Tag: @Work Hubs

Working out loud

Posted on by philipdodson
Bernie working out loud on our new website
Bernie working out loud on our new website

So the term ‘working out loud’ belongs to John Stepper, I’m just borrowing the concept, rather than claiming it as my idea.

It’s an ace idea about sharing your work, well sharing it out loud.

I rarely mention my coworking business in my blogs here, however, I am on a mission at the moment to put my why back into the business and to make sure the why, how and what are in total harmony.

I blog, periscope and post stuff on Facebook, all about the need to do something about the industrialised system that we currently suffer, however, like all armchair critics, there is mainly a good deal of talk and not a lot of action. Well not anymore.

So I am currently working with Bernie, that’s my super cool mate who knows Seth Godin (apparently), and we are redesigning @Work Hubs into the New World Project, which will take the business on a journey to start creating an alternative i.e. doing something about it, instead of talking.

It’s a long journey, as two blokes can’t change the world on their own, and you have to start with small community changes first. Then momentum will take it further along the road.

We decided that we are going to work out loud and share the journey.

For two reasons, firstly, it will help 2 of the world’s biggest talkers be publicly accountable, and more likely to ‘ship’ something.

Secondly, we hope by sharing it, we will help others, when they have to face changes in their business.

Also, to inspire others that you can make changes to the world, however, big or small, that will make a difference.

So we’ve started – to read more then click here.

That’s it, back to my usual blogs here tomorrow.

Starting to change the world with soap

Posted on by philipdodson

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So I wrote last week about about making some changes, so I have.

I bought some new soap for the hub. Not just any old soap, but soap that is free of all that nasty chemical stuff, so good for the health and the environment too.

Job done. WOW, it’s easy this changing the world stuff!

Well, it is not that easy is it, but it is one important first step of many, many more. You see you have to start somewhere, and putting all my values and ‘why’ into my life and business is that start. I can not possibly expect people to be inspired if I don’t.

I realised that a gap had appeared between some of my own core values and that of the business. I care about the world, health and the environment. So the soap is just a symbol of the changes I am implementing. It wasn’t even a business decision, it just happened that way, I did think about simple things, that collectively make the whole.

I am changing the water supply too, no more plastic bottled water or plastic cups. I am installing mains filtered water, so no more deliveries either, which is better for the environment. Not having the plastic is a big thing for me.

I am old (48), and I remember, as a kid, a time when many things you drank came in glass bottles, that you took back to the shop and got money for returning the empty glass bottle. Now nearly everything we drink comes in plastic. Plastic degrades and has all sorts of health implications for us humans. So I am now trying to move away from plastic, not an easy task, but one I am determined to succeed in at the hub and at home.

These couple of small things are all part of a journey to change, it is the 2nd and 3rd steps in my ‘1,000 mile’ journey to make a difference to the world.

I am starting on my New World Project step by step, day by day to involve more people, to make those small changes, that will over time build momentum and turn to something bigger.

The world won’t change by itself, we all have an obligation in this connected world to influence others. For the first time in humankind’s history, we have the tools to connect our values, ideas and thoughts to a global audience.

Let’s work together to build a new tribe, a new movement that will build a viable alternative that focuses on all of the human race and not on a few.