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Author Archives: sthompson

draft plans

We are closing in on our final plans for the hub renovations and wanted to share them:

As the renovations begin, the search is on for affordable sustainable building materials. The Ecology Action Center website has been a fabulous list of green suppliers

There will be plenty of opportunities to help bring the hub to life – so stay tuned!


A tribe called hub

I just finished reading Seth Godin’s new book “Tribes”, it has a really beautiful cover design and a simple message.  As humans we intrinsically want to belong, not to just one tribe, but to many.  Social networking technologies have made it easier than ever to find others with shared passion and interest, connect and make thinks happen.

Even before I picked up this book, I knew that in starting the hub we were building a tribe.  the hub is a tribe that wants to make things better.  There are hundreds of examples in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the world…

open hub: Dec 6 @ 2pm

Want to see the space and learn more about the hub Halifax?

Join us for an open hub at 1673 Barrington St. (2nd flloor) on Saturday December 6 from 2-4pm. Its a chance: to get a “tour” of the hub in its raw unformed state; to hear a bit more about unique offering of co-working/meeting/social space and stories from hubs around the world to share your ideas about what you need in a hub; and connect with people in Halifax who are also interested in co-working.

We’ll be giving out door prizes of hub day passes and there will…