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ourspace...@gmail.com
Aug 1, 2010, 8:08:07 PM8/1/10
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An earlier response on this board provided discern about how it was
tough to build a community for your coworking space. As I have
built OurSpace, LLC, I can concur about the elbow grease that I have
applied to building a strong community. It's been quite the journey,
and I will share some things, that I learned a long the way:
1. Kindness is the best policy! I have meant jerks along the way,
and sometimes I have been a bit short with people, however I have
learned that killing a person with kindness is the best policy.
2. Bars and coffee houses are a great place to meet coworkers.
Enough said.
3. Festivals and art galleries are another great place to meet the
cool people in your town.
4. Find your niche. Recently, I collaborated with a director of an
area art museum of to put on a seminar entitled "How to Survive as a
Creative in Northeast Indiana." In the audience was a young man, who
was a film maker, who was gasping with the issue of how to survive in
Ft. Wayne, and use his creative talents. As I have heard from a few
other film makers in this area, I decided it was time to take some
leadership. Thus, I organized a group who will be meeting in my
conference room this week for the 1st time.
5. Don't forget social media - twitter, blog, facebook, meetup, etc.
6. Collaborate, collaborate and then collaborate some more. From
local government officials to economic advisors to religious leaders
(make sure they can leave their religious tone at the door) to
nonprofit personnel to small business individuals, there are a number
of individuals who want to help independents succeed, all you have to
do is ask.
Jodi Dean, Founder
OurSpace, LLC
Your Space to Be Creative
825 S. Barr Street
Fort Wayne, IN
www.ourspacefw.com
tough to build a community for your coworking space. As I have
built OurSpace, LLC, I can concur about the elbow grease that I have
applied to building a strong community. It's been quite the journey,
and I will share some things, that I learned a long the way:
1. Kindness is the best policy! I have meant jerks along the way,
and sometimes I have been a bit short with people, however I have
learned that killing a person with kindness is the best policy.
2. Bars and coffee houses are a great place to meet coworkers.
Enough said.
3. Festivals and art galleries are another great place to meet the
cool people in your town.
4. Find your niche. Recently, I collaborated with a director of an
area art museum of to put on a seminar entitled "How to Survive as a
Creative in Northeast Indiana." In the audience was a young man, who
was a film maker, who was gasping with the issue of how to survive in
Ft. Wayne, and use his creative talents. As I have heard from a few
other film makers in this area, I decided it was time to take some
leadership. Thus, I organized a group who will be meeting in my
conference room this week for the 1st time.
5. Don't forget social media - twitter, blog, facebook, meetup, etc.
6. Collaborate, collaborate and then collaborate some more. From
local government officials to economic advisors to religious leaders
(make sure they can leave their religious tone at the door) to
nonprofit personnel to small business individuals, there are a number
of individuals who want to help independents succeed, all you have to
do is ask.
Jodi Dean, Founder
OurSpace, LLC
Your Space to Be Creative
825 S. Barr Street
Fort Wayne, IN
www.ourspacefw.com
Jacob Sayles
Aug 2, 2010, 5:33:47 PM8/2/10
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Excellent tips Jodi! Thanks for taking the time to share them.
Jacob
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Bang Nguyen
Aug 2, 2010, 10:04:35 PM8/2/10
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Thank you!
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Sabahat Ashraf ("iFaqeer")
Aug 3, 2010, 12:42:46 AM8/3/10
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Ditto!
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Jenn Cloud
Aug 3, 2010, 2:14:39 PM8/3/10
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For sure! And I think from my limited experience already, you
definitely need a good mixture of BOTH real-life and online
networking. So far we've only had a chance to discuss Saint Louis
Coworking online and there have been results, but not the overwheming
ones that I KNOW are to be had here downtown!
Best,
Jenn
On Aug 1, 7:08 pm, "ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com"
definitely need a good mixture of BOTH real-life and online
networking. So far we've only had a chance to discuss Saint Louis
Coworking online and there have been results, but not the overwheming
ones that I KNOW are to be had here downtown!
Best,
Jenn
On Aug 1, 7:08 pm, "ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com"
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