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[173.12.5.73]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w10sm1560941vef.5.2012.10.09.08.39.21 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:39:37 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 11:39:21 -0400 From: Alex Hillman To: coworking@googlegroups.com Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <50744380.3070...@meetinghouse.net> References: <50744380.3070...@meetinghouse.net> Subject: Re: [Coworking] What Grownups Want From Coworking X-Mailer: sparrow 1.6.4 (build 1178) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="50744529_6112105e_f8cd" --50744529_6112105e_f8cd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline > I've got a professional community and a network of co-workers. BINGO! YOU have that. But there's a LOT of people who don't have this, regardless of their age. And that population is growing, again, regardless of age. Facilities rentals isn't going anywhere. Coworking is less about where we work and more about how we work, and who we work with. Here's the reality: coworking isn't replacing anything. It's giving people who never would have considered the pre-existing options a new choice, and it's one that they love. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Makes perfect sense to me - then again, I'm 58 years old. I've got a > professional community and a network of co-workers. When I look to > renting space, it's not about the people, it's about the facilities - > and maybe about whether it's convenient for meetings among my existing > network. > > Jerome Chang wrote: > > And very interesting: they say these grown-ups prioritized community > > last. > > > > Jerome > > www.BLANKSPACES.com > > > > > > On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:19 AM, Steve King > > wrote: > > > > > Every so often we come across a study that really makes us jealous > > > because we wish we had done it:). What Grownups Want From Coworking > > > , > > > from Serendipity Labs, describes the results of really cool study of > > > corporate workers. It covers what these folks look for in > > > workspaces. The key findings are: > > > > > > The research indicates corporate knowledge workers rank the top needs > > > as follows: > > > > > > 1. Spacious, clean design, natural light > > > 2. Location close to home, but not at home > > > 3. Quiet spaces, confidentiality, ability to focus > > > 4. Reliability of technology and services > > > 5. IT security, material and personal safety > > > 6. Flexible, inspiring , collaborative spaces > > > 7. Accessibility to transportation & amenities > > > 8. Social interaction, community, networking > > > > > > No great surprises but they used a very clever research approach. > > > They recruited 150 corporate workers and for two months they had > > > them load photos of their ideal workspaces into an online forum and > > > engaged them in an ongoing online dialogue about their workplace needs. > > > > > > I hoping to get more details on the study. I'm sure there were a lot > > > of interesting insights beyond those in the article. > > > -- > > > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > > > > > > -- > > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > > > > > -- > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is. .... 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I've got a pr= ofessional community and a network of co-workers. 
= BINGO=21 YOU have that. But there's a LOT of people who don't have this, = regardless of their age. And that population is growing, again, regardles= s of age.  

=46acilities rentals isn'= t going anywhere. Coworking is less about= where we work and more about how we work, and who we work with. 

Here's the reality: coworking isn't replacing= anything. It's giving people who never would have considered the pre-exi= sting options a new choice, and it's one that they love. 

-Alex


--
/ah
<= div>indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
building a= community=3F http://masterclass.indyhall.org
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On Tuesday, October 9,= 2012 at 11:32 AM, Miles =46idelman wrote:

Makes perfect sense to me - then= again, I'm 58 years old. I've got a
professional community a= nd a network of co-workers. When I look to
renting space, it'= s not about the people, it's about the facilities -
and maybe = about whether it's convenient for meetings among my existing
n= etwork.

Jerome Chang wrote:
And very interesting: they say these grown-ups p= rioritized community
last.

Jerome
www.BLANKSPACES.com <http://www.BLANKSPACES.com>


On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:19 AM, Steve King <sking=40emergentresearch.com
<<= a href=3D=22mailto:sking=40emergentresearch.com=22>mailto:sking=40emergen= tresearch.com>> wrote:

Every so often we come across a study that really makes= us jealous
because we wish we had done it:). What Grownups Wa= nt =46rom Coworking
from Serendipity= Labs, describes the results of really cool study of
corporate= workers. It covers what these folks look for in
workspaces. = The key findings are:

The research indicates co= rporate knowledge workers rank the top needs
as follows:
=

1. Spacious, clean design, natural light
= 2. Location close to home, but not at home
3. Quiet spaces, co= nfidentiality, ability to focus
4. Reliability of technology a= nd services
5. IT security, material and personal safety
=
6. =46lexible, inspiring , collaborative spaces
7. Acces= sibility to transportation & amenities
8. Social interacti= on, community, networking

No great surprises but= they used a very clever research approach.
They recruited 15= 0 corporate workers and for two months they had
them load phot= os of their ideal workspaces into an online forum and
engaged = them in an ongoing online dialogue about their workplace needs.

I hoping to get more details on the study. I'm sure ther= e were a lot
of interesting insights beyond those in the artic= le.
--
Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
--
Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
=


--
In th= eory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In pr= actice, there is. .... Yogi Berra

--
Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
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