Alex, In this vein. We are doing a summer popup space at a local university. Its the traditional collaborative consumption model. During they summer they have excess space, internet, etc. Rather than see it go to waste we are repurposing it to help build community and open up students and staff to new ways of working. It is not a one off or even recurring jelly, but rather a full space open M-F from 8am - 6pm for 3 months.
-- Derek Neighbors Gangplank On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > I think there's overlap between pop-up and jelly coworking, but they're not > necessarily the same thing. > > Jelly is more for organizing people in a place that might not be designated > for coworking - a cafe, a living room, a park, etc. It's low/no commitment > and really doesn't require any infrastructure besides wifi, and Wifi is > easier and easier every year with the availability of decent portable 4G > hotspots, and even the ability for people to "BYO" internet if they have > their own tether. > > Jelly is more of an 'event' than a specific place. It sounds like this could > be where Peter is headed. > > For those who are unfamiliar with Jelly, check out http://workatjelly.com > > Pop up concepts, on the other hand are "less permanent" > spaces. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up_retail > > I think they'd bring with them many of the challenges of more permanent > spaces without the benefits (like Jerome suggests, internet contracts would > need to be negotiated for a shorter term or perhaps borrowed from a > neighbor). > > There's a bunch of things that I like about the idea of seasonal, short term > coworking, if the Jelly-style events go well. > > The lack of permanence to the space removes some of the emphasis on the > space and the infrastructure, pushing the provider to make sure that they're > making the most of the short-term community. The constraint of time could > prove valuable creatively, as Startup Weekend and Hackthons do. > > In addition to the time constraint factor, Geoff (my partner) has suggested > that coworking from a space that you knew was going to go away was a great > way to make sure that the community was "for real". > > Ask yourself: What would happen to your "community" if your coworking space > burnt down? > > The more I think about it, the more I love the notion of seasonal > communities - beach destinations being a great example. It's semi-transient, > but also ripe for community. This sounds like a fun experiment. Keep us > posted, Peter! > > -Alex > > > > > > > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Jerome Chang wrote: > > Let's not create new terms for old ones: one-off coworking is a "jelly" > pop-up coworking is tough because internet contracts require 12-36 mos. > Feasible, but that alone is tough. > > > 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 12, 2012, at 11:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Hello, > > Anyone doing "pop up" co-working sites and/or one off events? I am working > on a pop-up concept centered around writing software at the beach. > > See beachcoding.wordpress.com for some hint of the idea. > > I have some existing equipment and tech enabling me to offer free wireless > at the beach to small groups and I am planning some events for the fall time > frame and this includes some innovative special aspects, services, etc. > fitting the beach theme. > > Best, > > Peter > > -- > 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.
