This is a great challenge to all and one of the reasons we are working on changing our member listing to faces and stories rather than just logos and links.
On 2012-01-26, at 4:31 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > I missed you guys, so I'm back for a 3rd post. ;) > > Angel's point about people looking for coworking and being disappointed when > they find desks but no community is a real one. This doesn't hurt those of us > doing a good job, but it will hurt anyone who, as Joel once aptly put, "are > selling an empty room full of tables and chairs as a creative, collaborative > place to work". > > It also reinforces points I've made in the past, and spoken to the crew at > LooseCubes, DeskWanted, and others - if you're building a "coworking finder" > that doesn't put the emphasis on the people instead of the desks, you're not > helping coworking and you might be hurting it. > > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/finding-coworking/ > > Seriously, back to work now. > > -Alex > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > I just noticed something that I didn't notice before I replied: he > specifically asks for a better option. > > "If you know of a good shared space that encourages community, please let me > know." > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > I find this more encouraging than not, actually: > > 1) he knows what he's looking for. > 2) he recognized they didn't have it, and moved on. > 3) he shared his experience > > I don't think this is an isolated incident, and it won't be the last. The > fact that people recognize the difference is the best thing we could ask for. > I'd say that most people I speak to who don't see the difference have never > experienced either, or both. Once they experience one, or the other - they > see the difference. > > So our job is to make sure they get to have at least one experience, right? > If we're lucky, their first experience is us, and it's good. But if not - I > don't think all is lost, at least not most of the time. > > I think your intuition to reach out as someone who works at another coworking > space and say "hey, it's good that you knew what you were looking for - don't > give up on that!" is perfect. Do it. > > To your worst nightmare: I know that there are people who absolutely hate > Indy Hall, and not just because I tend to speak my mind. It's just not a > place for them - and that's okay, because there are close to 200 people who > love the shit out of this place, and a waiting list out the door of more who > want to love the shit out of this place. > > If you're pleasing everyone, you're pleasing no-one. The CoworkingSeattle > stance of "coworking represents a choice" means that some people will choose > "not". It's still a choice, and we gave them a chance to make that choice. > > That's worth it to me. > > -Alex > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> > wrote: > This came across my google alerts yesterday and I found it fascinating > http://www.builtinchicago.org/profiles/blogs/when-coworking-fails-and-the-side-effects-on-the-community?xg_source=activity. > It's basically one person's story of wanting to be a part of a > community, finding a "coworking" space and then realizing that there > was no community at all. :( > > We've had a lot of discussion around executive centers branding > themselves as coworking spots and there are plenty of emotions around > the topic. What sticks out for me in this article is the feeling of > helplessness I had after reading it. How can we encourage the author > to continue to try to find the perfect fit community/coworking space > for his needs? It breaks my heart that he had a bad experience with > the word "coworking." > > Additionally, my worst nightmare situation is having a member who felt > this way about Cohere's version of coworking. > > Angel > > -- > 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. Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423 www.thecreativespace.ca -- 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.
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