Hi, everyone,
I am considering to run my place 24/7, but I am also concerned about the security issue, how do you guys dealing with it, how many receptionist do you usually hire? is there good system I should use?
Hi,
We offer 24/7 access to our open desk, dedicated desk and private office suite members. Getting to know your members before you hand over access to your space is a great thing. So is trust, with verification. We have security cameras that record up to 30 or 45 days as well as a door access system that logs everybody’s entrance into the building when doors are locked. In regards to receptionist, we do have one full-time, however Proximity, the system we use to manage our memberships and doors, has something called Proximity Wave which acts as a virtual receptionist. Basically an iPad or similar device on a stand that greets your potential members and your existing member’s guests. Visitors can input who they are there to visit and it will text the member. Brilliant.
Proximity.space
Me - evolveworkplace.com
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On May 14, 2018 9:46 AM, “VillageOne” [email protected] wrote:
Hi, everyone,
I am considering to run my place 24/7, but I am also concerned about the security issue, how do you guys dealing with it, how many receptionist do you usually hire? is there good system I should use?
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Hi, also had that as an issue. I believe security of the coworkers as well as the coworking space. For us 24/7 is a no no
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On Mon, 14 May 2018 at 15:46, VillageOne [email protected] wrote:
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Hi, David,
Thank you for your information, I just had a talk with Josh from Proximity, I really like their approach of trying to help me to figuring out things, but my concern is they are pretty new company, and not many co-working places are using them, so my question is as a user of theirs, how do you like their product, are they reliable? and easy to use? it would be great help if you could provide me with some insights.
Thanks again for your advices.
Best
Vivienne
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On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 1:03 PM, David Lundy [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
We offer 24/7 access to our open desk, dedicated desk and private office suite members. Getting to know your members before you hand over access to your space is a great thing. So is trust, with verification. We have security cameras that record up to 30 or 45 days as well as a door access system that logs everybody’s entrance into the building when doors are locked. In regards to receptionist, we do have one full-time, however Proximity, the system we use to manage our memberships and doors, has something called Proximity Wave which acts as a virtual receptionist. Basically an iPad or similar device on a stand that greets your potential members and your existing member’s guests. Visitors can input who they are there to visit and it will text the member. Brilliant.
Proximity.space
Me - evolveworkplace.com
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On May 14, 2018 9:46 AM, “VillageOne” [email protected] wrote:
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I am considering to run my place 24/7, but I am also concerned about the security issue, how do you guys dealing with it, how many receptionist do you usually hire? is there good system I should use?
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Vivienne,
Here’s a map of spaces on the proximity Network.
https://evolveworkplace.com/connected-spaces
Quite a few spaces, and as I check it occasionally the numbers keep growing. I think that has to do with the management of proximity, their culture of always supporting their member Alliance and consistently improving their system.
I will admit that when we joined on Mid last year, there were a couple things that I would have liked to have seen operational, however I’m continually amazed at how quickly services are added. Furthermore, the development team listens to their member Network and are continually updating based on the needs of the network.
Another great thing about them is they have regular online community video conferences where various topics are brought up, bringing groups together to encourage best practices and develop the system in a way that best fits the Network’s needs.
Weird evolve looked at a lot of different systems, but ended up going with proximity not because of its features at the time but because of the vision and the drive and the people behind it. I feel like they’re most in line with the mission of coworking and will soon be leaders in the coworking software systems.
I could go on and on, feel free to reach out to me and we can talk offline and I can address any questions you may have.
Be well
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On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 1:03 PM, David Lundy [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
We offer 24/7 access to our open desk, dedicated desk and private office suite members. Getting to know your members before you hand over access to your space is a great thing. So is trust, with verification. We have security cameras that record up to 30 or 45 days as well as a door access system that logs everybody’s entrance into the building when doors are locked. In regards to receptionist, we do have one full-time, however Proximity, the system we use to manage our memberships and doors, has something called Proximity Wave which acts as a virtual receptionist. Basically an iPad or similar device on a stand that greets your potential members and your existing member’s guests. Visitors can input who they are there to visit and it will text the member. Brilliant.
Proximity.space
Me - evolveworkplace.com
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On May 14, 2018 9:46 AM, “VillageOne” [email protected] wrote:
Hi, everyone,
I am considering to run my place 24/7, but I am also concerned about the security issue, how do you guys dealing with it, how many receptionist do you usually hire? is there good system I should use?
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There’s lots of tech to help with security and access control.
And from what I’ve seen, the exact needs to keep a space safe (and more importantly, the people and their belongings inside it) vary a LOT depending on the building you’re in, the area/neighborhood, and your own internal culture.
In our current space, we were able to benefit from a big tech-enabled upgrade due to the building providing access control, though we don’t have it directly integrated with our membership tool because it’s managed by the building.
However, even with the new tech upgrade, we present 24/7 access as an earned privilege that comes with additional responsibility. We use the exchange of a key to access the space after hours as a way to establish and reinforce trust, and to send a message that “keys don’t keep us safe - we keep each other safe.”
At the time I wrote about our “neighborhood watch keyholder system” we were still using physical keys, but now that we have digital keys we’re looking at ways to create a similar system that allows non-full-time members to earn keyholder powers as well. To this day, becoming a keyholder is a rite of passage that members look forward to, and congratulate each other on. It’s pretty awesome.
I know that other spaces have borrowed and adapted this technique to great success - even if it’s a social supplement to the tech, I highly recommend it!
-Alex
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On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 1:03 PM, David Lundy [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
We offer 24/7 access to our open desk, dedicated desk and private office suite members. Getting to know your members before you hand over access to your space is a great thing. So is trust, with verification. We have security cameras that record up to 30 or 45 days as well as a door access system that logs everybody’s entrance into the building when doors are locked. In regards to receptionist, we do have one full-time, however Proximity, the system we use to manage our memberships and doors, has something called Proximity Wave which acts as a virtual receptionist. Basically an iPad or similar device on a stand that greets your potential members and your existing member’s guests. Visitors can input who they are there to visit and it will text the member. Brilliant.
Proximity.space
Me - evolveworkplace.com
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Hi, everyone,
I am considering to run my place 24/7, but I am also concerned about the security issue, how do you guys dealing with it, how many receptionist do you usually hire? is there good system I should use?
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