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Activate Citizen Space!
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by jtaggert in blog, Local News
Citizen Space has launched a new website! We’re aiming to make it easier to keep tabs on one of the coolest coworking spaces around. A few of the new features you’ll notice: easy upcoming events list, twitter feed, links to facebook, rss, plus the option to sign up for email newsletters (if that’s how you roll).
The web design project was a collaboration between a handful of volunteers and myself (who was general manager at the time). I’d like to personally thank:
- Madelin Woods, (graphic designer, css goddess, and WordPress maven) who saved this project and pushed it forward with a few Satur-all-day coworking sessions
- Thomas Knoll (initial WordPress pro)
- Ross Chapman (another WordPress pro)
- Jason Whalen (providing some astute design feedback and suggestions)
- Ivan Storck of Sustainable Websites who helped with last minute WordPress back end issues
Take a peek! We’re still working on the “History of Citizen Space” page and a few others, but feedback is always welcome!
Our blog is coming alive again
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by jtaggert in blog, Local News
We’ve been quiet for awhile now in the blogosphere, but have been active in other areas. It’s been almost a year now we’ve been in the new space. Currently about 15 full-time residents, plus the always welcome and interesting array of Drop-Ins. I started working here part-time last June, and every day am amazed and grateful for the hard work people put in to make this space successful.
In the next few weeks our new web-site will go live, with easier to access information and new photographs of the space. And February and March promise some exciting events. Next week is Social Media Week San Francisco! Chris Heuer/Social Media Club have been working their tails off to organize this event. More info about that and the morning event on the “State of Coworking Today” shortly…
Changes and expansion at Citizen Space
Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by Chris Messina in blog, Local News
Tara blogged about some exciting changes underway at Citizen Space, most notably a move from the 1500 ft2 space on the third floor to a 3500 ft2 space on the first, giving us much better access to the street and providing ample room for larger events and more coworkers.
The transition to this space will take place over the next several months, with the move-in date right around March 1.
This transition also marks a change in management and ownership at Citizen Space. The new space will be wholly run and jointly owned by Tara, Elisabeth Norris and Hillary Hartley.
Personally, I’m thrilled to see how much Citizen Space has grown, and how much coworking as a movement has evolved (and continues to accelerate its spread) since I blogged about the idea just over three years ago. The community owes its success to its inclusivity and diversity, and to the caliber of the people who contribute to its culture, and with that in mind, I’m even more confident about the future of Citizen Space as I move on to my next venture.
Citizen Space mugs have arrived!
Posted on 06. Jul, 2007 by Chris Messina in blog, Local News
Thanks to the good folks at Right Sleeve, we’ve received our order of sweet mugs (inspired by Wishingline’s original mugs).
The mug design process was captured, where else, but on Flickr?
For now, Citizen Space tenants will be the first recipients of mugs — and a number will replace our janky IKEA mugs that had been serving us in the conversation room. The rest well… would be perfect additions to coworking spaces around the world!
CoworkingIreland visits Citizen Space
Posted on 06. May, 2007 by Chris Messina in blog, Coworking, Local News
Paul Campbell from Ireland stopped into Citizen Space this past week on a fact-finding mission for CoworkingIreland. Here are his thoughts:
So I stopped into Citzen Space in San Francisco yesterday and I’m coming to the end of my second official day co-working, right where it all began. Chris Messina and Tara Hunt are the remaining occupiers of the office, but the place has been teeming the past two days.
I arrived in and after about 2 minutes of awkwardness I was at a desk, plugged in and good to go. I was more awkward that nobody actually acknowledged my presence – as though they were used to people walking in – and they are!
And so it’s pretty much exactly as you would expect. A couple of regulars, a couple of bedouins and an atmosphere that encourages collaboration and playtime, as well as serious business.
Antoin raised a few issues recently about the viability of co-working, and I got a chance to quiz Chris on some of them. From talking to him I got the impression that it’s important that there’s a ‘home team’ – Citizen Agency are such for Citizen Space and they handle the lease and deal with the landlord. Indeed, it’s important to have the landlord on your side – I feel, however, that co-working is actually an attractive proposition for a landlord – the ‘home team’ will generally be subsidised by the regular deskers and there’s generally a really good atmosphere.
Antoin also raised the point of office conflicts and deskers being protective of their business dealings and projects. Chris’s response to this is: deal with it, or go somewhere else. While I was there, several of the regular deskers were on calls, winning deals on large contracts for their businesses. There was a spirit of comradery and good will, rather than secrecy and remorse.
Regarding actually getting work done, there were often long periods in the office where banter would be high – I noticed Chris had a set of Shure EC3 headphones – headphones were donned by anyone who wanted to get some serious work done, including myself.
All in all, the experience and advice that I received was extremely rewarding. Citizen Space is right in there between the coffee shop and the conventional office, with all the good will and social activity of BarCamp to boot. I’m really pepped and looking forward to some good meetings next week to try and get a space off the ground in Dublin.
