Big internet high five, Brian. Beautifully said, you took the words out of my mouth.
-- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Brian Publow <[email protected]>wrote: > As a borderline Lurker, I would say that you have to bring the > conversation to the point where the Lurker is invested or passionate about > the things being discussed. Dispassionate co-workers are often the ones who > come and go, I think (please note that my experience is limited), which is > why this article actually has punch. In this instance, it was a * > passionate* coworker that left. Passionate, yet still not involved in > this discussion. > > That's the thing about this group. It *feels *like it is meant for > Coworking Space Owners/Operators/Stakeholders (in the traditional sense), > even though it's not. Why does it feel that way? Probably because that's > who's here, and that's who the threads seem to relate to the most. Advice > on outreach, advice on setting up a new space, advice on management > software; it's all most relevant to Coworking Space > Owners/Operators/Stakeholders (in the traditional sense). > > If you want to know what the Lurkers think, start threads asking questions > that the CSOOSes can't answer. Ask questions that will have embarrassing > answers, and be willing to accept these answers without heating up because > some of these answers might be about you. > > Ask what the worst thing is about the Coworking Space that the Lurker > works at now, hope that Lurkers are brave enough to answer without > anonymity, and then ask how to fix it. > > In my opinion. > > > On Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:19:34 AM UTC-5, Cristina Santamarina wrote: >> >> How do we achieve that? I mean, how do we get to know what the lurkers >> think? >> >> On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 6:14:40 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote: >>> >>> As much as I appreciate the connectedness that we have in this >>> community, one thing that I think is horribly missing from the global >>> conversation about coworking is a deeper conversation with the communities >>> of people who aren't owners, operators, and enthusiasts. >>> >>> I've gotten the sense that unless it's for praise, most coworking space >>> members aren't comfortable speaking up as a part of this global community. >>> >>> I think that's a shame. Here's a glimpse of what we might hear if they >>> did: >>> >>> https://medium.com/better-**humans/c9d8c69f4592<https://medium.com/better-humans/c9d8c69f4592> >>> >>> -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. > > > -- 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.
