Gotcha, Ramon! ᐧ On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:13 PM, Ramon Suarez <[email protected]> wrote:
> Melissa, can you please add me to the slack group? > > Ramon Suarez > Serendipity Accelerator > http://www.betacowork.com > Phone: +3227376769 > Mobile: +32497556284 > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ramonsuarez > New book: http://coworkinghandbook.com > > On Sep 10, 2014 6:09 PM, "Melissa Geissinger" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chad - I'll send over an invite then! I'm making everybody an admin so we >> can all send invites. >> >> *Melissa Geissinger* >> President & COO | WIMP LLC <http://www.beawimp.org> >> WIMPspace: Cowork * Colearn * Coexist <http://www.wimpspace.com> >> p 707 827 1334 x1 >> c 707 888 0225 >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:02:33 AM UTC-7, creativespace wrote: >>> >>> we love Slack. <3 >>> >>> Chad Ballantyne >>> 705.812.0689 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Barrie's Coworking Community >>> Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. >>> 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 >>> Memberships start at $25/mth >>> www.thecreativespace.ca >>> 705-812-0689 >>> >>> On Sep 10, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Adam Teterus <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Turns out Slack multi-team options just got a lot better, too. A new >>> beta build is out right now that let's you swap between teams much faster, >>> and with full notifications for all teams in one window. Download it >>> here <https://rink.hockeyapp.net/apps/06bd6493684f65a3b8f47aca92c9006e> >>> if you want to join in for the Coworking Leadership Slack that Melissa >>> started! >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 1:05:41 PM UTC-4, Melissa Geissinger wrote: >>>> >>>> It's actually really easy to swap between teams I've found. It's even >>>> easy on the mobile app! Send me your email and we can experiment. >>>> >>>> And hell yes to Google Hangouts. Let's do it! Pick a time. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Melissa Geissinger* >>>> President & COO | WIMP LLC <http://www.beawimp.org/> >>>> WIMPspace: Cowork * Colearn * Coexist <http://www.wimpspace.com/> >>>> p 707 827 1334 x1 >>>> c 707 888 0225 >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 10:01:10 AM UTC-7, Adam Teterus wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey, Melissa! Congrats on opening the clubhouse! it's especially >>>>> refreshing to read that you've been so cohesive for such a long time prior >>>>> to moving into a space. That's really fantastic, and I'm thrilled for you. >>>>> >>>>> I'm absolutely sure that we could talk and learn lots from one >>>>> another, and I'd love to do that. We use Slack here at Indy Hall, in fact. >>>>> My understanding of Slack is that it's a little difficult to swap between >>>>> teams right now (Indy Hall log-in v. Coworking Group log-in), though I may >>>>> be building that up into something more difficult than it really is. I'll >>>>> hop inside and we can pick-up from here. >>>>> >>>>> I was also thinking that it'd be phenomenal to have a Google Hangout >>>>> at the end of every week, some forum for connecting with other tummlers >>>>> and >>>>> managers and leaders in real time. Realistically, we have an astounding >>>>> amount of potential tools and platforms, we just have to execute and meet >>>>> up! >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:17:34 PM UTC-4, Melissa Geissinger >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Adam and everyone! >>>>>> >>>>>> We just opened up our coworking space last week, so I'm wearing all >>>>>> the hats for now. Honestly, I can't imagine it any other way for the time >>>>>> being. I love getting to know every single person in the community and >>>>>> making sure I do my best to serve them and meet their needs and >>>>>> expectations. Even though we just opened our space, we've had a throwing >>>>>> and thriving community for nearly 3 and a half years already. >>>>>> >>>>>> I run the group with 3 other individuals, and we've been using a chat >>>>>> service called Slack for a few months now. We used to have our regular >>>>>> conversations in Facebook but that just got messy and disorganized. Now >>>>>> we >>>>>> just opened up a "team" for the greater group and it's been awesome. >>>>>> Other >>>>>> companies around us are even starting to adopt the platform for >>>>>> inter-company communication. What if we created a Slack team for >>>>>> Coworking >>>>>> Space management - we can create different channels (basically chat >>>>>> rooms) >>>>>> for all kinds of topics and that can be where we go when we need >>>>>> real-time >>>>>> answers or real-time like-minded company to keep. What do you think? >>>>>> >>>>>> It's an invite-only service and it's free. Check it out at >>>>>> https://slack.com/. I can start up a team if you guys are >>>>>> interested? >>>>>> >>>>>> *Melissa Geissinger* >>>>>> President & COO | WIMP LLC <http://www.beawimp.org/> >>>>>> WIMPspace: Cowork * Colearn * Coexist <http://www.wimpspace.com/> >>>>>> p 707 827 1334 x1 >>>>>> c 707 888 0225 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 8:46:12 AM UTC-7, Adam Teterus wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, Will! