Love it! More website content ideas. Thanks Tom. :-) On Mar 21, 10:24 am, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > This has been our approach as well. Guidelines, not rules, and as few as > possible. We call them expectations, and here they are in their entirety: > > EXPECTATIONS OF ALL MEMBERS > 1) Treat other members with courtesy and respect. > 2) Treat the space with respect. > 3) Keep current with membership dues. > > EXPECTATIONS OF FULL MEMBERS > 1) Contribute work for the good of community, including cleaning, > marketing, and other activities that increase the livability of the space > and financial viability of the community. > > EXPECTATIONS OF THE MAINTAINERS > 1) Be open to suggestions from the Members. > 2) Keep the space running as long as it is financially viable. > > As Alex points out, it's all about trust. > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard > >> to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of > >> interaction/experience with coworkers. > > > Remember that rules and polices not only prevent the bad things you don't > > want to happen from happening - they also tend to prevent the good things > > that you want to happen from happening too because people operate > > differently in an environment where they don't feel like they are trusted > > to do the right thing. Trust is one of the most important assets you can > > build with and between your coworkers, and having a "rulebook" or a bunch > > of policies gets the relationship off on the foot where you express that > > you don't trust the coworkers. > > > Instead, work on creating guidelines, and keep them simple: emphasize what > > you want people to do instead of what you don't want people to do. These > > ideas are defaults, too, not restrictions. People can fall back to a > > guideline easily if they aren't sure what's right, but don't feel limited > > or untrusted to do what they think is right. And of course, if and when > > something goes wrong, you have a guideline to fall back to and reference. > > > You can always add more guidelines as needed. > > > -Alex > > > /ah > > indyhall.org > > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Natalie Chan <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Josh, > > >> That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard > >> to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of > >> interaction/experience with coworkers. > > >> About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system > >> in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! > > >> Natalie > > >> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Toni / Natalie, > > >>> I appreciate it. Many updates coming. > > >>> We went with the "Launch Fast and Iterate" mentality on this. That > >>> means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I > >>> really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and > >>> what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies > >>> and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through > >>> the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, > >>> we > >>> are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with > >>> the > >>> community. > > >>> So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not > >>> randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. > >>> There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in > >>> the facility. > > >>> I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran > >>> etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! > > >>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan > >>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>> Josh, > > >>>> Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. > > >>>> My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and > >>>> have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your > >>>> books > >>>> when people borrow them? > > >>>> Any suggestion welcome! > > >>>> Thank you! > >>>> Natalie > > >>>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence <[email protected] > >>>> > wrote: > > >>>>> 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past > >>>>> Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We > >>>>> have > >>>>> luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a > >>>>> couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so > >>>>> large. > >>>>> Something to think about. > > >>>>> Check out our webpage at:http://www.buildingicebergs.com(we are > >>>>> still finishing things up) > > >>>>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture > >>>>>> with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if > >>>>>> my name were first. haha! > > >>>>>> The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. > >>>>>> However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and > >>>>>> we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only > >>>>>> 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a > >>>>>> start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. > >>>>>> Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but > >>>>>> more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a > >>>>>> full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf > >>>>>> would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's > >>>>>> another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It > >>>>>> seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The > >>>>>> space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at > >>>>>> the larger space to see if it's worth considering. > > >>>>>> As far as the website, I got "inspiration" from others. But, I will > >>>>>> keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work > >>>>>> on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually > >>>>>> forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually "scheduling a meeting" to > >>>>>> work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's > >>>>>> only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. > >>>>>> That's tomorrow, right? > > >>>>>> Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. > > >>>>>> Toni > > >>>>>> On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > Toni, > >>>>>> > I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into > >>>>>> coworking. I > >>>>>> > too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, > >>>>>> with > >>>>>> > launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been > >>>>>> following > >>>>>> > your input through the group, and must say "you got it > >>>>>> going,girl!!!" Keep > >>>>>> > up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love > >>>>>> how you > >>>>>> > just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for > >>>>>> > sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is > >>>>>> still > >>>>>> > under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have > >>>>>> inspired me! > > >>>>>> > To your undoubtful success! > >>>>>> > CJay > > >>>>>> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston < > >>>>>> [email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>>> > > I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company > >>>>>> website. > >>>>>> > > Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very > >>>>>> > > quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if > >>>>>> Google > >>>>>> > > Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other > >>>>>> > > website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me > >>>>>> advice > >>>>>> > > on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. > >>>>>> > > Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal > >>>>>> Annie) > >>>>>> > > will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising > >>>>>> it. > >>>>>> > > Thanks in advance! > > >>>>>> > >www.theofficeconnexion.com > > >>>>>> > > Toni Hogan > > >>>>>> > > -- > >>>>>> > > 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. > > >>>>>> > -- > >>>>>> > Cheryl Jaycox > >>>>>> > Community Manager > >>>>>> > Micro Office Suites & Business Center > >>>>>> > The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community > >>>>>> > Phone: 636-405-3130 > >>>>>> > Cell: 314-800-4305 > > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> 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. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Best, > > >>>>> Josh Clemence > >>>>> Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President > >>>>> 479.225.3502 > >>>>> Twitter: @joshclemence <http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence> > >>>>> <http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence>Facebook: > >>>>> josh.clemence<http://www.facebook.com/josh.clemence> > >>>>>http://www.joshclemence.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 > > ... > > read more »
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