Making Space for Entrepreneurs and Independent Workers

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Coworking and Libraries Support and Services for
The Self-Employed and New Entrepreneurs
Meg Knodl, MLIS megknodl_at_gmail.com
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Why should I care about workplace trends?

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Americans work. a lot.
http//www.livescience.com/17042-americans-time-ac
tivities-infographic.html
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Even our entertainment reflects the value of the
office
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Workplace Trends

• Telecomuting
• ROWE
• Hot Desking
• Offsite meetings
• Intrapreneurship
• Collaborative Consumption

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Trend Telecommuting
Real Simple Magazine
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Trend ROWE
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Trend Hot Desking

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Trend Offsite Meetings
http//www.flickr.com/photos/ojezap/4709298099/in/
photostream/
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Intrapreneurship
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Collaborative Consumption
http//www.flickr.com/photos/streamishmc/586979180
8/
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Work Experiments

• 10 years at HCL 4 job classifications, 2 unions
  (now not in one)
• Flexible expertise
• SLWOP
• Freelance Opportunities
• Coworking
• Mobility Assignment

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Coworking
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What is Coworking?
Cospace does not manufacture innovation, but we
work tirelessly to cultivate an environment where
any business can be productive.
http//cospaceatx.com/build-here/ CoCo is a
place where independent workers, small businesses
and corporate workgroups can gather to share
ideas, team up on projects and get some work
done. Were a business center that gives you an
alternative to working from home or meeting at
the local coffee shop. http//cocomsp.com
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Coworking in New Jersey
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Coworking near New Jersey
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Entrepreneurship
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Membership and Networked Resources
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Zones Open and Reserved Spaces
http//www.flickr.com/photos/cocomsp/5819211782/
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Meeting Room Space
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Kitchen, Catering, Coffee, and Water Cooler
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Whiteboards and Campsites
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Music
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Event Space (Offsites and Others)
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Facilitation
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Startup Incubators
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Questions so far?
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Creative Spaces Studios and Maker Spaces
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What is a maker?
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Maker spaces in/near NJ
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Memberships
For we're excellent to each other hereWe
rarely ever blockWe value tools over pre-emptive
rulesAnd spurn the key and the lock.       
Danny O'Brien, 2010-11-09 general meeting notes
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Welding and Machinery
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Culture of Sharing
http//www.tcmaker.org/blog/2011/01/pecha-kucha-20
x20-presentations-at-blb/
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Kitchens
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Crafting Spaces and Equipment
http//www.paintlounge.ca
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Tool Libraries
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tool-lending_
libraries
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Takeaways
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Libraries can convert spaces
http//www.artiatesiadeal.com/operation-cowork-wor
king-at-the-dekalb-bk-library-branch/
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Libraries can host these spaces
http//centrallibrary.dunnbros.com/
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Libraries can partner with these organizations
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The rules are changing which rules are you going
to change?
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Thanks!
Meg Knodl _at_dotmeg megknodl_at_gmail.com 612-916-4665