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> how to engender that sense of commitment and passion to go above >>>>>>>> and beyond the formal job requirements and to want to be involved in >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> Google Group (as an example of going above and beyond the strict job >>>>>>>> definition more generally), given that the external motivators (income >>>>>>>> potential, career development) are not overwhelming? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This. Exactly this. I think you hit the nail on the head, and to >>>>>>> your point, there very much is a critical practice of learning to *make >>>>>>> your employees care as much as you do*. Makes total sense, too, >>>>>>> because that's precisely what we ought to be doing for our members: >>>>>>> making >>>>>>> them care for this community as strongly as possible, as though they >>>>>>> themselves own it. In many ways, your members do own it. In just as many >>>>>>> ways, the space manager does own it - *I* own it, and I do my best >>>>>>> job possible when I feel that way. I just don't have my name on any >>>>>>> legal >>>>>>> documents. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have to ask, and this goes to every coworking space owner: if you >>>>>>> have a hired gun running the place or helping you run the place, do you >>>>>>> explicitly invite that person to participate on the Google Group? What >>>>>>> do >>>>>>> you offer your hire in terms of training or job help? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 5:57:16 AM UTC-4, Will Bennis, Locus >>>>>>> Workspace wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Adam, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Great post and great question! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As a space owner and space manager, I could certainly learn as much >>>>>>>> or more from space managers as from space owners. And I would hope >>>>>>>> that the >>>>>>>> space managers would find a happy home in this Google Group, sharing >>>>>>>> their >>>>>>>> own knowledge and requesting help/insight from others. We'd all >>>>>>>> certainly >>>>>>>> gain a lot, just as we'd gain a lot if there were more coworking space >>>>>>>> members on this list. Which I suppose begs the question, "Where are >>>>>>>> all the >>>>>>>> coworking space members?" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I guess one answer--the less interesting answer--is that most space >>>>>>>> owners are or once were space managers. Margins are low for most >>>>>>>> coworking >>>>>>>> spaces and many of us run one-person or few-person operations. So we >>>>>>>> managers are here, but we may use the "owner" tag since that sort of >>>>>>>> trumps >>>>>>>> the "manager" tag on our business cards :). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But of course most coworking spaces also have non-owner employees >>>>>>>> &/or managers, so why aren't they more active on this list? Here's a >>>>>>>> potential answer, and in this case it's the same answer as why there >>>>>>>> aren't >>>>>>>> more coworking-space members on this list. It's also an answer I'm a >>>>>>>> little >>>>>>>> ashamed to give, because it speaks to how far my own coworking space >>>>>>>> needs >>>>>>>> to grow as a *community* and not just as a business providing shared >>>>>>>> office >>>>>>>> space and events: most non-owner space-managers, as with most members, >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> not passionately involved in the world of coworking and in learning >>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>> and contributing to that world. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The material incentives/external motivation (large potential >>>>>>>> salaries, career advancement up a high ladder) are not there except in >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> very rare cases of some of the most successful coworking spaces that >>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>> really attract people ready to do their very best at the job for the >>>>>>>> financial benefits, and the internal motivations that have to do with >>>>>>>> love >>>>>>>> of the job, commitment to the community and doing one's best are just >>>>>>>> rare, >>>>>>>> I think, for often part-time, low-paid work. I would guess non-profit >>>>>>>> coworking spaces and for-profit coworking spaces that do an incredible >>>>>>>> job >>>>>>>> developing a strong sense of commitment to the space and its community >>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>> find space managers ready to give the job their all without the >>>>>>>> external >>>>>>>> motivators (the money or career trajectory), but I think that's a rare >>>>>>>> achievement. I think once that's achieved, those are the places also >>>>>>>> where >>>>>>>> you find space *members* and not just managers getting involved, >>>>>>>> posting >>>>>>>> answers and questions to this list, trying to build the movement more >>>>>>>> generally. