Hi Chad As I'm researching into starting a space in Hanoi, Vietnam, I do agree with you that it has to stay 'local'. with Regus also trying to move into this space, not surprising, it will eventually become commercial, if it's not already; case-in-point, this article http://www.businessinsider.com/startups-are-getting-sick-of-nycs-dirty-overcrowded-coworking-spaces-2013-3 .
I think new spacers want to know what are the criterion necessary to differentiate coworking space to virtual office/business centers, and what is the compelling reason and 'commandments' that make a coworking communal. While at present, from my searches, most spaces at IT-related, at varying degrees. Can a space for artists also be known as coworking space? In other words, perhaps some form of definitions, for example, the ways to build communities. It's really not too difficult to call any space a coworking space, I've come across a cafe as listed under coworking. As correctly pointed out by you, and in general for Western spaces, there's a culture and the sense of community. This may not necessarily true for spaces available in Asia. Without making things too complicated, what are the general standards of a coworking space? If these minimal few credos can be worded and agreed by pioneers in the industry, then we'd have a 'launch kit'. Of course, evolvement will certainly take its course in changing the landscape but the core has to remain. Anyway, just my own 2-cent, as I too, ponder the intricacies of starting a space, yet at the same time, grappling with the true spirit of one. On an aside, all said, funding will be nice...haha... On Monday, March 18, 2013 8:47:09 AM UTC+7, creativespace wrote: > > We feel like we're still figuring this all out, but along the way we've > had a number of cities ask us to come and consult on starting up a space > and a few have asked about sharing our brand and model. And so were > embarking on possibly planting new spaces. Of course we believe whole > heatedly that it starts with a community of committed individuals and needs > to become a space that reflects the community and it's culture. So we're > trying to figure out how to help these spaces with a "launch kit", but stay > out of the way as they "become." > > We haven't even solidified any compensation model for the brand and our > time. We don't want to nor do we think we should franchise. We just think > we could leverage partnerships, sponsorship better as a branded collective, > while still continuing to support and help grow the global movement. > > A cool byproduct of all this is the gov. funded innovation spaces and > small business enterprise center programs have started seeking us out at > the same time. So now were talking about a public/private relationship > that keeps the coworking space grassroots and locally owned, while the gov. > programs find a more sustainable and economical home for their > accelerators. Our hope is that if this flies, the startups may choose to > stay local as well, considering they are surrounded by others to > collaborate. > > Anyone else multiplying themselves? > > > Chad -- 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.
