so you're saying that the movement isn't strong enough to sustain it's own affiliation like that of a GWA? perhaps sometime in the future?
i'm all for the organic development... in fact, coworking for a number of reasons and perspective not institutional. good convo here. thanks jerome! On Friday, September 28, 2012 9:56:42 AM UTC-4, Jerome wrote: > > GWA was not a tack-on. It was renamed from OBCAI. > > There is no "coworking org". Been tried and failed, particularly at a > gathering of some 30 coworking veterans last year. Some strongly feel the > very existence of a national org felt institutional and goes against the > organic, starfish structure that has grown this grassroots movement this > successfully. Some strongly advocated toward an infrastructure and > economies of scale. > > The result was a non-decision. > > > Jerome > www.BLANKSPACES.com > > On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:18 AM, John Saddington > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > i'm a little late to this thread... but is it only me that's bothered by > the idea that it was just a "tack on" to an existing org? Why not create an > entirely new one dedicated to our space and movement? I doubt this legacy > org would serve us well globally... > > just 2 cents.... > > On Monday, July 30, 2012 11:33:31 AM UTC-4, Toni Hogan wrote: >> >> Has anyone ever heard of this organization? If so, do tell... >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/-02npEHjqjAJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/iSzv4rBMjUEJ. 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.