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So the challenge for me, who runs a for-profit coworking space--but >>>>>>>> does it in large part because he's passionate about the importance of >>>>>>>> coworking spaces as a kind of human/social capital for freelancers & >>>>>>>> independent workers--is how to engender that sense of commitment and >>>>>>>> passion to go above and beyond the formal job requirements and to want >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> be involved in the Google Group (as an example of going above and >>>>>>>> beyond >>>>>>>> the strict job definition more generally), given that the external >>>>>>>> motivators (income potential, career development) are not overwhelming? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'd guess this is a challenge for many of us (space owners) and the >>>>>>>> main reason you don't see more non-owner space managers actively >>>>>>>> involved >>>>>>>> here. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Will >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---- >>>>>>>> Will Bennis >>>>>>>> http://en.locusworkspace.cz <http://www.locusworkspace.cz/> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sunday, September 7, 2014 3:47:49 AM UTC+2, Adam Teterus wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey, all. I'm Adam. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So I've been running Indy Hall as the Point Man for just shy of 3 >>>>>>>>> years, looking over this place and these people on a daily basis from >>>>>>>>> January of 2011 to right now (and well beyond right now, I should >>>>>>>>> hope). 3 >>>>>>>>> years of facilitating relationships between new and old members, >>>>>>>>> introducing newcomers to our community, saying goodbye to longstanding >>>>>>>>> members who came before me, bumping into very *human* obstacles >>>>>>>>> and guiding members through sometimes tough social situations, always >>>>>>>>> toward a place in which we're much tighter and stronger and better >>>>>>>>> than >>>>>>>>> where we came from. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I recently had a really great conversation with a friend about >>>>>>>>> what it is that I do here at Indy Hall. Given that coworking is >>>>>>>>> relatively >>>>>>>>> "new" in the scheme of things, and given that it's a burgeoning >>>>>>>>> meta-community and industry in its own rite, she asked me who I turn >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> when I have questions, when I encounter something new. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That's a long, winding answer. My reference points are ALL OVER >>>>>>>>> the place, there's not really anyone one, particular role model. Not >>>>>>>>> really >>>>>>>>> a coworking space manager that I look to for parallels or direct >>>>>>>>> reference. >>>>>>>>> Many of you on this forum are among reference points, but there's a >>>>>>>>> contingent missing from the Google Group: the person that most >>>>>>>>> closely reflects me and what I do here at Indy Hall. I know that >>>>>>>>> person and >>>>>>>>> those people exist, but...where are they? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My friend, she's a researcher type, and she points out that I've >>>>>>>>> got this wealth of domain knowledge >>>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_knowledge>, this set of >>>>>>>>> skills and attributes that I reflexively understand and act on every >>>>>>>>> day to >>>>>>>>> keep this community up and running. Things that I often take for >>>>>>>>> granted, >>>>>>>>> admittedly. Things I rarely think about because I'm not talking about >>>>>>>>> them >>>>>>>>> out loud with other people who do it, too. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> She goes on to say that it sounds like I'm lacking a field >>>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipline_(academia)>, a network >>>>>>>>> of people who share the same domain knowledge. A group of people >>>>>>>>> like me. Where are those people? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I know the Google Group is primarily for/frequented by owners and >>>>>>>>> prospective space owners, but where do the space managers go to talk >>>>>>>>> to one >>>>>>>>> another? The daily, boots on the ground, hired to be here >>>>>>>>> community leader - where does she go for answers? Where do they go to >>>>>>>>> learn >>>>>>>>> and talk and share? Hell, where do they go to debrief and unwind >>>>>>>>> after a >>>>>>>>> long week of weird social situations? Who teaches them how to do what >>>>>>>>> they're doing? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Further, for owners and prospective owners: when you're hiring for >>>>>>>>> a coworking space manager, who are you looking toward and thinking, >>>>>>>>> "yeah, >>>>>>>>> I need *that* person"? When you do hire someone, who do you refer >>>>>>>>> that person to in terms of a role model for the gig? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Where are the people like me? Who are they? I want to meet 'em. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> -- >>> 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 a topic in the >> Google Groups "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/TKWCKxHlHE0/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/TKWCKxHlHE0/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Adam J. 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