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A coworking community and events center on Bainbridge Island December 19, 2011 |
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Ideas and influencers for real results in 2012
Greetings!
 | | Todd Clark is getting focused and getting visual at the same time! |
In preparation for Think Week I'm reviewing some of the great ideas from bloggers I have learned to trust and enjoy. I've pulled some themes from each that will shape my goals for the coming year, and here are two. There are two more on the OfficeXpats blog, on "The future of marketing 2012 and beyond," and "The next phase of your career (Design)."
Get LIT; a fire under every butt/Todd Clark:Do and View. This is one-fun-blog, and it's where I discover some great online tools, like this micro-journaling tool that I use almost every day. This post has two themes for my 2012 list: (1) become more focused, (2) think and communicate visually (which we revisit in the Tuesday Business Brown Bag, tomorrow at noon).
Making a Living Writing/Carol Tice: Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers: #1-The Essential First Step. Carol is an islander! Her blog is also a 2011 winner of Top 10 Blogs for Writers and Best Blogs by Women. I'm taking away the advice on building relationships. I'm hoping to book Carol for a Tuesday Business Brown Bag in 2012, and I recently was the beneficiary of her marketing advice when we had lunch. The idea of Think Week was inspired by that brainstorm.
I'd love to learn about who influences you! Stop in during Think Week (Dec26 - 30) and we'll compare notes.
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12/20 Tuesday Business Brown Bag: Visual Thinking
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Bill Ruddick helps us unpack Dan Roam's
"visual thinking toolkit" |
In Part II of our "less talk; more pictures" theme, Bill Ruddick will give us the highlights from Dan's latest book Blah Blah Blah. Bill will lead us in a discussion on communicating ideas with a simple set of pictures that represent the concepts of who/what, how much, when, how, and why with simple pictures that anyone can draw. Participants will be invited to try their own hand at illustrating their business or idea. Bring your lunch and join us from 12-1:30 to practice being more effective communicators. |
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"American Street Philosophers: in Pursuit of Happiness"
 | | Steve Wilson previews his book project "Street Philosophers" on Jan 6 at the First Friday Art Walk |
January 6, 2012: Steve Wilson, the photographer whose stunning Northwest nature photos are displayed at OfficeXpats, will show photos from his new book project and tell stories of the philosophers he has met who were living on the streets of Bainbridge Island, Seattle, and in Dignity Village in Portland. Steve is an activist at heart, and he is counting on this project to help us see the beauty and wisdom and even leadership of those among us we would rather not acknowledge. In so doing, we may have to challenge our assumptions about their value in society. Be ready for some surprises about the not-so-obscure histories of certain charaters in this project!
Steve has been a Bainbridge Island and Seabeck resident since 1951. His photos have been published in National Geographic, Life, and Smithsonian magazines, to mention but a few. Exhibitions include the
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American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution and the Corcoran-National Gallery in Washington DC, and the Boston Museum of Science. Locally, Steve has had exhibits at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, the Tacoma Nature Center, and many more in our own backyard such as Islandwood and Bainbridge Arts and Humanities.
Please save the date and help us get the word out about this rare opportunity to see Steve in an intimate setting. |
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Events @OfficeXpats
- Tuesday Dec 20, noon-1:30 Business Brown Bag: Part II of "communicating ideas with picture" (see above).
- Wednesday Dec 21, 9-10am "It's About Creating Health" weight loss support group (free)*
- Dec 26-30, 8:30-5:30: THINK WEEK! Free coworking all week. Drop in anytime and stay as long as you'd like.
- THINK WEEK Monday, Dec 26, 10am: Brunch check-in to share your week's goals, put out your needs, offer assitance. Goodies provided.
- THINK WEEK Tuesday, Dec 27, 12pm: Business Brown Bag: Alyse McConnell, founder of Joy Work Coaching and Consulting Solutions for Small to Medium Size Businesses, leads a discussion on creating a vision for your business in 2012.
- THINK WEEK Wednesday, Dec 28, 12pm: Stay tuned; we'll come up with something...
- THINK WEEK Thursday, Dec 29, 12pm, Eat Sexy Salad and Invent Interest Groups: borrowing the "sexy salad" coworking tradition from the Hub, bring a fancy addition for a salad and let's talk about what meetups and interest groups we will create in 2012.
- THINK WEEK Friday, Dec 30, 4pm: Celebrate your achievements in 2011 with bubbly or brew.
Events are located at OfficeXpats unless otherwise noted.
*Drop-ins welcome |
| Membership Levels and Pricing
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Note that memberships are limited to staffed business hours (8:30-5:30pm). Add after hours/weekends for $75/month.
To start your membership, go to Membership Registration, or just give us a call at 206.780.2177. |
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| Who We Are | |
OfficeXpats on Bainbridge Island is a workplace solution beyond commuting to the corporate office or working from home.
Coworking is about making the personal choice to work alongside other people instead of in isolation. We offer a shared "community" office for remote workers, independent consultants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.
OfficeXpats is located in the Pavilion on Madison, just a 10-minute walk from the ferry terminal. We hope to help you in your quest for 'new ways to work.'
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P.S. Please help us get the word out that coworking and meeting space is available NOW at the Pavilion. to other independent workers and small businesses!
Sincerely,
Leslie and Jason,
The OfficeXpats Team |
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