Coworking Well: Social Design for Learning
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COWORKINGWELL
SOCIAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING
VANESSA GENNARELLI@mozzadrella
CommunityMy yoga mat
Hi, I’m Vanessa. I <3
Social learning
CoworkingDESIGN
PositivePSYCHOLOGY
OptimumEXPERIENCE
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Let’s talk about...
What isCOWORKING?
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BRAD NEUBERG, 2005SHARED SPACE FOR REMOTE
WORKERS
1,800 SPACES WORLDWIDE
SPACE + VALUES
Indyhall
Philadelphia
2010-2011
WorkBar
Boston
2011-2012
New Work City
New York
2012-Now
FULL DISCLOSURE
Let’sFIND OUT...
Was my experience unique?
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RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
• Can we demonstrate that coworking spaces expand human potential?
• In these coworking spaces, which interaction design principles nurture excellent, engaging, ethical work?
RESEARCH
DESIGN
• 7 interviews with coworking space founders or community managers on the East Coast
• 5 site visits
• Protocol focused on organizational culture, learning design and governance
• Emic coding system (research nerd speak)
But first....
A BIT OF THEORY
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POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY =
HUMANS DON’T SUCK
Mihály CsíkszentmihályiFLOW!
• Happiness= complete absorption in a task
• Right mix of challenge and mastery
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Carol Dweck MINDSETS!
• Intelligence is not static
• How you think about your ability is a better predictor of what you’ll accomplish
Howard GardnerGOOD WORK!
• Good Work = excellent, ethical, engaging
• Ethics: determined by the field
• Importance of mentorship
FINDINGS!
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• Horizontal sharing / mixing
• Differences in recruitment and onboarding
• Discipline and governance
• Sustainability
FINDINGS!
RECRUITMENT
SOCIALIZATION &ONBOARDING
SPACE DESIGN
DISCIPLINE
• Peer-to-peer or top-down
• Correlation between emergent culture and low dismissals
• Correlation between mixed desks and skills learned
• Open question: emergent culture and sustainability
DISCUSSION
VANESSA GENNARELLI@MOZZADRELLA
MOZZADRELLA.ME
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