added by Ian Vanagas · updated 2y ago
Community Information Bankruptcy
- It is a bad sign when a large percentage of members are declaring information bankruptcy. It means the community is providing too much information members don’t care about. They aren’t helping members make sense of that information.
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Ian Vanagas added 3y ago
- Information bankruptcy can’t be fully solved, but it can be managed.
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Ian Vanagas added 3y ago
- Information bankruptcy is a common problem for communities to have. When there is too much information to absorb, members often give up on absorbing any of it at all. It’s a play off of email bankruptcy, where someone ignores or deletes all emails beyond a certain date.
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Ian Vanagas added 3y ago
- Solutions:1. Limit the amount of information provided to members2. Make information more digestible.3. Guide members on how to avoid information bankruptcy.
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