We don't do reservations. We try and make sure there's always extra space and use a sign in day-timer at the front to keep track. Low tech all the way!
Chad On 2012-06-09, at 10:26 AM, Adrienne N <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a lot of experience using this product personally and have > found it difficult in general to get ALL users to adhere to the rules > of just using it period. But it does make sense for meeting rooms if > you can train all your members. The idea of putting one on a desk is > iffy. As you said, it goes against the concept of hot desking, but if > you had offices or more private desks or more long-term desks, I could > see this as an application. > I agree, not evil....but each coworking space would have to figure out > how technology like this would fit within their culture and how. > > Adrienne > > > On Jun 8, 3:55 pm, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hotdesking by definition doesn't have reservations. >> Office Hotelling has reservations. >> >> I think that reservations can only help, if nothing else but to track usage. >> One would "reserve" a space as they begin to use the space, or "checking >> in" a la 4Square/Gowalla. >> As a "space operator", I think some kind of reservation/check-in system >> helps prevent any chaos that could ensue if too many people come in than >> there are desks. >> >> Anyway, this kind of stuff isn't evil folks. >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> ph:323.330.9505| 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, >> CA 90036 >> >> On Jun 8, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Chris Johnson wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> While it isn't a cheap solution I think it would actually increase >>> community for the reason that it shows who has the room booked and who has >>> it booked after you do. It is really about visual identification for >>> booking a shared resource. There are less expensive ways of doing this, >>> "EventBoard" for the iPad works similarly and there are other solutions out >>> there. I don't see that this would be a tool/technology to handle hot >>> desking. >> >>> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Adrienne N <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I agree with Craig as well! >>> But FYI. I saw this the other day. >>> http://my.neocon.com/exhibitor/1766/product/1655 >> >>> Hmmm...food for thought as to why they would go that direction? >>> Adrienne >> >>> On Jun 7, 12:22 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> +1 to everything Craig said. >> >>>> -- >>>> /ah >>>> indyhall.org >>>> coworking in philadelphia >> >>>> On Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density >>>> Coworking wrote: >> >>>>> I can safely say most of us don't have a reservation system for hot >>>>> desking and it works well for us. In my opionon, a reservation system >>>>> creates a barrier between you and the community that reminds people >>>>> that this is a commercial transaction. I like to elminate the barriers >>>>> for the coworker so it feels like it is their place and a community >>>>> versus reminding them this is a business and they are the customer. >>>>> The less friction the better. >> >>>>> 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] >>>>> (mailto:[email protected]). >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> (mailto:[email protected]). >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://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 >>> athttp://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 >>> athttp://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.
