I think the open/closed part might be summarized as:
Open decision-making: sets explicit, transparent, public limits on who
can be a member and how they can participate; does not have implicit or
hidden rules or processes for determining or excluding potential members.
That still leaves some
Hera Hub in San Diego has a high % of women members. They have also begun
to franchise, which could be helpful to you. I've copied Felena above.
NextKids is run by NextSpace in SF. I believe their childcare component has
been in operation for about 1-1/2 years now. I've copied Iris here,
although
Hi Oren,
I really appreciate your thoughtful reply about this. And it's definitely
pushed me in the direction of greater support for the cause. Two
particular points that I can agree with: (1) the name is being spelled in
two different ways for no very good reason. We might be able to solve
I know I'm jumping into this discussion late, but just getting to my
overflowing in box!
I just wanted to respond to the discussion that popped up about the
physical space itself not being a huge factor when people think about
what makes a good coworking space. I don't speak French,
I like the list as well as Alex's add on open membership decision-making.
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Hi Everyone
I've seen some discussion here about selecting members and being
transparent with your criteria if you are accepting applications, but
I'd like to know how some of you have handled turning down members.
I know some spaces use the method of self-selecting - ie: anyone can
join
You can get away with imperfections in the space when the community vibe is
good. It’s much, much harder to get away with cultural dysfunction (or
nonexistence) when the space is good.
It’s not debate of if space OR community is valuable or important. Both are
important.
What’s
Lots of great analogies in there, Oren. http://ihighfive.com/
-Alex
On Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Will BennisLocus Workspace
wmben...@locusworkspace.com, wrote:
Hi Oren,
I really appreciate your thoughtful reply about this. And it's definitely
pushed me in the direction of
SW,
How many meeting rooms do you have?
It's unclear to me from the post whether you're referring to outsiders
using your meeting rooms or members? Is it free to members or do they pay
per hour?
These details would help clarify what strategy is appropriate to drive more
usage.
Cheers,
the returns on well designed spaces is MULTIPLIED by a great community.
Well, I think the reverse can work as well: the returns of a good community
can be multiplied by a well-designed space.
Just sayin'
:-)
*JEROME CHANG*
*WEST: Santa Monica*
1450 2nd Street (@Broadway) | Santa Monica CA
Hey Xavier,
That's precisely what I'm working on with Open Coworking through the Open
Coworking Map: http://coworkingdotcom.herokuapp.com/ (The site will be
moving to map.coworking.com very very shortly.)
The idea behind the Open Coworking Map is very simple. All global
coworking lists have
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