[Coworking] Re: Setting up a new coworking space in Tunis, Tunisia

2012-01-18 Thread JeanYves
Congrats Rym We look forward to hear more about your space in the coming months. All the best Jean-Yves Huwart Coworking Europe conference On Jan 17, 5:48 am, Rym B. rym.baoue...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Coworking friends around the World, My name is Rym. I am from Tunisia but currently reside

[Coworking] Re: Spreading the Concept

2012-01-18 Thread TTG, Inc.
I too have the same difficulty. My coworking community is located in Camp Hill, PA. It is a suburbia town next to our state capitol. I have found that people find the concept interesting and while some understand the concept most do not. I have tried explaining it in different ways and invite

Re: [Coworking] Re: Spreading the Concept

2012-01-18 Thread rachel young
Have you tried doing some presentations at local events, like meetups, networking events, association meetings, college/uni classes? You can show some videos there too. Or host an open house for a week and hand pick people to invite to work there. r. On Jan 18, 2012 7:58 AM, TTG, Inc.

Re: [Coworking] Spreading the Concept

2012-01-18 Thread Paul Iribarne
Hi David. We have been around for only a few months (in Buenos Aires, Argentina) and learning a lot every single day (thanks to everyone in this group, btw, this group is an incredible resorce, and I'm happy to be writing some thoughts here for the first time!). Things that we have been learning

Re: [Coworking] Spreading the Concept

2012-01-18 Thread Alex Hillman
The bottom line I think is communicating the underlying values behind coworking. And the way you do this and the way you relate with members of the space and with the community in general will gradually show the underlying values of your space...this will attract certain clients who share

Re: [Coworking] Spreading the Concept

2012-01-18 Thread Andy Stratton
I just wanted to echo the authenticity statement. *As loudly as possible. In everything.* -- Andy Stratton Web / Developer / Designer 443-623-6835 On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: The bottom line I think is communicating the underlying values

Re: [Coworking] Digest for coworking@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

2012-01-18 Thread Harold Maduro
¡Hola David, bienvenido al fabuloso mundo del mercadeo de Coworking! I opened a small coworking space in Panama City, in it´s Old Quarter, we have 10 seats and around 20 members in different plans. What worked for me was, basically, creating a service for an existing market: my small number of

[Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workanitle, we only have shared desks. We have been kicking around offering permanent desks, but wondered about possible differences in expectations and assumptions between permanent and shared deskers. Specifically, we wondered if permanent deskers would develop a sense of ownership and

Re: [Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Andy Didorosi
We've seen at Paper Street in Detroit that dedicated desk users do get cagey and cluttered. They start using the space as a personal office rather than a collaborative environment. We're ending our dedicated spaces now, if that gives you any indication. Andy Didorosi: Mobile 313-427-9668 On

Re: [Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Andy Didorosi
No sweat! I'll be popping in soon; I've walked by your rad looking space a number of times. Andy Didorosi: Mobile 313-427-9668 On Jan 18, 2012, at 10:05 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: Andy, Thanks for the feedback. (Next time you are near Ann Arbor, stop by. I will do the same

Re: [Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Tom Brandt
Excellent! Ask for me, Trek, Dave or Bill T.; we are the ones running it. On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Andy Didorosi a...@detroitindie.comwrote: No sweat! I'll be popping in soon; I've walked by your rad looking space a number of times. Andy Didorosi: Mobile 313-427-9668 On Jan 18,

Re: [Coworking] Permanent desks vs shared

2012-01-18 Thread Chad Ballantyne
We blend full-timer desks with flex desks - the full-timers are not segmented to a corner, rather in the middle of the open space. We have closed offices upstairs which I eventually hope to open them up to more collaborative space and creative meeting spaces. For now, the upstairs helps pay