We also host regular "town hall" events, which we dubbed "State of the Nomads" back in the early days and it has stuck around for 4+ years. :) That said, we don't just "state" the State of the Nomads - these meetups have a similar layout to what Alex outlines below: we go over how things are going within our space and then open up the dialogue for ways we can keep our space rocking for years to come.
I'd highly recommend regular town hall events within your coworking space. Combined with regular more casual events, town halls can become a powerful tool through which members can contribute in meaningful ways to the growth and development of your coworking space. Good luck with your first town hall, Mike! Keep us posted on how it goes. Susan __ Office Nomads officenomads.com 206-484-5859 On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]>wrote: > Historically, we've break our town halls into a few parts: > > *1) Introductions:* > > Welcome, everybody says their name and something about them. "Things" have > been anything from "one thing I'm interested in" to "I've been a member of > Indy Hall for _______ (amount of time)" > > *2) How we think we're doing * > > This is a snapshot of accomplishments, milestones, etc. We include a > profile of member growth, event highlights, outstanding member > achievements, partnerships, etc. > > *3) How you think we're doing * > > We have a goal of making sure that each of our membership "strata" chime > in. We've done this with various levels of structure/non-structure. Most > structured = 3 people from each membership level, each with 2 things they > think we're doing well and 2 things they think we could improved. Least > structured = free-for-all :) > > *4) What's next* > > This is often a mix of stuff we planned to talk about, but we leave time > for riffing on the topics that were brought up in #3. The objective is to > leave on an actionable note, making it clear that between now and the next > town hall, we've got work to do, together. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Mike Pihlman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> We are planning a member meeting soon.... >> >> The objectives of this meeting are to: Meet everyone, air any issues >> people may be having, get suggestions for moving forward as we grow (we ARE >> growing!), to see if it might make sense to move to a larger space >> (again!), and discuss any other issues / topics that come up. It will be >> at lunch and a potluck. >> >> We have never done this in the 3 years we have been open.... >> >> Has anyone else done this? If so, any suggestions?? >> >> Thanks, Mike >> >> >> -- >> Mike Pihlman >> AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com, Inc. >> 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 >> Tracy, CA 95376 >> Phone: 209-757-8862 >> Web: http://AltamontCowork.com <http://altamontcowork.com/> >> Twitter: @AltamontCowork >> Facebook: >> http://Facebook.com/AltamontCowork<http://facebook.com/AltamontCowork> >> Drive Safe! Never Forget http://ForCarol.com <http://forcarol.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.
