The Bacon Method for building communities: 1) Produce mission and value statements, 2) choose your community engagement model, 3) define what value you want to deliver, 4) produce your big rocks (broad objectives for the next year), 5) know your audience and build audience personas, 6) design your on-ramp and engagement model, 7) build your quarter... See more

While we might use these spaces, open communities have particular needs. They are formed not from shared identity but from entwined attention and collaborative work on shared resources. They thrive on diversity and so require the creation of an environment that is proactively inclusive and welcoming. They need fluidity, iterativity, and a self-orga... See more