Thanks, Scott! Great to see how you're pushing things forward with Beahive.
Perhaps we could coordinate efforts; I'm putting together a program to make it easier for coworking spaces to track and optimize for impact: http://nwc.co/3/impact-coworking-program/ Let me know if you want to discuss! Tony *---* *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co/consulting> - Helping people build better coworking cultures.* *Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> - Championing the global coworking movement.* [image: Inline image 8] <http://tonybacigalupo.com/>[image: http://twitter.com/tonybgoode] <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode>[image: http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo] <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo>[image: http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo] <http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 6:35 AM, Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE < [email protected]> wrote: > That. All of it. That is exactly why I started BEAHIVE 7 years ago (next > week!). > > I address a bit of that when I applied to the Mentor Capital Network (fka > William James Foundation) Sustainable Business Plan Competition, which > “supports entrepreneurs who are designing companies for the long-term: > building in social and environmental values to create truly sustainable > business models.” > > > http://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2013/11/making-world-significantly-better-place-to-live/ > > Thanks for all you do, Tony, to push that message forward. > > scott. > > - -- - > *SCOTT TILLITT* > PR yogi + social entrepreneur + community catalyst + meditator > // [email protected] / 917.449.6356 > // Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/scott.tillitt> / Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/bluehwyflaneur> / LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tillitt/> > > BEAHIVE <http://www.beahivebzzz.com/> // collaborative spaces for work > + community > > *ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE* <http://antidotecollective.org/> // socially > conscious communications + projects for a better world > > SOCIAL VENTURE INSTITUTE / HUDSON VALLEY <http://www.svihudsonvalley.com/> > // retreat for world-changing social entrepreneurs > > RE>THINK LOCAL <http://rethinklocal.org/> // co-creating a better > Hudson Valley > > - -- - t h i n k / f e e l - -- - > "...an idea or product that deserves the label 'creative' arises from the > synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single person." — > Mihaly Csikszentmihaly > > On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2:59:43 PM UTC-4, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >> >> Awesome share, Steve. Thanks! >> >> The fundamental issues with our current systems of finance, education, >> governance and labor have made themselves largely apparent, but it is only >> through circumventing those systems in local communities that we may >> discover and build better systems that may one day take hold. >> >> I believe coworking communities can be places where people can test out >> new forms of commerce and value exchange between one another. Over time, >> our communities can help so ensure the adoption of the better systems we >> need to progress as a race. >> >> In other words... if you're just trying to run a workspace, you're >> missing out on a huge opportunity to help enact lasting social change that >> might be brewing right under your nose. >> >> Tony >> *---* >> *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co/consulting> - Helping people build better >> coworking cultures.* >> *Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> - Championing the global >> coworking movement.* >> >> [image: Inline image 8] <http://tonybacigalupo.com/>[image: >> http://twitter.com/tonybgoode] <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode>[image: >> http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo] >> <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo>[image: >> http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo] >> <http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo> >> >> On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Steve King <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The Social Economy of Coworking Spaces: A Focal Point Model of >>> Coordination >>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770874> suggest >>> that coworking facilities provide "a focal (Schelling) point for finding >>> people, ideas and other resources when you lack the information necessary >>> for coordination." >>> >>> >>> While an academic paper, it's mostly pretty easy to read and follow. It >>> does a nice job of providing a solid set of theories on the value of >>> coworking as "micro social economies". >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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