Oh you won't be able to keep me from talking about it... especially with a few drinks in me. But I can lead something more formal too. Let me see how many people on the team will be there with me.
There is a lot to talk about. I've been talking with Oren from Fort Work about taking on the Open Coworking Directory project we needed to shelve last year. I also need help figuring out the long term direction of Open Coworking and navigating the 501c3 process. Lots to talk about. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Iris Kavanagh <[email protected]> wrote: > Jacob- > > Thanks so much for your spark and commitment to get this project going and > see it though the past year. It's been great to resurface from maternity > leave and see that things are humming along nicely! You and Susan have been > an inspiration to everyone and I am also thankful for the volunteers and > spaces who volunteered their resources. > > Does it make sense to do a demo type session at the Unconference where you > walk us through the project milestones of the past year and goals for the > next year? Building on the buzz we will have when we are all together in > one room may help to surface the project manager needed for the next year > as well as the individual team members needed. > > Just a thought :) > > Iris > > > On Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:28:34 PM UTC-8, Jacob Sayles wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> This time last year Chelsea, Jessie, and I were putting together the plan >> for the Coworking Wiki Project in preparation for our launch at GCUC. >> There have been a few twists and turns along the way, but a year later we >> have an amazing team in place and I wanted to give everyone a status >> update. >> >> The fundraiser fell well short of the $64K goal with the final total >> coming in at around $5500. That covered Chelsea's trip to Austin for the >> launch, marketing materials, a few paid consultants to help us with >> fundraising and communications, and the legal fees to start Open Coworking. >> Susan and I donated our time to the project and coworking spaces donated >> time of their paid staff to make up the team that we built. I traveled >> quite a bit talking with spaces about the project although I covered those >> costs personally. >> >> We had to shift from the original idea of this being a paid (although >> non-commercial) project, and this forced us to tightly focus our >> priorities. We shelved the fancy maps everyone wanted and we haven't been >> doing a great job of keeping everyone informed, but don't let that fool >> you. *We have been working hard on the most important part of this >> project: establishing the team*. This is the hardest part and it's >> difficult to show progress definitively, but we can all be very proud of >> what we have accomplished >> >> No longer is the wiki managed by a few volunteers out of the goodness of >> our hearts. Our team now consists of five Coordinators as part of their >> job descriptions at their various coworking spaces. This gives us the >> structure needed to operate successfully and insulates the project from >> disruptions as volunteers come and go. *Our main objective is to make >> it easy for anyone and everyone to participate* and at the same time >> continue to function when everyone is busy and not paying attention. We >> are, after all, very busy people due to our deep passion for coworking, and >> any system needs to take this into account. >> >> The real test will be in the coming year as we change up the Coordinators >> for the first time. I've asked for one year commitments and that means >> we'll be recruiting new Coordinators as their anniversaries come up >> throughout the year. Also, as you may have seen/heard, *I'm looking for >> a new Project Director* to replace myself since it's been a year for me >> now. This individual will be tasked with overseeing these transitions and >> keeping the project rooted in the shared values that bring us together. >> Please let me know if you are interested in discussing this more, or if >> there is someone you think I should reach out to. >> >> I've been working very hard to bring this team together and I'm excited >> to hand it off to the next person and see where it goes from here. I have >> a lot of energy and I'm good at getting things started, and I also know >> that I'm not the best day-to-day manager of ongoing projects like this. >> New blood, not just this year, but year after year, will keep this project >> vibrant and energized and build a tighter connection between all the spaces >> participating. >> >> As always I am open to feedback and I'm looking forward to seeing >> everyone down in Austin next month. >> >> Jacob >> >> --- >> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation >> http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 >> > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
