Lunchtime Lesson: NEW! Tech Talk Roundtable – Fri Sept 18th 2015
We’re trying something new! For all you tech folks out there, this Lunchtime Lesson will be an hour of Geeky Lightning Talks and a chance to share knowledge including: Mike Luu – SystemD Darin Wilson – tmux Barry Stump – The current state of docker (and how to use it on Mac) PLEASE RSVP HERE […]
Innovation @ WORK: Live Local, Impact Global – Mon Sept 14th 2015
Monday, September 14th – Doors open at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7:00 PM. This event is free but RSVP IS REQUIRED, as space is limited. WORK Petaluma hosts a modern twist on the traditional salon, entertaining you with conversations on fascinating topics meant to challenge your intellect and inspire new ideas. Come with an open mind […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Developing Your Business Road Map – Fri Sept 11th 2015
Are you feeling stuck in your business? Are you doing the same tasks over and over without a roadmap of where you are heading? If you are nodding your head yes to these questions this class will help you: 1. Pick a business goal 2. Craft a plan to achieve your goal 3. Develop a […]
coWORKing Coffee Talk: Brainstorming Retirement
What do you get when you sit a dozen free-thinking, creative, entrepreneurial coWORKers around a big white table and apply coffee? A lot of brainstorming! Last week I gave the group a challenge: invent a way to monetize the 40 years of hard-earned knowledge my back-to-the-land parents have accumulated so that they can support themselves […]
Real Life Skills
School gets out at 12:45 this week for parent-teacher conferences – as if the work days aren’t short enough already. Of all of my classes throughout high school and college, not a single teacher covered the mechanics of simultaneously maintaining your professional life and your family life. In fact, I don’t even remember thinking much […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Help Google Find Your Business – Fri Sept 4th 2015
Popular Lunchtime Lesson instructor, Stormy Knight, is working in partnership with Google on a program called “Let’s Put Our Cities On the Map” which reaches out to local businesses in order to verify and gather information like hours and services. Providing this information helps to improve local search capabilities for your business listing. Join us […]
The English Language: A Heated Debate
Coffee Social got a bit loud last week as tempers flared. We’ve discussed a lot of hot topics over the years, from the merits of democracy versus dictatorship to the relationship between crime, punishment, and education, but rarely have there been any strong reactions. That is, until we hit the emotionally charged subject of punctuation. […]
coWORKing Coffee Talk: The Drive to Work
Transportation is a common theme at Coffee Social. One goal of WORK is to reduce the need for transportation by creating an office in your home town. But as much as we all love Petaluma, we still need to get to other places. Perhaps you have a meeting in Santa Rosa, or you want to […]
Lunchtime Lesson: The Secret History of Intelligence – Fri August 28th 2015
We don’t usually think of intelligence having a history—let alone an evolution. We’ll take a light-speed journey from prehistory to 2020—exploring the pivotal and under-appreciated roles of Plato, Aristotle, the Catholic Church and science in shaping the story of human intelligence. Then we’ll discuss where we’re heading, future challenges and our own part in the […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Create a Publishable Manuscript – Fri August 14th 2015
Are you writing a book? Do you have a solid draft, or is it still an idea, bursting to get out? Wherever you are in the process, Eric will discuss some of the strategies for turning that idea or draft into a publishable manuscript, ways that you can: • ensure your story is compelling • […]
