I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
I would start by engaging the coworking spaces within the Coworking Visa by adding a possibility for the spaces to do this.
If you want to speak with one of my coworkers who does this regularly talk to Katia She speaks English and many other languages and has a blog dedicated to home exchanges http://lanomadesedentaire.wordpress.com/
On Thursday, May 29, 2014 5:16:17 PM UTC+2, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
Ohhh my gosh that would be so awesome and such an incentive to get a full-time membership at a coworking space to trade with others.
Personally, I’d need to feel a lot of security in the program (for my home’s sake), much in a way that airbnb provides (and even couch surfing, which I’ve never heard bad things about!). But I’d certainly love to participate and would bet that others would love the idea, too, so keep this group posted on how that comes along!
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On Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:16:17 AM UTC-4, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together We’re piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
Angel
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On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
I love this! Susan and I have talked about something very similar where we invite people to come to Seattle to join the Office Nomads team for a week, or a month to get hands on experience in an established community. We’ve been talking about it for a long time but haven’t pinned down any details as of yet. What do people think about that idea? I also love to travel so give me an excuse and I’m there!
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski [email protected] wrote:
It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together We’re piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
Angel
On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
I would like to start a pilot with some coworking spaces, I already have a few interested in Europe: the one I’m based in Barcelona and others in Vienna and Berlin, but we need a few more to reach enough critical mass. And everywhere, not only in Europe.
Please, if anyone is interested drop me a line.
Carlos
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Carlos López
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Jacob Sayles [email protected] wrote:
I love this! Susan and I have talked about something very similar where we invite people to come to Seattle to join the Office Nomads team for a week, or a month to get hands on experience in an established community. We’ve been talking about it for a long time but haven’t pinned down any details as of yet. What do people think about that idea? I also love to travel so give me an excuse and I’m there!
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski [email protected] wrote:
It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together We’re piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
Angel
On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
I would like to start a pilot with some coworking spaces, I already have a few interested in Europe: the one I’m based in Barcelona and others in Vienna and Berlin, but we need a few more to reach enough critical mass. And everywhere, not only in Europe.
Please, if anyone is interested drop me a line.
Carlos
Carlos López
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Jacob Sayles [email protected] wrote:
I love this! Susan and I have talked about something very similar where we invite people to come to Seattle to join the Office Nomads team for a week, or a month to get hands on experience in an established community. We’ve been talking about it for a long time but haven’t pinned down any details as of yet. What do people think about that idea? I also love to travel so give me an excuse and I’m there!
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski [email protected] wrote:
It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together We’re piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
Angel
On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
We have actually established a nonprofit arm at CO+HOOTS in Phoenix and are looking to get donations of airfare and lodging to support coworking both nationally and internationally. I am going to be starting a community of advisors from cities around the country interested in being part of our pilot program. In order to receive the exchange trip, we are going to ask the coworkers who participate to also do a small pro bono project in their field for an organization of need in the local community where they visit.
The local coworking spaces who participate would need to provide a desk for the visiting coworkers, safe lodging (via a local hotel) with access to public transportation and a host of people who are willing to show the person around the area on their visit. There are still a lot of details to figure out, but we are going to be hosting a Google Hangout at the end of this month and I will post it here if any of you want to attend.
We have established the nonprofit with the intent of it being a national program that ALL coworking spaces can benefit from for the coworking exchange program-- NOT just PHX and CO+HOOTS.
If any of you are interested in being in the community of advisors, please let me know.
GIVE 2 HOOTS WITH CO+HOOTS!
Kristin Romaine
CO+HOOTS Foundation :: co-founder/executive director
O:: 602.688.2825 C:: 602.309-1247 cohoots.com :: [email protected] Find us on facebook + twitter + blog! 1027 E. Washington St. Suite 107, PHX
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On Thursday, May 29, 2014 8:16:17 AM UTC-7, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
This is amazing. I love the idea and Office Nomads would love to participate. This takes the beautiful cross-pollination that fuels the Coworking Visa and kicks it up a notch or two. When I get back from spending the summer in San Francisco, I plan to keep a guest room in my house in Seattle for visitors like this.
I won’t be available for the conference call later this month but I’ll keep an eye on the project and reach out later in the year. Nice work!
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Jacob
On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Kristin Romaine [email protected] wrote:
We have actually established a nonprofit arm at CO+HOOTS in Phoenix and are looking to get donations of airfare and lodging to support coworking both nationally and internationally. I am going to be starting a community of advisors from cities around the country interested in being part of our pilot program. In order to receive the exchange trip, we are going to ask the coworkers who participate to also do a small pro bono project in their field for an organization of need in the local community where they visit.
The local coworking spaces who participate would need to provide a desk for the visiting coworkers, safe lodging (via a local hotel) with access to public transportation and a host of people who are willing to show the person around the area on their visit. There are still a lot of details to figure out, but we are going to be hosting a Google Hangout at the end of this month and I will post it here if any of you want to attend.
We have established the nonprofit with the intent of it being a national program that ALL coworking spaces can benefit from for the coworking exchange program-- NOT just PHX and CO+HOOTS.
If any of you are interested in being in the community of advisors, please let me know.
GIVE 2 HOOTS WITH CO+HOOTS!
Kristin Romaine
CO+HOOTS Foundation :: co-founder/executive director
O:: 602.688.2825 C:: 602.309-1247 cohoots.com :: [email protected] Find us on facebook + twitter + blog! 1027 E. Washington St. Suite 107, PHX
On Thursday, May 29, 2014 8:16:17 AM UTC-7, Carlos López wrote:
Hi all,
I’m starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
It’s a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking fee since they’re already paying at home).
I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else using a coworking membership).
The exchange of owners is the one that selfishly interest me the most. I would love to go to another coworking space in another country and swap spots with them. We would hopefully spend a day or two together but then operate each other’s space after a bit of an orientation. If possible, we would exchange living situations as well, but that’s not always possible. It would be great to know someone was looking over my coworking space while I was away.
My community members often look over the space when I’m away but I think it would be great to exchange and look at other people’s space and to participate in their community. Their feedback would be very helpful as well.
My is place is ready for visitors if anyone wants to check out Denver.
We’re piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
