We have a members board just off reception which has polaroid photos of all our members + alumni, we actually have one of our old team members come in and take the photos and then get them printed up to look like polaroids as the cost of a camera and film outweighed the local printers. The members board works in a few ways - it helps members feel like part of the community instantly as they see themselves up on the wall with everyone else, other members can have a look to make sure they remember people's names and its also great for potential members/investors to see the growing community visually. We have over 150 members and yet if you come in for the day on average you'll see around 30-40 so the board really helps prove the concept.
As Alex said we don't rely on the board, the photos just state the names of members. We also have a thriving online intranet which is where a lot of the community chat and share ideas. As I said on a typical day we can have 40 members in and some members we won't see for months, however they don't feel like they aren't part of the community as they engage with everyone here. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Members Boards are great for non-members to see, but intranets are amazing for members and the community and they're the real members board On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:53:37 PM UTC, Gretchen Bilbro wrote: > > Hi all, > What have you used to create your member boards? I have a giant old metal > sign that I want to use for the board itself and place photos with brief > write ups on with magnets for our member board. For those that have done > something similar did you print photos on your printer or buy an instant > camera for this purpose? I seem to recall hearing at GCUC last year that > the instant camera idea was not the best option but can't remember why or > who said that. Any suggestions? > Thanks! > Gretchen > -- 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.
