WLP102 Building a Community of Freelancers

In the first of our Wicked Wednesday conversations, Pilar goes over to @WorkHubs, a co-working space in central London, to talk to Philip Dodson and Bernie J. Mitchell from @WorkHubs, about building a freelance community. 

Introduction

After Pilar's conversation this morning in the Virtual Team Talk online coworking space, Pilar reflects on some of the things that might stop us from having high quality communication with other virtual team members. https://virtualteamtalk.com/

Tapping People on the Shoulder

Working in the same space at the same time.

Moving onto video

Moving onto Direct Messaging

Informal channels

Dealing with Noise

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The Conversation with Philip Dodson and Bernie J. Mitchell

If you enjoy this conversation, check out the podcast with Bernie and Phil: Straight Outta @WorkHubs

16:00mins Origins of @WorkHubs - from a desk to a place wehre you can develop - the The Write Club

Why a coworking space is better than Googling

From organised events to talking to people informally

Bernie reflects on what it's like to be a freelancer; creating an ecosystem for freelancers

The value of values and using values to guide our decisions

Those things that don't work out...

Artwork as a way of developing

Not everything is for everyone...

What's next for @WorkHubs