Areas of expertise and referrals:
- Coworking 2.0, collaborative consumption, new ways of working.
- Self-organizing teams, representative democracy, democratic companies, organizational democracy.
- Independent contractors, freelancers, startups, business incubators, off-site meetings.
- Economic development, people and companies moving to Portland Oregon.
Press:
Coworking in Portland. By Joel Dullroy of DeskMag. May 9th, 2012.
“With a large high-ceiling work room, comfy couches, friendly residents and lots of meeting rooms, Collective Agency has both great facilities and a healthy internal community.”
Helping Coworking Members Interact. By Anna Cashman of DeskMag. January 25th, 2012.
“Collective Agency” serves as an exceptional example to the coworking community. Indeed, the fact that members are citizens, able to vote on decisions affecting their workspace, delivers a sense of ownership and pride.”
The Evolving Ways We Work. By Kelly Ripley Feller, Director of Social Media for Citrix. January 10th, 2012.
“I discovered a new “collective workspace” in Portland that might just help me break free from the all-too-familiar walls of my home office and get out there and be more social…. The new artsy downtown loft space known as Collective Agency….”
Coworking Spaces You Should Check Out. By Joey Devilla, Tech Evangelist for Shopify. January 3rd, 2012.
“One of the hubs of Portland’s lively tech/indie/creative community is Collective Agency, located in downtown Portland and only a hop, skip and a jump away from the Ground Kontrol arcade (it’s my main Portland landmark), there’ve been a lot of good word-of-mouth and Yelp reviews about this place.”
Incubating Democracy: Alex Linsker of Collective Agency. By Thubten Comerford & Michael Coates of Startup Weekly. December 5th, 2011 (Video starts 44 seconds in. Interviewed Sept. 30th, 2011).
“Welcome to Collective Agency, an incubator without borders for people who want to meet and build, well, anything. It’s a “DIY” atmosphere here for self-organizing teams, a community for everyone with a passion and a purpose.”
16 New Neighborhood Businesses Opened in August. By Ben Waldron of Neighborhood Notes. September 6th, 2011.
“The goal is for people to be inspired by those around them, even if they are working on completely different tasks. In a town where traditional office life is not the norm, Collective Agency is a perfect fit.”
Press prior to official opening August 1st, 2011:
Why a Coworking Incubator Program is Good for Portland. By Rick Turoczy of Silicon Florist. May 16th, 2011.
“At first blush, I didn’t really understand how it constituted an incubator. So I asked for some clarification. What I received from Alex Linsker seemed like a damn fine guest post.”