19 Dec
2013
19 Dec
'13
11:58 a.m.
My vision for another office/co-working space at 2141 is a 'focus-space' or
'quiet-space' of individual studying. One of the reasons that I don't come
to 2141 when I need to work, is because there isn't a place for me to be
free of question asking, and have a guaranteed lower noise level. I would
pay for that premium, of knowing that the door would be closed, and that
everybody inside would be working, no idle chatter, and no questions about
sudo room. I know that seems restrictive, but we already have plenty of
space for collaboration, but no proper study carrels. I would make a room
full of premium silent work spaces. Would that be of interest to anyone
else?
Max
On 19 December 2013 05:31, Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hey all,
Excited to discuss tonight, hope you can make it.
Appreciate the feedback from everyone, wanted to share a few thoughts.
1. On The Dangers of 2141 Broadway - as far as I see it, we're here,
and it's going to take quite a bit of energy to confirm an alternative with
the right critical mass of folks. To rent out an extra room is equivalent
to saying "We haven't signed a lease on an alternative for this January,
let's put our stuff and ourselves some place for now, especially if we
don't have any space at all". With a month-to-month contract, I shared my
reasons in the first email about why I think it's valuable to do this. In
fact, we're lucky to have the option at this time.
2. On Fund-Raising - I do think there will be some way to
intelligently combine the budgets of a small number of groups to share the
third office. Knowing just a few interested parties should get the ball
rolling. If we're building up to make serious financial commitments
together, I see this as pretty close to the minimum in terms of financial
commitments, a first step. By all of this I also mean that I don't think
the cost will be prohibitive to raising more funds, given the
back-of-the-envelope estimations for alternative spaces so far.
3. On The Office - I believe splitting the room about ~18 ways would
be possible. On the other hand, I think there is likely a better set of
chunks than even division. To give more detail, I think we could probably
do something more like:
1. Some significant portion of the space is rented by one or two
groups, up to say a third or a half. ($300 - $400 / mo)
2. Some shared desk space is available for folks that need an
office space (3 x $50 / mo)
3. Some storage space is available for folks that need storage
only, or storage along with room usage. (3 x $50 / mo)
4. A few more desks are rented and managed as a co-working
component, say as "sudo work" or whatever, that I am interested in
coordinating. (6 x $50 / mo)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Max B <maxb.personal(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Is 18 separate groups feasible? Personally, I
might be interested in
paying $50 for a co-working(ish) space for myself and for sudomesh. I
guess I'd be interested in that sort of arrangement in any new Omni-like
situation as well.
Max B
On 12/17/2013 03:12 PM, Matthew Senate wrote:
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Hey all,
I have a proposal I'd like some feedback on and to discuss at the next
meeting at the public school this Thursday (7pm right?)
*Proposal: *
Out of the attendees of these meetings (including folks on the list
below),
to find some number of interested collectives,
individuals,
organizations,
small businesses, etc to rent the $900-$950 / mo.
office adjacent to the
Bay Area Public School (BAPS), sharing the common space with BAPS and
the
Sudo Room at 2141 Broadway in Oakland. For
instance, at ~18 equal
parties,
this room can be rented for $50 / mo. I am
personally interested in
coordinating several folks to use part of the space as "sudo coworking"
with a few small desks for individual work. The intention of this
rental is
multiple-fold:
* To no longer delay in solidifying collaboration between various
groups--i.e. for other folks to join BAPS and the Sudo Room by sharing
space now.
* To commit to investing (minimally) financially in a venture that
requires
communication, collaboration, and sharing.
* To engage in a learning experience about our ability to co-operate and
grow.
* To provide an opportunity to groups that currently do not have a
space to
galvanize their community.
* To be able to fruitfully engage in a comparison between various group
rental options including The Omni, 8th and Alice, and even 2141
Broadway.
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/8th_and_Alice
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/2141_Broadway
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Spaces
*List (in no particular order):*
- * Timeless infinite
light<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Timeless_infinite_li…
- * sudo mesh<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#sudo_mesh>
- * Prelinger
Library<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Prelinger_Library>
- * Local Flavor<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Local_Flavor>
- * Planting
Justice<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Planting_Justice>
- * Spokeland<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Spokeland>
- * Fix-It Clinic<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Fix-It_Clinic>
- * CorpWatch<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#CorpWatch>
- * Sudo Co-Working<
http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Sudo_Co-Working>
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