new perspectives, etc. > > John Wilker > Founder, 360|Conferences > (720) 381-2370 > twitter: jwilker (http://twitter.com/jwilker) > johnwilker.com (http://johnwilker.com/) | 360|MacDev (http://360macdev.com/) > | 360|Flex (http://360flex.com/) | 360|iDev (http://360idev.com/) > > > On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Derek Neighbors wrote: > > > > Your feedback, a deadline & a contest > Claire Rodriguez <[email protected]> Jan 04 08:18AM -0600 > > Happy New Year, Everyone! > > A reminder about the juicy Coworking conference we have planned for 2012. > It is the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC...or “juicy”) and > will take place on *March 8th, 2012* in Austin, TX. If you’re foggy on the > details or haven’t heard, check out: www.austingcuc.com If you can share > the love, please do: we’ve created a banner for those who can give us a > visual shout-out on their webpage (see attached...lovely, isn't it?) > > We need your feedback in order to make this an event that is truly tailored > to your needs! This is your chance to let us know what you want to hear > about at GCUC, so we have created a survey that will only take 2 minutes of > your time. It will only be open for one week, so that we can begin putting > your answers to good use ASAP! Take the survey here: > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JH6Z9D8 > > Speaking of deadlines, *January 15th* is the deadline for early-bird > registration, which means you'll get GCUC tickets for half-price! Woo hoo! > You can purchase them through the GCUC website. > > Lastly, a juicy contest for you! Complete rules are forthcoming, but I want > to get everyone's creative juices flowing. We will be giving an awesome > prize to the Coworking member who makes the best video (30 sec. or less) > that answers one or more of the following: What is Coworking? Why do you > Cowork? Why do you love to Cowork? Start thinking about it and stay tuned! > > > Thank you, everyone! > Cheers to the beginning of an awesome new year for Coworking! > > -- > *Claire Rodriguez* > *GCUC Diva & Producer* > *713-826-9101* > *@AustinGCUC* <https://twitter.com/#%21/austingcuc> > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > coworking. > You can post via email. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. > For more options, visit this group. > -- > 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]. 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