This weekend, I got a tip on WorkSpace3 a local ‘work club’/co-working startup here in town.
While the site is currently a little slim on info (like the unfortunate lack of contact info), they’ve laid out the co-working vision for 4 personas.
My initial reaction is cautious optimism.
While their ‘What does it include’ list thankfully […]
Ben Moore, from Curbly, talks about the need for a project to start with the interface design. All his points are dead on.
In my decade of experience, a website isn’t real to clients until they see some pictures, sketches, something, anything. With this in mind, my goal is to provide initial wireframes (black and […]
The notion of ‘coworking’ comes up every couple of months in the MNteractive community, a place where a number of independent or otherwise office-challenged people could spent the afternoon working near others.
CoWorking.Info is aggregating info about worldwide coworking efforts. I see Madison, Chicago, and Milwaukee, but not us.
Bueller?
ELSEWHERE:
Ben Edwards unpacks the need for an […]
More and more, I’m less and less of a fan of job interviews. I’d much rather; get straight to the work, determine if the project is cool, and if the people all around are fun to work with.
I think all meetings should produce some moving-the-project-forward artifact - new team member tryouts (the thing formerly […]
An Idea for BIG Client Problems over at the [non]billable hour is a good read.
The gist is - dedicate a pre-determined amount of time to a single problem, and you’ll be surprised at the results.
Now, take a framework like Ruby on Rails, and a reasonably experienced team of 3-5 people, covering visual design, CSS, and […]
I caught the MN-ASIS conversation with Jerry Baldwin on Library ROI tonight.
Jerry’s spent the past 30 years in the Minnesota Department of Transportation Library and he shared some intriguing numbers on the value of a good librarian. Not news to a fan of the classic Tracy and Hepburn flick Deskset, but good numbers.
Average value […]
Mobile workforce. I never thought it possible to make something that seemed so complicated (to me) so easy.
Here I am at home. I am working. It is a blizzard outside, but I’m here toasty in my comfortable clothes. I didn’t have to go out on a day that was very unappealing to tackle.
Garrick predicted […]
When I work from home, I have to deal with a large number of interruptions which makes time tracking rather difficult. So I’ve been experimenting with xTime Project. It’s a spiffy little app that works well and supposedly a major new release is due soon. Do you use software for time tracking? If so, which […]
The Gate-3 WorkClub in Emeryville, CA officially opens this week.
It’s a fantastic idea. Think community artists studio or mini-incubator for independent, small, and non-profit businesses with all the technological amenities necessary to run a business (conference rooms, video conference, wi-fi, coffee). Everyone learns from each other.
The MNteractive community needs a place like Gate-3. A common […]
There are 2 types of people in the world:
Those that need a precise, clear, formal, defined, structure to work within.
As Morendil posts this comes down to which side of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle you prefer: more control or a faster velocity.
Personally, I prefer the faster velocity. How about you?
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