“I'm so very very glad the culture here is such that people manage to treat each other civilly, without the imposition of an authoritarian "code of conduct".”
I’ll encourage you to take another close read of that blog post I linked (and linked again below) because had the exact same point of view, until I realized how much happened that I wasn’t seeing, and how many people have responded (often privately, for a variety of reasons) with specific stories about interactions that came from surprising sources. It’s very easy to feel like everyone is civil and respectful when you’re the one on the receiving end of it. I was totally blind to the people in our community who weren’t, until we created a channel for them to talk about it. I was ESPECIALLY concerned about policing behaviors. Our first line of action is to listen and support. We encourage members to talk to each other about conflicts, and support them in productive ways to resolve it if they choose to. What I realized was how many people didn’t even realize what they were doing or saying to others was hurtful, and they actually WANTED to change or avoid making the mistake again. It took me a while to really wrap my head around this, but I’m so glad I did and the positive impact it’s had is already measurable. That’s why I wrote about the lessons I had to learn to get to that point here: https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2018/01/towards-a-more-diverse-and-inclusive-coworking-community/ On Jan 25, 2018, 9:30 AM -0500, Jason McVetta <[email protected]>, wrote: > I'm so very very glad the culture here is such that people manage to treat > each other civilly, without the imposition of an authoritarian "code of > conduct". > > > > On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 12:39 AM, Alex Hillman > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's a screenshot of our membership agreement, which has been evolved > > > with contributions and suggestions over the years and borrowed by many > > > spaces (with attribution, preferably): > > > https://dangerouslyawesome.com/snaps/screencapture-hello-indyhall-org-join-1516815300754.png > > > > > > The most recent addition is a more explicit Code of Conduct, which is > > > still a work in progress but a pretty significant addition for us. It, > > > too, was a collaborative process but the real driving force was one of > > > doubling down on explicitly inviting diversity and inclusion by saying > > > "if you're here, you belong here, and we're prepared to help protect that > > > together". > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > > The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. > > > Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org > > > Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com > > > My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Teodora Todirica > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > Is somebody here that is willing to help with some internal rules for > > > > > coworking spaces? Like a list that could be attached to the contract > > > > > and maybe something printable to put it on the walls. > > > > > I found something on the group but the subject is since 2008, I want > > > > > something more up-to- date. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Teodora, Romania > > > > > -- > > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
