Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Mohamed nawito]

Hi,

I was looking for a list of websites that are listing coworking spaces all
over the world as a directory, can anyone help ?

Best regards

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <aky...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Greg
>
> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teckno...@gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, a
>> 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for
>> internal communications with members?
>>
> ​
> ​I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. I'd
> be interested in having feedback too.
>
>
>>
>> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would
>> be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this
>> google group.
>>
> ​
> ​I would ! Please keep me informed
>
>
>>
>> -
>> Gregory St. Fort
>> www.100state.com
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Alex Ahom]

Hi everyone! thanks for the heads up on Slack. I'm totally new to this 
group as of yesterday (and slack) so I took your advice and signed up last 
night. I joined the Coworking Leadership Slack group and started one for my 
coworking space Shhared.

Hope to see more of you here and on in the slackosphere.

Alex



On Tuesday, 15 September 2015 22:15:21 UTC+2, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>
> Hi Gregory & all! Invite yourself to the Coworking Leadership Slack group 
> here: http://opencoworking.org/slack
>
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> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerous...@gmail.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat 
>> at various stages of our community, including before we had our own 
>> dedicated space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had. 
>>
>> With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get 
>> 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other 
>> spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be 
>> active in Slack at any give time. 
>>
>> It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in 
>> the space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a 
>> month, and Slack helps with that a LOT. 
>>
>> We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to 
>> #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to 
>> #photshopfriday. 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the 
>> space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show 
>> members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who 
>> want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom, 
>> too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by 
>> members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say 
>> thank you.
>>
>> At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering 
>> place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily 
>> interact with each other online. 
>>
>> *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful 
>> about forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get 
>> missed. Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major 
>> miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share 
>> and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo 
>> from the rest of the community.
>>
>> For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for 
>> conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz 
>> <http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the 
>> two - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have 
>> been able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of 
>> where they are. 
>>
>>  Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone 
>>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to 
>>> this google group. 
>>
>>
>> Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in 
>> Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :)
>>
>> -Alex
>>
>>
>> -

[Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Elizabeth Trice]

We're just about to set up slack. I'd like to know how many channels/ what 
types people have found optimal.
Our current plan is:
1. General conversation
2. Official announcements
3. A private group for ambassadors (front desk volunteers) and managers with a  
central email that members can send issues to that would show up on the 
managers group. 

We're also wondering if this will replace our private facebook group, which has 
fairly good usage (often 25 views/post)

We have 80 members, but only about half of those ate actively engaged. 

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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Alex Hillman]

The free version has worked great for us for over a year and a half.

Our team manually adds/removes people as part of our onboarding/cancellation
workflows

so
it doesn't get forgotten. You don't need a paid version to get API access,
but it's worth nothing that the invite API is "unofficial" so it could be
removed at anytime.

-Alex


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On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Jacob Sayles 
wrote:

> I have a question about how this gets implemented.  Are people using the
> free version and adding everyone manually, or using a paid version and
> integrating the API with some automation tools?
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Alex Hillman <
> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd stay away from trying to use Slack as an announcement tool. It's more
>> ephemeral and messages fly by and get buried pretty quickly.
>>
>> Email is still the best place for official announcements, we often
>> mention a slack channel related to the announcement in the email for people
>> who want to talk about it (#general by default, otherwise one of the
>> specialized channels).
>>
>> I'd also recommend a casual channel or two, based around some known
>> shared interests of your members. Once people see those kinds of channels
>> they start to come up with more ideas of their own. Some great starter
>> channels that lots of people can get involved in are #music (our channel
>> ends up being a lot of YouTube music videos and soundcloud tracks),
>> #podcasts (again, episode recommendations and episode discussions),
>> #bookworms...and that's just a couple of them. Don't over plan it, the
>> whole idea is to create places where people can talk about their non-work
>> interests, and find out who shares them because that's where TRUST is built
>> among community members. And if you over plan it, people don't get a chance
>> to feel a sense of ownership over creating and moderating the rooms, which
>> leads to the rooms dying quickly.
>>
>> Just a couple of casual seeds though and things can really start to take
>> off!
>>
>> Oh, and don't forget to update the slack settings for "default rooms when
>> new members join" to include a couple of these special interest rooms.
>> People can leave them if they end up not being interested but think of it a
>> bit like a tour through a virtual space. Show them it's there, and then let
>> them decide if they want to stay!
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> -Alex
>>
>>
>> On Friday, September 18, 2015, Elizabeth Trice 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We're just about to set up slack. I'd like to know how many channels/
>>> what types people have found optimal.
>>> Our current plan is:
>>> 1. General conversation
>>> 2. Official announcements
>>> 3. A private group for ambassadors (front desk volunteers) and managers
>>> with a  central email that members can send issues to that would show up on
>>> the managers group.
>>>
>>> We're also wondering if this will replace our private facebook group,
>>> which has fairly good usage (often 25 views/post)
>>>
>>> We have 80 members, but only about half of those ate actively engaged.
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Alex Hillman]

