I think one of the keys is mixing them in - everyone has the same level of access and resources, the only difference is setting up a workstation if you want or need it.
We've done a fair amount of experimentation to see what worked really well for us. This post includes the results of some of that experimentation, including our latest adjustments with some simple visual cues that have been very well received: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/10/visual-cues-for-better-coworking/ The comment about people "nesting" and their workspaces getting messy - part of what we do to combat that is clearing the entire workspace every 6 moths or so for an event so EVERYONE needs to pack up their desks. After the event, we strongly encourage people to move to a different part of the office, find new pod-mates, etc. It's not mandated, but people seem to really embrace the ritual and it's helpful in keeping people from getting messy and complacent. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:27 AM, John Wilker <[email protected]> wrote: > We mix our perm desks in with the hot desks. Really they're all the same > and when someone ones a perm desk, they pick one of the desks and that's > that. Everyone is pretty mixed in, so it's nice. > > > > John Wilker > Founder, 360|Conferences > (720) 381-2370 > twitter: jwilker <http://twitter.com/jwilker> > johnwilker.com | 360|MacDev <http://360macdev.com/> | > 360|Flex<http://360flex.com/> > | 360|iDev <http://360idev.com/> > > On Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Eli Malinsky wrote: > > We have a mix of shared and permanent desks and it works great. Then > again, we also have offices, so our model is a bit different. We find > the variety good... people mix and mingle appropriately and the > combination of more 'permanent' and 'transient' energy seems to serve > everyone. We certainly haven't experienced any cliquey-ness or > territoriality... > > Two more cents. > > Eli Malinsky > Centre for Social Innovation > Toronto, Canada > > -- > 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.
