Can't wait to join!! Toni
On Mar 14, 10:31 pm, Iris Kavanagh <[email protected]> wrote: > Great recap Craig! > > Another thing that alliances do, (whether they are formal associations or > simply mutual agreements) is to allow for a marketing platform for the idea > of coworking in general. I'm very excited by this as I think that the > progression of the idea of coworking toward the common vernacular benefits > the world of coworking (as well as the general population because coworking > is just good for everyone!). > > I wanted to add the newly formed League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces > (LEXC) to the list here. We are not limited to one region but are instead a > multi-regional network of coworking spaces which: > > 1) Allows our members to enjoy shared trust across participating spaces and > allows the spaces to enjoy shared trust of our members by employing the > electronic visa system created by LiquidSpace. > > 2) Allows our members to easily locate friendly spaces in a region they > might be visiting which will both suit their needs/expectations > professionally and assure them a warm welcome on arrival. > > 3) Allows coworking owners/operators to take advantage of the combined > marketing efforts/$$ of the collective spaces in the league. > > 4) Allows coworking owners/operators to enjoy automation of the coworking > visa concept for visiting members, and offers the visiting members a > consistent and understandable fee based on a predetermined discount applied > to the visiting space's normal rates. > > I'm excited to see more alliances form and was very delighted by the > discussions around this topic taking place at the unconference last week! > It will be interesting to see what happens next. > > Warmly, > > Iris > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:59:25 AM UTC-7, Jacob Sayles wrote: > > > Beautifully put! > > > Jacob > > > --- > > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > >http://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Beth Buczynski <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Thanks for posting this recap Craig! > > >> I really enjoyed this Unconference discussion and think it could be > >> really powerful as the coworking movement continues to grow. As > >> someone said at GCUC (probably more than once) our biggest competition > >> is home offices and coffee shops, not fellow coworking spaces. Working > >> toward more of these regional alliances, whether they are for raising > >> awareness of coworking in general, sharing members, or just > >> socializing, will go a long way toward showing the world we practice > >> the collaborative lifestyle that we preach. > > >> Keep me posted! > >> Beth > >> @gonecoworking > > >> On Mar 14, 4:15 am, "Will Bennis, Locus Workspace" > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi Craig, > > >> > We're doing this in Prague, Czech Republic, too. I'm actually sitting > >> >at a co-sponsored Jelly (5 spaces are hosting Jellies) at another > >> > coworking space, having just finished writing our meeting minutes for > >> > our 2x/month meetings (that coincide with the Jellies). We have a > >> > local visa program that's a bit different from the international visa > >> > and do some shared marketing and are talking about how we can do more > >> > to promote the idea of coworking and to bring more to our members and > >> > to Prague by working together whenever possible. Here's our website: > >>http://coworkingvpraze.cz. > > >> > Will > > >> > On Mar 13, 5:20 pm, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking > > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > One of the biggest takeaways from the conference last week was the > >> > > potential power of the city or regional collaboration associations. It > >> > > sounds like Seattle is the best organized with Toronto also starting > >> > > to have a strong group. These regional groups not only build positive > >> > > relationships and collaboration between spaces but also allows them to > >> > > build awareness together, sharing expenses, and allowing for more > >> > > creative ways to work together. > > >> > > Here are a few ways that I recall regional groups coming together: > > >> > > Seattle: Once a month social meeting rotating from space to space. > >> > > Toronto: Coworking Passport, Shared website for the city wide > >> > > initiative. > >> > > Austin and Philly (I think): Coworking Blood Drives > >> > > Austin: Kickball tournament between coworking spaces. > > >> > > If you know of any other ways these groups are working together then > >> > > please list them in the comments. I am going to take steps to start > >> > > forming this type of group in Denver. > > >> > > Craig > >> > > Creative Density > > >> -- > >> 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.
