product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Spotify's use of the DIBB framework (Data -> Insight -> Belief -> Bet) is an interesting visual example of how to prioritize initiatives and align teams.
This method helps drive North Star goals by focusing efforts and offering context and guidance for individual teams. https://t.co/0IhBvQPU95
The contract isn’t coming apart because people can’t access journalism, but because they increasingly don’t. People still want reliable, relevant information from sources independent of those in power in business and government. In fact, mountains of research suggest that people appreciate the ideal aspirations of journalism, and want news that... See more
Local journalism, no matter what form it’s in, truly does contribute to the fabric of a community. You’re not going to find too many large market sources of news reporting on your local city council or the high school basketball scores. Things like that might sound silly to a lot of people but truly are important to small communities... Keeps us... See more
The pattern is the same: the most sophisticated platforms are treating user behavior as sequences, not snapshots, recognizing that static embeddings miss the temporal dynamics and session context of how people actually use these products.
Excerpt: “The upsetting implication, and why I sometimes avoid recognizing my own agency, is that if I have a choice, then what I’m doing is actually what I chose to be doing. This can be kind of upsetting for one’s self-image.”
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