Absolutely no argument with any of your points made Jon. I should clarify: my contention was specific to the space/place semantic debate.
In my opinion the concern expressed earlier over empty space is (outside of economic needs) largely overwrought. There is no one size fits all design approach-- what could work very well in Berkley will absolutely not fly in Fort Worth, Texas. Here, massive amounts of empty space could very well mean you know your claustrophobic community. ;) Randy (creative community guy, son of a San Diego architect) > On September 24, 2014 at 11:29 AM Jonathan Stever <[email protected]> wrote: > > Randy, I'd agree that "place vs. space" isn't the issue, > > But the earlier discussion on this thread around "community vs. space" > hits at the core of what coworking is about. Community is the differentiator > between coworking and other office substitutes: McDonalds, Starbucks, Regus, > home offices, corporate office wonderlands, whatever... > > Design is incredibly important. Design can accelerate interactions, > inspire lateral thinking, increase seratonin through natural sunlight, > simtulate productivity, etc etc etc, but a well-designed office space does not > a coworking space make. > > Jon > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Randall Arnold < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > I think the conversation so far has shown that the "space vs place" > > debate is largely over pointless, polarizing, counterproductive semantics. > > > > People are definitely attracted to places. > > > > Many like a place that has some (elbow) space. > > > > This topic could be kicked back and forth for who knows how long, > > but IMO it's a distraction that takes eyes off of the prize... which is > > selling a largely-uninformed public on the benefits of coworking (or > > co-working, if you're not into the whole brevity thing). > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > On September 24, 2014 at 10:38 AM Alex Linsker > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Is there interest in a discussion of the branding of "place" > > > instead of "space"? I have a coworking place. I think it's very important > > > to people new to the concept and place leads to a warmer feel. > > > > > > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=place > > > <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=place> > > > > > > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?word=space > > > > > > I don't sell space in a community, I sell place in a > > > community. > > > > > > Alex > > > -- > > > Alex Linsker > > > Collective Agency's Community Organizer / Proprietor > > > (503) 517-6900 <tel:%28503%29%20517-6900> > > > http://collectiveagency.co > > > Tax and Conversation's Statewide Community Organizer > > > (503) 517-6904 > > > <tel:%28503%29%20517-6904><http://taxandconversation.com> > > > (503) 369-9174 <tel:%28503%29%20369-9174> mobile (503) > > > 517-6901 <tel:%28503%29%20517-6901> fax > > > 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97209 > > > > > > -- > > > 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] > > > <mailto:coworking%[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 a topic in > > the Google Groups "Coworking" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/Tvf2gg-WZ5w/unsubscribe. > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[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.
