Re: [Coworking] Re: building the community

2019-03-27 Thread Eric Haas
Thanks so much for sharing this alejandro! reminds and helps me to set up those basic house rules as well! Muchas gracias! Eric Op dinsdag 26 maart 2019 16:05:21 UTC+1 schreef Alejandro Moreno: > > Since we hardly did any community-building before we opened our space, if > I could do it over

Re: [Coworking] Re: building the community

2019-03-26 Thread Alejandro Moreno
Since we hardly did any community-building before we opened our space, if I could do it over again, I would address certain topics like kitchen use/rules, some basic bathroom usage/rules/etiquette, ideas for improving recycling/sustainability, member guest policy, open space noise policy (like

Re: [Coworking] Re: building the community

2019-02-25 Thread Trey Downes
It was a good step for us. Just putting into action was a good feeling. You’re totally right. It starts with one. On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:04 PM Alex Hillman wrote: > *So what happened with that one person, Trey?* > > I think what you're experiencing is pretty common: launching a coworking >

Re: [Coworking] Re: building the community

2019-02-25 Thread Alex Hillman
*So what happened with that one person, Trey?* I think what you're experiencing is pretty common: launching a coworking *meeetup* is a lot easier than launching a coworking *space* but both are fundamentally the same thing: A way to bring people together. Meetups actually step two (or three or

Re: [Coworking] Re: building the community

2019-02-25 Thread Trey Downes
Thanks I actually bought your book and it has helped me big time. Yesterday’s meet up was not what I expected. One persons showed. lol. On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:35 AM Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > There are step by step guides for your first meetings in my book at >

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-30 Thread Margo Aaron
Hi Michael, YES! Lots of ways to integrate Slack (keeping this on the main thread as I think it could be useful to others). Namely, by watching what *doesn't* work - we've all been part of those FB and Slack groups that are just...crickets. Or worse, they're overly promotional. In order to avoid

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-25 Thread Michael Jon
Hi Margo, I have my first get together coming up and I would like to introduce Slack as a tool we can use to compliment our ongoing coworking get togethers. How would you suggest implementing this virtual coworking space/slack to a small group of people new to coworking? What can I do to get

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-04 Thread Michael Jon
Thanks, Tony! I was thinking our first "meet" up can be introductions, discussing what we would like to get out of coworking and brainstorming concepts and ideas to help us meet out goals. The work sprint concept is something that I will definitely bring up - it's a great concept! On

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-02 Thread Tony Bacigalupo
Michael, So great to hear you've already gotten some response on Meetup! While I think a social gathering is valuable as a starting point, I think it helps if you can zero straight in on the kinds of folks you want to be spending time with—those who want to cowork. For that, organizing a

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-02 Thread Margo Aaron
Yeah, I mean there's definitely something if you're already getting people together and cultivating community. The only thing I'd caution is there's a big difference between getting people to come together and getting people to PAY for something. Use your meetups as market research - listen to

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-01 Thread Michael Jon
Thanks, Margo. This does help. I did end up creating a "meetup" group that has grown to about 40 members within several days. What would you recommend as our first "meetup?" I truly believe a coworking space will be successful in my area and I do have a building that I have my eye on,

Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-01 Thread Margo Aaron
Hey Michael, My coworking space is completely virtual, so we're almost *entirely* community. What's worked: - Personal introductions and taking the time to get to know everyone in the space - Exclusivity: stressing this is for "people like us" and having some common thread that