I'd stay away from trying to use Slack as an announcement tool. It's more
ephemeral and messages fly by and get buried pretty quickly.

Email is still the best place for official announcements, we often mention
a slack channel related to the announcement in the email for people who
want to talk about it (#general by default, otherwise one of the
specialized channels).

I'd also recommend a casual channel or two, based around some known shared
interests of your members. Once people see those kinds of channels they
start to come up with more ideas of their own. Some great starter channels
that lots of people can get involved in are #music (our channel ends up
being a lot of YouTube music videos and soundcloud tracks), #podcasts
(again, episode recommendations and episode discussions), #bookworms...and
that's just a couple of them. Don't over plan it, the whole idea is to
create places where people can talk about their non-work interests,
and find out who shares them because that's where TRUST is built among
community members. And if you over plan it, people don't get a chance to
feel a sense of ownership over creating and moderating the rooms, which
leads to the rooms dying quickly.

Just a couple of casual seeds though and things can really start to take
off!

Oh, and don't forget to update the slack settings for "default rooms when
new members join" to include a couple of these special interest rooms.
People can leave them if they end up not being interested but think of it a
bit like a tour through a virtual space. Show them it's there, and then let
them decide if they want to stay!

Good luck,

-Alex

On Friday, September 18, 2015, Elizabeth Trice  wrote:

> We're just about to set up slack. I'd like to know how many channels/ what
> types people have found optimal.
> Our current plan is:
> 1. General conversation
> 2. Official announcements
> 3. A private group for ambassadors (front desk volunteers) and managers
> with a  central email that members can send issues to that would show up on
> the managers group.
>
> We're also wondering if this will replace our private facebook group,
> which has fairly good usage (often 25 views/post)
>
> We have 80 members, but only about half of those ate actively engaged.
>
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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Jacob Sayles]

I have a question about how this gets implemented.  Are people using the
free version and adding everyone manually, or using a paid version and
integrating the API with some automation tools?

On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Alex Hillman 
wrote:

> I'd stay away from trying to use Slack as an announcement tool. It's more
> ephemeral and messages fly by and get buried pretty quickly.
>
> Email is still the best place for official announcements, we often mention
> a slack channel related to the announcement in the email for people who
> want to talk about it (#general by default, otherwise one of the
> specialized channels).
>
> I'd also recommend a casual channel or two, based around some known shared
> interests of your members. Once people see those kinds of channels they
> start to come up with more ideas of their own. Some great starter channels
> that lots of people can get involved in are #music (our channel ends up
> being a lot of YouTube music videos and soundcloud tracks), #podcasts
> (again, episode recommendations and episode discussions), #bookworms...and
> that's just a couple of them. Don't over plan it, the whole idea is to
> create places where people can talk about their non-work interests,
> and find out who shares them because that's where TRUST is built among
> community members. And if you over plan it, people don't get a chance to
> feel a sense of ownership over creating and moderating the rooms, which
> leads to the rooms dying quickly.
>
> Just a couple of casual seeds though and things can really start to take
> off!
>
> Oh, and don't forget to update the slack settings for "default rooms when
> new members join" to include a couple of these special interest rooms.
> People can leave them if they end up not being interested but think of it a
> bit like a tour through a virtual space. Show them it's there, and then let
> them decide if they want to stay!
>
> Good luck,
>
> -Alex
>
>
> On Friday, September 18, 2015, Elizabeth Trice  wrote:
>
>> We're just about to set up slack. I'd like to know how many channels/
>> what types people have found optimal.
>> Our current plan is:
>> 1. General conversation
>> 2. Official announcements
>> 3. A private group for ambassadors (front desk volunteers) and managers
>> with a  central email that members can send issues to that would show up on
>> the managers group.
>>
>> We're also wondering if this will replace our private facebook group,
>> which has fairly good usage (often 25 views/post)
>>
>> We have 80 members, but only about half of those ate actively engaged.
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Sebastian Vela]

