Hi Alex - great idea, I'm sure it could! Who wants to take a crack at it? Happy to share what I have. Cheers,
lars On Feb 17, 2013, at 3:50 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/topics > > New Coworker Welcome Packet [2 Updates] > Coworking in Vermont: A Starter Guide [2 Updates] > New Coworker Welcome Packet > Austin Storm <[email protected]> Feb 16 01:56PM -0800 > > 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 > > elliott williams <[email protected]> Feb 16 07:19PM -0500 > > 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. > > > Coworking in Vermont: A Starter Guide > lars hasselblad torres <[email protected]> Feb 16 09:36AM -0500 > > Hi all, > > I saw a few recent questions about data about the independent workforce along > with guidance to start coworking spaces. I've written a 30-page guide for > Vermont, where I think we've got a tremendous opportunity to draw on > coworking as a tool to support our growing independent workforce. I hope it > might be somewhat useful beyond our state as well. Have a look, I'd love your > feedback! > http://local64.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/coworking_in_vermont_FINALa.pdf > > And thank you again Alex for your early enthusiasm for this effort. Thanks! > > lars > --- > Lars Hasselblad Torres > local64.com | create + play + share > > Snag our weekly newsletter here: http://ow.ly/gRyRo > > @local64vt | 802-595-0605 > > Alex Hillman <[email protected]> Feb 16 10:32AM -0500 > > +1 to this. > > Lars - I wonder if this could be turned into a "template" with a checklist of > blanks to fill in for a region looking to produce a similar report? > > -Alex > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > coworking. > You can post via email. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an empty message. > For more options, visit this group. > > -- > 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.
