It’s been quiet around here. Why?
Filed under: Announcements, Community Support, Independents Hall, Kudos, coworking
Well, the short version of the story is, we’ve been busy. The office has been a constant stir of excitement, new faces, new developments, and a whole lot of Alex being on the road. (So crazy that I’m now referring to myself in third person).
First off, I wanted to thank the people who’ve been stepping up to help complete the list of projects at the new IndyHall office. Dedicating your own time to help get things complete is appreciated beyond words, especially when it comes in the form of manual labor. Members and non-members alike have contributed, and it’s astonishing. This community is truly fantastic.
I also appreciate everyone’s patience while things have been in flux. We’ve tossed a HUGE rock in the pond that was IndyHall, and everyone’s done a killer job riding the waves. With everyone’s hard work and persistence, we’re continuing to grow and develop IndyHall as more than just a space, but as a community.
Which is what this post is about. The summer has been tricky, with weird schedules and lots of new faces, it’s been tough to make sure that people are getting to know each other at IndyHall. By the fall, I really want to return to a regular schedule of events, both at the office and outside of the office, to make sure that our presence isn’t limited to when people are working.
This is where all of you come in:
First, IDEAS! If you’ve got events/gatherings/concepts that you think would benefit IndyHall, speak up. Even if we don’t get to it, sharing these ideas always get people thinking in new ways.
And with that, I want to kick off a couple of my own ideas to let you ruminate on, and if anyone has interest in discussing them further, just tap me (virtually, or f’real if I’m in the office).
1) A weekly open lunchroom. I’ve been really enjoying the ability to sit somewhere other than my desk and eat lunch, catch up with people, etc. Observationally, it looks like I’m not the only one.
Any thoughts on opening our lunchroom to other local peeps, sort of brown-bag style? Something really informal, no planned material or anything, just a certain day of the week that people know it’s cool to come by and eat their lunch at IndyHall.
2) Newsletter! So, we’re a bunch of twittering fools, right? Well, not everyone’s on twitter…not everyone who’s already at IndyHall, and definitely not everyone who’s yet to stop by. Archaic as it is, e-mail is still probably the best way to update LOTS of people…and we have a bunch of people signed up to be getting those. Shouldn’t we be using that to let people know what’s going on at IndyHall?
So before we get too deep into execution on this idea, I’m curious what SORTS of things you think should go in the newsletter? I’m thinking something monthly at least, but possibly every 2 weeks.
I think that’s all for now…oh, in case you’re wondering where I am over the next couple of weeks, I’m doing this thing: www.whuffaoke.com
You can catch me on the livestream starting tonight around 6pm PST, and we’ll be coming through Phily on July 26/27. You’re ALL invited to come sing Karaoke on our crazy karaoke winnebago!
peace, love, and coworking,
Alex
