Commonplace books are a method for compiling knowledge from rich and varied sources. They have been kept from antiquity and are often filled with notes, maxims, quotes, letters, poems, prayers, formulas, recipes and other sententiae.
Dawrin, Newton, John Locke, Virginia Wolf and countless other important figures have each kept their own commonplace books.
Here is our digital homage to this lost art form. Our commonplace book features information, reflections, and learning on work, welcome, connection, contribution, and what it takes to build community. We hope you enjoy!
We're so lucky to have an amazing group of nonprofits and community-focused businesses which use our two spaces. Some have a full office, some just pop in when they need a space to feel productive, connected, and welcomed. And we have new and interesting folks dropping by every day to make use of our conference rooms and day pass coworking!
Here’s a list of some of our Commonplacers. (Note: We update this monthly.)
How do you get two-dozen people representing different organizations to talk for two straight hours about feelings, values, and their expectations for a shared work space? You serve 'em waffles of course!
All good community conversations start with food. Recently, we hosted our first All-Commonplacer Breakfast. We served homemade waffles while while Megan Motil led many of our members in constructive conversations about the shared culture of Commonplace across our locations. Here’s what we learned…