Gregory, 

We implemented SLack over a year ago here at Axis Space and it's actually 
one of the most used tools for community building as well as it has become 
for us a huge selling point. I definately recommend it. It has built an 
awesome digital community as well. 

On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:59:48 AM UTC-4, Gregory St. Fort 
wrote:
>
> thanks. This is awesome info. We did a launch for it an so far 50% of our 
> members signed in 
>
> On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3:08:39 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
>>
>> *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat 
>> at various stages of our community, including before we had our own 
>> dedicated space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had. 
>>
>> With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get 
>> 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other 
>> spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be 
>> active in Slack at any give time. 
>>
>> It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in 
>> the space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a 
>> month, and Slack helps with that a LOT. 
>>
>> We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to 
>> #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to 
>> #photshopfriday. 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the 
>> space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show 
>> members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who 
>> want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom, 
>> too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by 
>> members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say 
>> thank you.
>>
>> At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering 
>> place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily 
>> interact with each other online. 
>>
>> *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful 
>> about forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get 
>> missed. Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major 
>> miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share 
>> and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo 
>> from the rest of the community.
>>
>> For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for 
>> conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz 
>> <http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the 
>> two - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have 
>> been able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of 
>> where they are. 
>>
>>  Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone 
>>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to 
>>> this google group. 
>>
>>
>> Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in 
>> Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :)
>>
>> -Alex
>>
>>
>> --
>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.*
>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com
>> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <aky...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Greg
>>>
>>> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teck...@gmail.com> a 
>>> écrit :
>>>
>>>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, 
>>>> a 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack 
>>>> for 
>>>> internal communications with members? 
>>>>
>>> ​
>>> ​I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. 
>>> I'd be interested in having feedback too.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone 
>>>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to 
>>>> this google group. 
>>>>
>>> ​
>>> ​I would ! Please keep me informed 
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> - 
>>>> Gregory St. Fort
>

Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Gregory St. Fort]

thanks. This is awesome info. We did a launch for it an so far 50% of our 
members signed in 

On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3:08:39 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat at 
> various stages of our community, including before we had our own dedicated 
> space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had. 
>
> With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get 
> 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other 
> spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be 
> active in Slack at any give time. 
>
> It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in the 
> space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a 
> month, and Slack helps with that a LOT. 
>
> We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to 
> #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to 
> #photshopfriday. 
>
>
>
>
> Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the 
> space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show 
> members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who 
> want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom, 
> too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by 
> members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say 
> thank you.
>
> At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering 
> place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily 
> interact with each other online. 
>
> *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful about 
> forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get missed. 
> Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major 
> miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share 
> and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo 
> from the rest of the community.
>
> For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for 
> conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz 
> <http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the two 
> - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have been 
> able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of 
> where they are. 
>
>  Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would 
>> be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this 
>> google group. 
>
>
> Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in 
> Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :)
>
> -Alex
>
>
> --
> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.*
> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com
> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <aky...@gmail.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi Greg
>>
>> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teck...@gmail.com 
>> > a écrit :
>>
>>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, 
>>> a 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for 
>>> internal communications with members? 
>>>
>> ​
>> ​I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. I'd 
>> be interested in having feedback too.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone 
>>> would be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to 
>>> this google group. 
>>>
>> ​
>> ​I would ! Please keep me informed 
>>
>>
>>>
>>> - 
>>> Gregory St. Fort
>>> www.100state.com
>>>
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[Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Gregory St. Fort]

Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, a 
200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for 
internal communications with members? 

Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would 
be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this 
google group. 

