we are starting to archive all information for our coworking space in a git repo here: https://github.com/catapultpgh/main
But an example of the direction we are going: "ask someone to put you on the calendar list to reserve the conference room" What that means basically is that instead of me signing them up for the conference room calendar, or automating it, I'm creating a chance for a real human interaction with a functional context. On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Austin Storm <[email protected]> wrote: > Something I've observed in our relatively new coworking space (almost a year > old!) is that many members originally join for pragmatic reasons - treating > it as office space. They realize the benefits of the community over time, if > at all. In fact, whether people make that transition is the best indicator > of whether people will be around for the long haul. > > We're trying to find ways to personalize our signup process - to start > things off on the right foot and make signup feel less /transactional/ and > more welcoming and personal. > > Do you have any special welcome process in your space? Membership card? Does > anyone do a 'welcome packet'? I think we could get local businesses > (coffeeshops, the pizza place, arthouse theater) to underwrite or even > donate gift certificates for something like that, but does that have the > wrong feel? > > Austin Storm > Brick & Mortar > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.

