Notes for TinyClub
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Notes for TinyClub
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Investment and time are required to establish a foundation for lasting community; members need to feel as if they have a shared emotional connection, not just an affinity toward a product or brand, but with each other. It’s rare to come across this collective third space that blends together the public and private, Gát said.
Vox • Brands want to be more than your friend. They want community.
In order to make sure that your community’s purpose is grounded in your people’s needs, and that it expresses what you can accomplish together, consider: 1. What do my people need more of? 2. What’s the change we desire?
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
According to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a sense of belonging comes third after physiological and safety needs.
Anna LeMind • The Power of Misfits
Every thriving community organizes essential, repeating activities for its members.
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
We all hear community is hard, but sometimes it’s as simple and organic as sitting with coffee in folding chairs in front of your home, weekend after weekend, until the entire neighborhood shows up. “We’ve realized some of our best events require the smallest amount of effort.”
The Belonging Barometer survey by the American Immigration Council also found that 74 percent of Americans don’t feel connected to their local community.
That sentiment correlates with changed behaviors: today, people spend an average of 24 more hours alone and 20 fewer hours with friends each month compared to two decades ago; involvement in commun... See more
That sentiment correlates with changed behaviors: today, people spend an average of 24 more hours alone and 20 fewer hours with friends each month compared to two decades ago; involvement in commun... See more
Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout
Numerous social psychological theories show that humans naturally need to belong to something bigger and strive to be socially accepted. Belonging is fundamental to our health and well-being. There was even a study done that equated the experience of not belonging to that of