I highly recommend the book "where good ideas come from" for a lot more historical context that backs this up:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1594485380?pc_redir=1410062587&robot_redir=1 -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > I > Totally > Agree > Jerome > www.BLANKSPACES.com >> On Sep 10, 2014, at 6:53 AM, "Alex Hillman" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> From my experience, innovation comes at the end of a chain of events: >> >> - Innovation comes from collaboration >> - Collaboration comes from establishing trust, met with a common goal >> - Trust is established in casual, social interactions mixed with the ability >> to experiment with "working" together on low/no stakes efforts, mixed with >> the exchange of knowledge >> >> Which is exactly how coworking is done when it's done best. :) >> >> Innovation is often mistaken as the goal (which is why so many companies >> struggle with it) when on fact, it's the outcome of getting the other pieces >> in place. >> >> -Alex >> >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> >> >>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Abu Anas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am relatively new here and in the process of setting up my first >>> coworking space. Obviously I have a lot of questions and looking forward to >>> benefit from the knowledge of the savvy space owners and managers in this >>> group. >>> >>> In my online rounds of spaces I have seen many themed spaces (for example >>> shared studios for designers or one for engineers with 3D printers and >>> CNCs). What I am hoping to do is Innovation themed coworking space. It is >>> not supposed to be a place where people just come to work and mingle but to >>> innovate as well. >>> >>> Any ideas, thoughts or experiences to create such a place? >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> AbuAnas >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
