Hey Katherine, Thanks for your thoughts. I think it's a perfect reaction because it shows that there are two different ways of interpreting what Open Coworking means to people. As I see it, the organization itself is meant to be a representation of and a voice for the industry and the movement, provide resources and platforms for coworking space owners and facilitators, and the coworking map is going to be the first big thing that bridges the gap to actual coworkers. It's not meant to promote an open door policy or provide other rules or guidelines for spaces to implement into their business plan.
M On Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 3:57:54 AM UTC-7, Katherine Warman Kern wrote: > > Melissa, > > Whom does coworking serve? What are the benefits of "Open Coworking" to > them? > > There is an inherent tension between building a sense of community and > open coworking to consider. We thought we'd handle it with an "Open Studio" > and a "Resident Studio". But after a year in business, to my surprise, the > "Open Studio" didn't grow as quickly as the "Resident Studio". In fact, > the "Open Studio" is most likely occupied by folks who treat the space as > "home" just as much as the "residents" do. > > So I wonder if "Open Coworking" is more of a benefit to coworking space > owners than members? In other words, a central place for content about > coworking for the "uninitiated" and a map of spaces removes the burden to > the individual owner of marketing "at the top of the funnel". A central > place for sharing ideas about operations, community building, etc. is also > of value to "owners". The annual meeting (is GCUC separate or a part of > this open coworking initiative?) is a place for meeting vendors and > expanding horizons. > > There's my 2 cents. > K- > > -- 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.