- 
Gregory St. Fort
www.100state.com

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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Alex Hillman]

*Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat at
various stages of our community, including before we had our own dedicated
space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had.

With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get
100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other
spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be
active in Slack at any give time.

It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in the
space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a
month, and Slack helps with that a LOT.

We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to
#music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to
#photshopfriday.




Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the
space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show
members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who
want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom,
too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by
members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say
thank you.

At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering
place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily
interact with each other online.

*But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful about
forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get missed.
Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major
miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share
and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo
from the rest of the community.

For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for
conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz
<http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the two -
new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have been
able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of
where they are.

 Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would
> be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this
> google group.


Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in
Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :)

-Alex


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On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <aky...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Greg
>
> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teckno...@gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, a
>> 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for
>> internal communications with members?
>>
> ​
> ​I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. I'd
> be interested in having feedback too.
>
>
>>
>> Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would
>> be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this
>> google group.
>>
> ​
> ​I would ! Please keep me informed
>
>
>>
>> -
>> Gregory St. Fort
>> www.100state.com
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Tony Bacigalupo]

Hi Gregory & all! Invite yourself to the Coworking Leadership Slack group
here: http://opencoworking.org/slack


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On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> *Slack has been a huge boon for our community.* We've used online chat at
> various stages of our community, including before we had our own dedicated
> space. Slack is, hands down, the best we've ever had.
>
> With that said, it's important to remember that you're not going to get
> 100% participation. In my experience - not just with Indy Hall but other
> spaces I've worked with - you can expect 10-25% of your community to be
> active in Slack at any give time.
>
> It's a great way for members to connect, especially ones who aren't in the
> space every day. 60% of our members are in our space less than once a
> month, and Slack helps with that a LOT.
>
> We have over 60 member-generated channels, from #overheardatthehall to
> #music to #design to #devs to #happy-hour to #indyhall-arts to
> #photshopfriday.
>
>
>
>
> Last year we started an #indyhallops channel to open up some of the
> space-related operations discussion, and it's been an amazing way to show
> members what goes on "under the hood" and a great onramp for people who
> want to pitch in a little bit more. We still have a private #staffroom,
> too, but an incredible amount of things get handled in #indyhallops by
> members without our team even needing to get involved other than to say
> thank you.
>
> At the end of the day, we think of Slack as a first class "gathering
> place", just like our coworking space. A lot of our members primarily
> interact with each other online.
>
> *But since Slack only reaches a small % of the community, be careful about
> forgetting the people who aren't in Slack. *Lots of messages get missed.
> Treating it like a formal announcement channel can lead to major
> miscommunications. We especially make it a point to remind members to share
> and connect outside of Slack as well, lest it become a disconnected silo
> from the rest of the community.
>
> For what it's worth, Slack might be our most "active" place for
> conversations online but our email discussion list, powered by GroupBuzz
> <http://groupbuzz.io/>, has 75%+ active participation. We combine the two
> - new GB posts actually get posted automatically into Slack - and have been
> able to keep the vast majority of our community in touch regardless of
> where they are.
>
>  Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would
>> be interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this
>> google group.
>
>
> Some folks on this list have already started one of these! I've copied in
> Melissa Geissinger, who I think is modding among others. :)
>
> -Alex
>
>
> --
> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.*
> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com
> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Cédric Bousmanne <aky...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Greg
>>
>> Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teckno...@gmail.com> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>> Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state,
>>> a 200+ member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for
>>> internal communications with members?
>>>
>> ​
>> ​I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. I'd

Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

[Cédric Bousmanne]

Hi Greg


Le mardi 15 sept. 2015 à 19:32, Gregory St. Fort <teckno...@gmail.com> a écrit :

Hey everyone! My name is Greg, I am the executive director of 100state, a 200+ 
member coworking community in Madison, WI. Has anyone used slack for internal 
communications with members? 





​

​I'm planning to use it too, but our coworking space is not open yet. I'd be 
interested in having feedback too.






Also I have been following these discussions and wondered if anyone would be 
interested in joining a slack group about coworking. similar to this google 
group. 








​

​I would ! Please keep me informed 







- 

Gregory St. Fort

www.100state.com








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