communities of practice
these are all types of relational infrastructure too:
• Peer-to-peer journeys and learning crews - topic as focus
• Communities of practice - practice as a focus
• Participatory ecosystems - place as a focus
• Labs - social, living, innovation and more - process as a focus
Sam Rye • On Relational Infrastructure
Relational power is the power to receive and absorb influences from others in a generous way, and then to respond with creative generosity, guided by the hope of mutual well-being.
Ecological Civilization
Campus provides a low-stakes way to “try on a new way of being”, learn with social accountability, and experiment without hard committing. Each quarter we ask our members for classes, events, bookclubs, or circles they want to host. Many use this opportunity as a chance to engage with an interest more deeply - both as a leader, constructing the... See more
people who are creating containers for healthy community building. They see solutions to problems through the lens of relationship. They connect people to one another and create and cultivate spaces for people to develop relationships to solve problems. They know these spaces need tending to remain healthy and put in the time and effort to do that
... See moreNew_ Public • Celebrating the labor that holds up our democracy: the community entrepreneur
The process identified the following areas of need: * Building new infrastructure of belonging through community engagement * Developing infrastructure for social repair through lifelong learning * Creating new systems of care and sharing the skills for making meaning
Farah Elahi • Belonging Care and Repair
Building these types of environments isn’t easy. Unlike an app, your members can’t be programmed to consistently deliver valuable experiences for one another. That’s why it’s critical to thoughtfully design your community’s social architecture to maximize the value that gets exchanged between members.
Nick deWilde • The Social Architecture of Impactful Communities
And if communities are spaces for belonging, cohorts are spaces for becoming.