Community Workspace or Communist Workspace?

[Will Bennis, Locus Workspace]

Being an American running a coworking space in a post-communist country (the Czech Republic), I'm not always keyed in to the local connotations of language. What are the implications of using the term "community" to describe your workspace in a country where the root of the word is also names the political doctrine associated with more than 40 years of doublespeak and oppression? A couple Locus Workspace members let me know in what will hopefully be an ongoing tradition of pranks to greet me when I return from holiday. Here's my blog post about it. Maybe I need to lighten up on the workspace rules? :)

[Alex Hillman]

Will, your members pranks make me envious :)

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On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wrote:

Being an American running a coworking space in a post-communist country (the Czech Republic), I'm not always keyed in to the local connotations of language. What are the implications of using the term "community" to describe your workspace in a country where the root of the word is also names the political doctrine associated with more than 40 years of doublespeak and oppression? A couple Locus Workspace members let me know in what will hopefully be an ongoing tradition of pranks to greet me when I return from holiday. Here's my blog post about it. Maybe I need to lighten up on the workspace rules? :)

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[Will Bennis, Locus Workspace]

Well, I was showing off. Your posts about your community make me envious every other week! 

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