Having been through the pain of expanding our coworking space just last summer (the 2nd expansion in our history), we wanted a less expensive and difficult technique to make room for more members. With the Deskmag survey reporting that 1/3rd of all coworking spaces plan to expand, clearly we're not the only ones who are or will be facing this problem soon.
As many of you know, I like sharing hacks and tricks on this list, and today, Adam came up with an idea to solve this problem that was just too good not to share. I present to you a new "level" of coworking membership...the "double decker". Apart from this making every square foot more efficient, it actually helps you capitalize on the "accelerated serendipity" of having people work close to each other. *MORE CLOSER = MORE SERENDIPITY.* * * This arrangement is ideal for helping new members meet existing members. If you're new to a coworking space and have to spend the day perched on a new coworker's shoulders, you're GUARANTEED to know them really well by the end of the day.* <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Ub_aqt9u38/UVnNMa_AdLI/AAAAAAAAAzo/KfzLzCo1plQ/s1600/BGyLuASCAAErbg1.jpg-large.jpeg> **Negative side effects may include back and neck problems, severe coffee burns in case of top bunk spillage. Check with your insurance agent before offering this membership level.* Instead of licensing our new approach (I'm pretty sure this is going to get REALLY popular, especially in the business center industry, but I think that it's better to share good ideas for free than to get rich) I've decided that Indy Hall will open source this new innovation to our business model. If anybody else ends up trying out this arrangement, please let us know about improvements and POST PICTURES!!! :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- 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.
