http://carolinebeavon.com/2010/01/26/a-good-girls-guide-to-co-working/ data journalism / visualizations / social media / online Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://carolinebeavon.com/2010/01/26/a-good-girls-guide-to-co-working/comment-page-1/#comment-880 caroline Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:42:54 +0000 http://carolinebeavon.com/?p=1972#comment-880 The hosts idea is a great one! It is an unusual situation, you are in close proximity with someone you don't know, and you don't always want to interrupt them to say "hi" Having someone there who can break the ice is an answer. I agree that Fridays are a lot less formal and, as you say, they can be fun. I wonder if some guidelines about phone use would be helpful? Suggest using the lounge area, or the hallway perhaps? The hosts idea is a great one! It is an unusual situation, you are in close proximity with someone you don’t know, and you don’t always want to interrupt them to say “hi”
Having someone there who can break the ice is an answer.
I agree that Fridays are a lot less formal and, as you say, they can be fun.
I wonder if some guidelines about phone use would be helpful? Suggest using the lounge area, or the hallway perhaps?

]]> http://carolinebeavon.com/2010/01/26/a-good-girls-guide-to-co-working/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Annette Naudin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:34:11 +0000 http://carolinebeavon.com/?p=1972#comment-878 It is a minefield but quite good fun. At Moseley Exchange we've tried to use 'hosts' to help break the ice and introduce co-workers. But the phone thing is a difficult one - do you or dont you? I go in the lounge area but people can still hear me. Some days are really formal and other days (fridays) tend to be chatty. For me, the beauty of this is that the members will develop the co working 'rules' as they go along. It is a minefield but quite good fun. At Moseley Exchange we’ve tried to use ‘hosts’ to help break the ice and introduce co-workers. But the phone thing is a difficult one – do you or dont you? I go in the lounge area but people can still hear me.
Some days are really formal and other days (fridays) tend to be chatty. For me, the beauty of this is that the members will develop the co working ‘rules’ as they go along.

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