I call myself the Manager. My coworkers call me either baasje (technically little boss, but untranslateable by me in its implications. Maybe Ramon can translate it, lol), or huismoeder, (house mother). Five of them call me Don-neen which is a complicated in joke involving my name and the movie The Godfather.
I call the folks we pay to look after the community Community Managers. So of course the coworkers call them the Herders. (Translation: Shepherds. Yes, like in sheep.) The coworkers who structurally help other coworkers have come to be called *kameraad.* This is a sort of multi level pun on the name of the space and the nature of the relationship. (For the English speaking I will give this a try: kameraad means comrade or pal in Dutch. But the name of the network is De Kamer or "The room" like a room in a boarding house, and "raad" also means advice. To make it worse, de Kamer is also the word used when referring to the houses of Parliament so .... anyway, it doesn't translate well. But whole lotta punning going on). For Ramon who did not need that since he speaks like ten billion languages or something: My French is not good enough to pun in it. Why don't you run a competition for best name? The best names come from the coworkers. And unless I misestimate them, your coworkers whould really enjoy that. I'll send you brownies for the prize. Or I can send you my top secret amazing brownie recipe which has been thoughtfully adjusted for the peculiarities of European flour. :-) On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 2:19:08 PM UTC+1, Ramon Suarez wrote: > > Thanks Tony. Tha'ts a thing we struggle to find the right word for. When a > client comes, Facilitator is not understood. At least with host they > understand that we are there to make them feel at home. > > What do you call yourselves and your colleagues in your respective > coworking spaces? > > Ramon Suarez > Serendipity Accelerator, Betacowork > Author: http://coworkinghandbook.com > email & hangouts: [email protected] <javascript:> > Phone: +3227376769 > GSM: +32497556284 > Twitter:http://twitter.com/ramonsuarez > Skype: ramonsuarez > Try coworking: http://betacowork.com > > <http://betacowork.com/free-coworking-tryout/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=468x60_banner&utm_content=girl-home&utm_campaign=ramon-signature> > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Congrats Ramon! I also want to say, I love that some of the members of >> your team are called "Hosts." Makes me feel like I'm at a dinner party :-) >> >> Tony >> *---* >> *Projects: Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> • Cotivation >> <http://cotivation.co/> • Consulting >> <http://tonybacigalupo.com/news/consulting/>* >> *eBook: No More Sink Full of Mugs <http://nwc.co/mugs>* >> *Connect: Personal site <http://tonybacigalupo.com/> • Twitter >> <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode> • Facebook >> <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo>* >> *T**ravel: **NYC until 12/2 • Boulder 12/2-18 • NYC 12/18-30 • * >> * Boulder 12/30-1/15 • Hawaii 1/15-22 • Seattle 1/22-25* >> >> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 3:36 AM, Alex Linsker <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Elias, start by figuring out who you do and who you don't want to be in >>> your coworking place. Write it down and share it -- it can be only positive >>> wording but if it is meaningful it will exclude people who know they don't >>> belong. You don't want everybody. >>> >>> If you write "We are a coworking place where everybody is worthy of love >>> and belonging" and you truly intend that, you will exclude people who don't >>> want everybody there, people who want cliwues or don't consider themselves >>> worthy of love or belonging. (As an example.) >>> >>> Common advice on this group is, stsrt with community before you rent a >>> place. >>> >>> Find people who care about many people and who have communities they >>> will benefit by referring. >>> >>> Find people who have strong feelings and experiences about the place you >>> will fent or will rent in, who actively want something. 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