Coworking Amenties

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Permalink Reply by Jon D. Speer on July 15, 2009 at 12:13am

All of the items you listed are must haves.
Comfy furniture.
Plenty of outlets. Many libraries are nice but have limited outlets.
A good sandwich shop.
24/7 access.
Greenspaces.
Elevator music.
Teleconferencing.
Happy hour.

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Permalink Reply by William Waldren on July 15, 2009 at 12:38am

I like the happy hour idea!

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Permalink Reply by Moira Hunger on July 15, 2009 at 10:58am

I second the comfy furniture. And the greenspaces (or at least some nice plants)
Can we add plenty of windows to that list? I'm all about the natural light when I can get it.
A small kitchen/sink area and a fridge?

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Permalink Reply by Jon D. Speer on July 15, 2009 at 3:54pm

Oh crap! How did I forget whiteboards?! It would be way cool to have a room where all surfaces are whiteboards--walls, floor, ceiling.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Swineford on July 17, 2009 at 12:32pm

Is minimal fluorescent lighting asking too much? i work with a company that specializes in proper ergonomics and they really stress the need for no overhead lighting and only using task lamps when working on computers. The glare is just too hard on your eyes.

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Permalink Reply by William Waldren on July 17, 2009 at 1:08pm

Fantastic detail, Jennifer...thank you!

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Permalink Reply by William Waldren on December 7, 2009 at 8:30am

I had someone ask me if we would consider having onsite daycare at our Indianapolis co working space as an amenity. I had never considered this, even though I have a 11 month old daughter myself. Does anyone else have an opinion either way?

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Permalink Reply by William Waldren on January 11, 2010 at 3:08pm

Just added another amenity: Video production suite for streaming video and Videocasting.

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Permalink Reply by PK Koduri on January 11, 2010 at 5:06pm

Can't wait - when are you opening?

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