Community Engagement
how to engage a community
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Community Engagement
To Build a Strong Community, Stop “Community Managing”, Be a Tummler Instead.
Alex Hillmandangerouslyawesome.com
The big problem with the garden metaphor is that it treats the community members as a crop that just grows, like a natural resource. To quote Utah Phillips, “Have you seen what they do to valuable natural resources? Have you seen a strip mine? Have you seen a clear cut in the forest? Have you seen a polluted river? Don’t ever let them call you a... See more
A community isn’t a garden, it’s a bar.
Why we stopped trying to engage passive community members—the 3 circles model.
Fabian Pfortmüllermedium.com
A more sensible way to think about where conversations need to be broken up, that’s not topic, is format. In a physical space, the analogy might be—if half of my guests are drinking wine from expensive stemware and half of my guests are playing Twister, I might send the Twister players into another room so they don’t elbow-knock a glass of Chablis.... See more
noeleflowers • Three (Platform Agnostic!) Best Practices in Online Community Architecture
The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
Casper ter Kuilegoodreads.com
One of the best ways to grow community engagement is to ask for feedback, take it seriously, and act upon it with excitement. The feedback loops and demonstration of it do wonders for investment from members.
TLDR: If you truly give a damn, they will too
Mike MacCombietwitter.com