Hi all, somehow the post has perfect timing :) Thanks Alex for sharing your learnings with the video. You really have a great way to explain this stuff. We also using Slack in our space and recently played around with Zapier. Wow is it a powerful way to automate workflows across different tools!
We right now we only use Zapier to - trigger a status report for the team in Slack every end of the week. - send outside office hours infos for mails outside the office hours Of course I like that cobot <https://cobot.me> can tap in that power to make it even more helpful for coworking space :) so I sat down and worked out a Zapier integration. Its still in private beta but I love to have feedback from cobot users so please try the cobot zaps <https://zapier.com/developer/invite/16287/3bf1db6f90bce53022c22f2e19a51715/> . So far cobot spaces have used Zapier integration - for scheduling member interviews some time after joing - sending sms when members want to join - adding members to mailing lists when joining I really like to see what else we could come up with to get some inspiration from each other and more time with peoples by automating the boring stuff. :) Cheers Thilo * Want more time for your coworkers? try http://cobot.me * On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 6:43:50 PM UTC+1, Jacob Sayles wrote: > > This is what we use Nadine for. OK so it's another silly name but we now > have a cute logo and website > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fnadineproject.org&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHj9qLyssXdreWhnny6dIcxwMgWEA>! > > Since I'm focused on running Office Nomads and not writing the best > marketing speak I've struggled with how to describe Nadine. The user > profiles are what people usually simplify it down too but for our team it's > the onboarding and workflow that are the real killer app. A new member > comes in and we all get an email sparking a discussion about what their > story is. They come back and we haven't taken their photo yet or they need > a new member orientation and another alert goes out until we've completed > all the tasks. Someone hasn't been in for over 3 months and we get > notified so we can reach out and make sure everything is OK. It also > handles a few easily automatable tasks like at 5:55PM on your first day it > sends out an email asking how everything went and sending a new member > survey after two months, and an exit survey a week after memberships end. > > On a side note we even went so far as to sync up our surveys with the > other member spaces of the Seattle Collaborative Space Alliance > <http://collaborativespaces.org> so we have some interesting data across > town. Many different pieces coming together, > > I know Cobot does a lot of this too and I'm sure better then Nadine does. > It's been a long time since I've synced up with them about all of this. > What about Desk Time, Nexidus, Dove Tale, etc? I assume they all do it > more cleanly and smart since they are actual software companies focusing on > coworking software. > > Jacob > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:44 AM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Great ideas - thanks Glen! >> >> >> ------------------ >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >> Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Glen Ferguson < >> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Hey Alex, >>> >>> I've been using Zapier enough to finally move into a paid account. It's >>> hooking together a lot of differnet services. I have it: >>> >>> - tying together website room reservation forms with Freshbooks for >>> invoicing non-members plus Google calendars to make an event entry/send >>> the >>> invitation email. >>> - onboarding our new members: Freshbooks for the recurring >>> invoicing/payments, addition to a Mailchimp list, addition to our >>> member's >>> Google group. (side note: I'm now using MailChimp automation to drip >>> send >>> info/tips to new members over their first 2 weeks so they're not >>> overloaded >>> with info the first day. It seems to help remind folks that they're >>> members >>> now, so they should come in and work. Changing old habits, you know) >>> - do the calendar addition when someone signs up for a tour and >>> through Twilio I get an SMS alert so I can check on the tour email to >>> see >>> if there are any questions I can answer ahead of time. >>> >>> >>> I just started exploring using Zapier to send reservation reminders, >>> generally to "outsiders" that are renting our conference room. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Glen Ferguson >>> Cowork Frederick >>> 122 E Patrick St >>> Frederick, MD 21701-5630 >>> +1 (301) 732-5165 >>> www.coworkfrederick.com >>> @CoworkFrederick <http://twitter.com/CoworkFrederick> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 8:42 AM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Very welcome :) >>>> >>>> Trello's blog is worth scoping out too, they show it being used in all >>>> kinds of ways I had never imagined...definitely part of what inspired this >>>> stuff. http://blog.trello.com >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------ >>>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>>> Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Anne Kirby <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Great post, thanks! I use Trello all the time for my marketing >>>>> business but haven't really used it in this way for our coworking space. >>>>> I'll have to try it :) >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 12:33:58 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> We’ve been working on a lot of workflows and streamlining at Indy >>>>>> Hall recently…and today had a bit of a breakthrough that I wanted to >>>>>> share >>>>>> because I’m already stoked about what it’s going to let us do and hope >>>>>> that >>>>>> more people use these tools. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anybody here use Trello? >>>>>> How about Zapier? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sidetone: aren’t those ridiculously silly names for anything, let >>>>>> alone *business* products? >>>>>> >>>>>> Trello is…a project management too? A task management tool? A >>>>>> workflow management tool? Honestly it could be any of those things…it’s >>>>>> super flexible and adaptable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Zapier sort of turns the world of your favorite internet tools into >>>>>> legos that you can snap together and combine in fun and useful ways. >>>>>> It’s a >>>>>> way for you to have actions in one piece of software trigger a result in >>>>>> another piece of software. >>>>>> >>>>>> I use both Trello and Zapier quite a bit but not as much for Indy >>>>>> Hall until recently. Today I started using BOTH of them, together, to >>>>>> create some automated workflows for my team. >>>>>> >>>>>> The 6 workflows that we automated are: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. Adding new tour sign-ups to a Trello board for better >>>>>> post-tour follow ups >>>>>> 2. Adding new drop-ins to a Trello board for better post drop-in >>>>>> follow ups >>>>>> 3. Adding new interested members to a Trello board to better >>>>>> prepare them for sign up >>>>>> 4. Connecting Trello to Trello (TRELLOCEPTION), creating a >>>>>> seamless connection between the 3 previous workflows into our Member >>>>>> Onboarding workflow >>>>>> 5. Adding cancelled members to a Trello board to make sure we >>>>>> remove people from GroupBuzz, Slack, etc. >>>>>> 6. Adding failed credit card charges (via Stripe) to a Trello >>>>>> board so we don’t lose track of reminding people to update their >>>>>> cards >>>>>> >>>>>> I got so psyched about it that I recorded a video so others might be >>>>>> inspired to try it, and even create their own workflows and share them >>>>>> back. >>>>>> >>>>>> Check it! >>>>>> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/01/6-automated-workflows-that-make-our-coworking-space-better-every-day/ >>>>>> >>>>>> -Alex >>>>>> >>>>>> p.s. I have a podcast episode (http://bit.ly/coworkingweekly-itunes) >>>>>> coming out on Monday that’s all about onboarding of a different kind, >>>>>> less >>>>>> about members and more about adding new people to your team (community >>>>>> managers, etc) :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------ >>>>>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>>>>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>>>>> Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> 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] <javascript:>. >>>>> 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] <javascript:>. >>>> 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] <javascript:>. >>> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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. 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