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New to coworking? Here are some helpful tips from deskmag on how to make the smooth transition from home office to coworking site.
Dedicated OpenSpace users, what tips would you give for successful coworking?
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27 Feb
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24 Feb
A sleeping bag for your face? Brilliant. We really hope this is for real.
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13 Feb
Meet Elizabeth, the newest member of the OpenSpace Concierge staff!
Elizabeth was born in New York and grew up in New Jersey and Virginia. She studied physics and English at the University of Virginia and is currently in her third year at UVA Law School. When she is not studying law, Elizabeth enjoys traveling, running, and cooking. She is also a self-proclaimed “disgruntled Redskins, Wizards, and Nationals fan.”
Elizabeth will be helping out at the ‘Hello’ desk starting later this month, so be sure to come by to introduce yourself and say Hi!
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08 Feb
Answer this short survey to win a $100 Amazon gift card!
Our CEO Jeff Gunther is running a market research survey on how Apple users remotely access and back up their Macs. Take a few moments to complete this short survey on your Apple computer usage and you will be entered to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards as appreciation for your input! That’s 30 seconds well spent.
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06 Feb
OpenSpace was recently featured in the latest edition of Impact Magazine from OM Workspace. Check out their thoughts on coworking spaces, with insights from OpenSpace architect Jeff Bushman, OpenSpace Location Leader Erin Miller, and long-time OpenSpace member Joe Barnes. Read the article here.
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03 Feb
Get your week off to a sweet start! Beginning this coming Monday, February 6th, we will be serving up fresh Spudnut donuts for our members on the first Monday morning of every month.
Before diving into your workload for the week, take this opportunity to gather ’round the sugary, fried goodness (but it’s potato!) and make a new coworking friend.
We’ve had a lot of new member sign ups lately, and here’s your chance to meet all the new faces! There are so many great people at OpenSpace working on such a diverse range of projects, the collaborative potential is endless! But don’t just take our word for it. First Mondays is your chance to get to know the people who work around you every day. It’s a moment in our busy lives to build up the community-feel that makes coworking so great… while also indulging in a little sugar to get you going!
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01 Feb
Brad Wilcox
Associate Professor of Sociology at UVA
Director of the National Marriage Project at UVA
President, Demographic IntelligenceTHE WHO
As you can see from his titles above, Brad Wilcox is a busy man. A sociology professor at the University of Virginia since 2002, Brad teaches mostly undergraduate students in a variety of classes, such as the popular “Sociology of the Family,” a seminar on the Sociology of Religious Behavior, and an introductory course on Social Statistics.He is also the Director of the National Marriage Project at UVA, which researches and reports on the state of marriage in America and analyzes the various factors involved in the quality and stability of contemporary marriage and family life. The National Marriage Project was founded in 1997 at Rutgers University, where it was located until 2009, when the Project moved to UVA and Brad took over as director. In December, Brad and the National Marriage Project released their 2011 State of Our Unions report, entitled “When Baby Makes Three: How Parenthood Makes Life Meaningful and How Marriage Makes Parenthood Bearable.” The report addresses marriage and parenthood and how it relates to happiness in marriage; the full report can be read on their website.
About a year ago, Brad started his own company, Demographic Intelligence, to provide demographic forecasting on fertility rates in the United States. A myriad of companies, from Gerber to Disney, come to him and his team for projections on US birth rates. With so many projects, Brad sums up his main focus of study as being about marriage and parenthood and the causes and consequences of a strong marriage and its effects on children. Through all his teaching and research, Brad says he strives to be a marriage-friendly voice in the academy, and he is often quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the BBC.THE WHY OPENSPACEFor this busy professor, OpenSpace is the perfect workspace when he needs to focus on a project or just get away from Grounds. It’s a great downtown location, he says.
WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW
Brad and his wife have eight kids, ranging from 11 years old to six months. Having eight kids really keeps you on your toes, Brad says (we can imagine!), but it’s been a great experience. Five of their children are adopted, three from Guatemala and two from Ethiopia, where they have visited frequently for the adoptions. The beauty of having kids, says Brad, is that it encourages you to have the perspective of a child. And we bet if you ask, he’ll have some great baby pictures!
Photo credit: Jen Fariello
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