Community
by Mo Shafieeha and · updated 1d ago
Community
Mark Schaefer - Belonging to The Brand
MargaretC added 1d ago
- In the design industry, I genuinely believe we need more communities, not tools. There are so many tools for designers but so few communities. Tools make our job easier. Communities make us better designers. And with the recent AI drama over Figma’s Config, this realization only becomes clearer.
InVision has fostered a strong community, not just aro... See morefrom In awe of InVision
MargaretC added 1d ago
People have all kinds of ambitions, goals, and plans, but consistently following through is the hard part. Some people are wired to make steady progress or have learned to do this well. But many people depend on external pressures and constraints, feedback, check-ins, and high stakes — financial, professional, or social — to spur them into action.
... See morefrom On the proliferation and efficiency of writing circles by kev
MargaretC added 1d ago
Stuart Evans added 7d ago
lili added 3mo ago
I post this quote from Peter Block's book "Community" every year. It doesn't get much attention because it's not built for social media: it's thick.
But there really isn't a better explanation of the "why" behind the work I do, and its encouragement for communities to move away from blame, apathy, and entitlement and towards possibility, intentional
... See morearon added 3mo ago
- Interestingly, echo chambers also come with benefits, not only for their “residents,” but also for society at large. In fact, they might be essential as markers—and makers—of shared identity and values, places of belonging and comfort. Isn’t any community, by definition, an echo chamber? The House of Beautiful Business certainly is. We have no illu... See more
from 🏡 I Don’t Resonate With You
Keely Adler added 3mo ago
the best gardens have many doors, and few locks.
the loss of these small groups, in favor of nation-level organization of atomized individuals, has had serious consequences for human welfare and human agency. We are missing a layer of organization essential for our happiness.
from Gardens Need Walls: On Boundaries, Ritual, and Beauty by Sarah Perry
Keely Adler added 4mo ago
- From the return of co-living spurred on by the increasingly realized benefit of living close to friends and family, to the growing presence of grassroots community initiatives like Neighborhood Trade School, mutual aid fridges, and community gardens, it’s clear that we’ve begun to recognize the potency of solving problems with collective solutions ... See more
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Keely Adler added 4mo ago