Re: [Coworking] Rewards/Check-in System

[Jacob Sayles]

Any feedback yet?  I'd be interested in exploring this idea if you give me
a little more to go off of.  And how is everything going at Hera Hub?  I
was talking with Felena and Janelle awhile ago about systems and operations
and I'm long overdue from connecting with Jangle.

Jacob

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Sarah Bacerra  wrote:

> Hello, coworking aficionados!
>
> We hold a lot of weekly and monthly member events to boost business acumen
> and foster community. I am exploring ideas for an event check-in/rewards
> system to measure engagement in these events and have a reward system in
> place to encourage more members to attend (think Plenti card or something
> similar). It MUST be automated and simple for both the members to use and
> the space manager to manage (e.g. no paper sign-in sheets that have to
> manually be entered by someone). Is anyone doing this already? If so, what
> are you using and how is it working for you?
>
> Thanks for your feedback!
>
> -Sarah
>
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[Coworking] Re: Rewards/Check-in System

[Adrian Palacios]

Hi Sarah,

Would checking each attendee in during the events be an option a all? In 
the old days, when we did event management, we used to scan people in to 
the venues using handheld devices, sometimes phones in the smaller events. 
This was mainly to know how busy the venue was for last minute on-the-door 
sales as well as to report occupancy to the authorities, but I'm wondering 
if this technology could be used also in your case. All you would need is a 
barcode in the event tickets or registration confirmation email. For 
member-only events you could look at barcoding the actual member access 
cards, if you have those, so they are easy to scan at the event.

We have also seen UHF-based radio cards which are picked up automatically 
without having to scan them as long as members are within a few meters of a 
radio beacon. These radio card are normally added to the regular member 
access cards and they are pretty inconspicuous. These can also be used to 
check members in on a day to day basis, not just during events, so you know 
how busy the space is at different hours of the day, use patterns, 
membership usage, etc...

There are probably a good number of solutions around, it is a matter of 
knowing what your event process can fit and how/if it can work with them.

On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7:31:52 PM UTC, Sarah Bacerra wrote:
>
> Hello, coworking aficionados!
>
> We hold a lot of weekly and monthly member events to boost business acumen 
> and foster community. I am exploring ideas for an event check-in/rewards 
> system to measure engagement in these events and have a reward system in 
> place to encourage more members to attend (think Plenti card or something 
> similar). It MUST be automated and simple for both the members to use and 
> the space manager to manage (e.g. no paper sign-in sheets that have to 
> manually be entered by someone). Is anyone doing this already? If so, what 
> are you using and how is it working for you?
>
> Thanks for your feedback!
>
> -Sarah 
>

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Re: [Coworking] Space Utilization Rate

[John Newman]

Thanks for sharing these two links Alex, its great to hear how you 
approached and solved these questions at Indy Hall.

Best, 
John Newman
General Manager
www.TheBackOfficeStudio.com

On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 9:26:20 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> > They'll only be marginally better at predicting their own behaviour 
> than any of us are at trying to guess it.
>
> This is 100% correct :)
>
> It depends on the people, it depends on what they're coming to the space 
> for, it depends on traffic/travel, it depends on weatherso many things. 
>
> This Quora answer 
> 
>  which 
> might help you with thinking about your utilization figures - it's a little 
> bit of a different way of thinking about what you're tracking and what you 
> can expect. 
>
> As an aside, I'd encourage you to reconsider "unlimited" access as your 
> base membership. For that, I put together a guide to designing memberships 
> 
>  that 
> optimize for community that I hope helps you!
>
> -Alex
>
>
>
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> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Markwell  > wrote:
>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> Sorry this is unlikely to be the answer you want to receive: it depends.
>>
>> Your safest bet would be to find your community members before you lease 
>> the space and ask them how often they expect to use it. They'll only be 
>> marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at 
>> trying to guess it. But if you involve them in the decision they'll be more 
>> forgiving if it feels too busy or too quiet.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 at 12:52 Eric Wulf  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very 
>>> thankful for this resource.
>>>
>>> Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can 
>>> you tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I 
>>> were to sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated 
>>> desks, but unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms 
>>> of how many members might visit each day*?
>>>
>>> What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30 
>>> workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
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