I have several thoughts: 1. I enjoy posting questions that get people discussing 2. What if we view work space as a thing that has as much importance as housing? Perhaps not for basic needs like a roof but for basic emotional needs of connection? 2a. by that logic, we can flip this script and apply Alex's reasoning to housing. What if we remove the need for a permanent domicile and just provide a place where someone can group their sleep into 1-3 days/month and come to a house then to get that done? Maybe they only need a place to cook. Come use our shared kitchen for all your cooking needs! It doesn't really make sense this way, does it? I'm sort of joking here but what if I'm not?
3. There is a distinct difference in what YOUR house feels like vs. staying with a friend. Yes, you can still entertain at your friend's house but it's not an exact reflection of you as person. People are comforted by their own things in their own spaces. 3a. The same goes for office space. Some people very much desire to have their own corner of the work space where it is distinctly THEM. Whether that's a business/brand or personal decision makes no difference. 3b. The nature of some business that happens in private offices CAN'T happen at home or in a 3rd workplace like a coffee shop. Take a counselor for instance. They see clients about half the time and work on the biz the other half. Their clients don't want to walk through and in front of 100 people to get to their counselor. They want to come in, dive directly into the counselor's office and do hard stuff. When they leave, they'd like to do so without walking with puffy eyes in front of everyone. And I don't think we should expect health workers to meet people in their homes because then we destroy their personal sanctuary. 4. Instead of requiring people to opt in to flex coworking, perhaps we need to ask ourselves how we invite them to be out of their offices whenever they aren't meeting clients? This way, they get to have ONE work space instead of divvying up their work into separate locations. On Friday, January 12, 2018 at 1:36:48 PM UTC-7, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Curious if any of you have pushed the limit of how small a micro-office > could be? There are so many people who are just always on the phone or > meeting clients for coaching or whatnot and can't work in the open area but > are dying for the coworking community. > > What is your smallest office size? > > Angel > -- 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.
