In PAX Coworing, Tokyo, some members are always singing on the corner to develop new music service which will be released in this month. http://nana-music.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nana.Sing.your.Life And every member is enjoying while working each task.
In Tokyo there are many "coworking space" where workers are always silent. But it is just an office, not like coworking spaces. Kyo PAX Coworking, Tokyo 2012/5/4 Veel Hoeden- Where Many Hats Meet! <[email protected]> > Joshua- +1 and mad snaps to you for this response. Nicely done. > > Thanks & God Bless, > > Joel Bennett > Chief Dreamchaser > Veel Hoeden > 641-780-7858 > veelhoeden.posterous.com > Join Us on Facebook! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Joshua Marpet > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 3:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Coworking] Too good not to share! > > And that would be fine, Liam. > > Look, I don't run a coworking space (grain of salt disclaimer). > > But each one is a community, right? If not, you're all Regis franchisers. > A community, a culture, a group. There may even be subcultures, sub > groups. > (Which would be awesome!) > > Each community is not going to be the same. They are going to be > different. > You, Liam, might fit in one, but not another. Bare feet may be anathema at > one space, but the uniform du jour at another. > > If you don't fit in a coworking space, find one you fit at. Or start one. > If the space changes, realize that that happens. Either work to change it > back, or go along with the changes, or leave. > > Now, as to the particular question, I think the proper answer would have > been something along the lines of, "If bare feet are not comfortable for > you, then let's talk about how you can convince/incentivise/or help the > others understand how bare feet don't work with your business model." If > they can change the culture, more power to them. If they can't, at least > they've tried. That's called being a part of it all. If they can't, and > it > gets them pissed off enough, they'll either try again, or leave. That's > ok, > too. Yes, paying members are important. But the culture and community is > the long term gain. > > And the way to keep long term paying customers. > > Josh > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Liam Gooding > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Don, > > > > Personally, I don't think it's much to ask to not walk around with stinky > bare feet and the reply from your host probably alienated your *paying* > member with the brick-wall reply. Why not simply say "have you tried > speaking to the bare-footed culprit and asked if they can wear some shoes > when you know your having a client come around?" > > > > In my opinion, handled poorly and if I had been that member, my next > action would have been to cancel my membership and join a different > coworking space that's less up itself. > > > > - Liam > > > > On 3 May 2012, at 21:08, [email protected] wrote: > > > >> Thought some of you might get a kick out of today's exchange with one > >> of our members. Anybody have any similar experiences to share? > >> > >> > >> So, a member sent this email to our host... (names changed to protect > >> the innocent) > >> > >> +++ > >> > >> Here I am having to be the old lame again BUT > >> > >> My clients come into this space and I dont want them to see bare feet. > >> Sandals on men are bad enough. > >> > >> Given the number of gear head folks, I will have to live with tee > >> shirts. > >> > >> Dont like shorts either on the men. Most of the gals seem to be > >> dpoing ok in this department > >> > >> Its still an OFFICE isnt it? > >> > >> The simple dress code would be wear what you wear to see clients vs > >> what you wear when your working from home > >> > >> +++ > >> > >> Our host wrote back... > >> > >> Yeah, great questions, but unfortunately you won't like the answer. > >> This is NOT an office, in fact, it's designed to run counter to > >> traditional office norms, top to bottom. > >> > >> Bicycles in the hall, Xbox, dart boards and TVs, Nerf machine gun > >> wars, afternoon beers, bean bags and umbrellas, an Old Trading Pit > >> for a lounge, jazz with a Van Morrison chaser, bumper of "The Rap", > >> few hours of Mozart concertos . . . embrace the New Economy, Bob!! > >> Blow your clients' minds with your hyper-progressive foresight and > >> carefree nonchalance! Eschew the shoes! > >> > >> I know it's not for everyone, but I hope you can adjust and make it > >> work for you. It's really nice having you here. Maybe you could > >> teach these kids a thing or two about class. > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- Kyo paxi http://paxi.jp/ http://beemanet.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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