Gregory, We implemented SLack over a year ago here at Axis Space and it's actually one of the most used tools for community building as well as it has become for us a huge selling point. I definately recommend it. It has built an awesome digital community as well.
On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:59:48 AM UTC-4, Gregory St. Fort wrote: > > thanks. This is awesome info. We did a launch for it an so far 50% of our > members signed in > > On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3:08:39 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat >> at various stages of our community, including before we had our own >> dedicated space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had. >> >> With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get >> 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other >> spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be >> active in Slack at any give time. >> >> It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in >> the space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a >> month, and Slack helps with that a LOT. >> >> We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to >> #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to >> #photshopfriday. >> >> >> >> >> Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the >> space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show >> members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who >> want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom, >> too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by >> members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say >> thank you. >> >> At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering >> place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily >> interact with each other online. >> >> *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful >> about forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get >> missed. Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major >> miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share >> and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo >> from the rest of the community. >> >> For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for >> conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz >> <http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the >> two - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have >> been able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of >> where they are. >> >> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone >>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to >>> this google group. >> >> >> Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in >> Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :) >> >> -Alex >> >> >> ------------------ >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >> >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Greg >>> >>> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <[email protected]> a >>> écrit : >>> >>>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, >>>> a 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack >>>> for >>>> internal communications with members? >>>> >>> >>> I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. >>> I'd be interested in having feedback too. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone >>>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to >>>> this google group. >>>> >>> >>> I would ! Please keep me informed >>> >>> >>>> >>>> - >>>> Gregory St. Fort >>>> www.100state.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]. >>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- 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.
