Lydia Martin, an Indy Hall member, initially worked on-site before switching to a virtual membership. She gave a talk at the People at Work Summit 2016. Virtual Membership With a virtual memberships, Lydia stated that it is 99% using digital online tools to stay connected to the community. She still feels up to speed about what is happening. Additionally, she is still able to contribute online to discussions. It is gratifying that local members still know who she is. Even…
Month: August 2019
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 56: Countdown to the People at Work Summit
Adam Teterus and Sam Abrams gave a sneak preview for the People at Work Summit 2017. Virtual Interactions It feels good to connect with people. Putting together a virtual summit allows for more of these interactions that people value from physical conferences. They made sure to allow time for people to talk amongst themselves in different Slack channels, just like they would in a physical conference during any down time. Additionally, they have worked in a good amount of time…
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 55: CUAsia 2017
This episode is the second half of Andy Hillman and Adam Teterus’s discussion on the annual CUAsia Conference in Thailand. They talked about how to bring the experiences from the conference back home to their own community. Unconferences At the conference there were a lot of speculative unconference questions. These unconference questions tell you what people care about. Unconferences allow people to share in a group of people that understand what they are talking about. Others can offer solutions or…
Alex Hillman Podcasts Episode 54: Security Systems
In a conversation with Adam Teterus, Alex Hillman discussed an article by Alice Dundon , a barista from Berlin. The article was entitled "Behind the Bar: 5 Ways to Build a Meaningful Network in a Coworking Space." Security Taking interest in people’s lives take a certain degree of curiosity. There should a genuine give and take between what is exchanged. The different between taking and faking interest is the feeling of comfort one feels. If someone is taking interest in…
