How to get started on getting started
How to Build and Develop a Community from Scratch
Learn how to build and develop a community from scratch with these six top takeaways from CMX.
Advice for First Time Founders | Y Combinator
We operate a platform called Bookface for YC founders to connect with each other, ask questions, find intros, and share advice. Recently on Bookface Zach Dixon [https://twitter.com/zachdixongg], cofounder of the gaming company Players’ Lounge [https://playerslounge.co/] (W18), asked a great question: 1. What are some things that you should’ve known as a first-time founder but did not? 2. How did you learn them? 3. How did they help? There were so many useful answers that we’re going to share
A model for nesting connected groups with communities of practice
In the new edition of my book, Building Successful Communities of Practice, I share insights into community size and interactions. I've been using this theory with clients to create nested layers that include communities of practice that serve as a model for their organisation.
Neighborhood Steward Fellowship | New_ Public
An eight-week program bringing together leaders of local-oriented online spaces to experiment with fun new practices and ideas
Building Welcoming Communities
Building a community that encourages people to use, contribute to, and evangelize your project.
Get Together: How to Build a Community with Your People
A practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community, online or IRL.Although communities feel magical, they don’t come together by magic. Get Together is a practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community. Whether starting a run crew, connecting with fans online, or sparking a movement of K–12 teachers, the secret to getting people together is this: build your community with people, not for them.In Get Together, Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh, and Kai Elmer Sotto of People & Company share true stories of everyday people who have created thriving communities, both in person and online. They provide clear steps to untangle the challenge of getting passionate people together, helping individuals and organizations navigate the intricacies of leading a community, including: - How to rally the first people - How to get people talking - How to attract new, authentic folks - How to develop leaders and expand globally.The People & Company team reminds us that we each hold the potential to spark a community. Get Together shows readers that if we join forces—as company and customers, artist and fans, organizer and advocates—we’ll do more together than we ever could alone.
How to Build a Community: Starting with "why?".
To build a successful community, you have to be aligned on the why behind it. Turns out, there's a lot of wrong answers to this question!
Community historians: scaffolding community engagement through culture and heritage
Starting and Running a User Group
Join me as I look at what it takes to start and run a user group community.
Don’t start a community, start with an opinion.
If you stand for nothing you’ll fall for anything
Denizen / Change from within
Meet our community, attend our events and get our latest ideas delivered
A Guide for Beginning Adventurers
Check out our quick-start guide for new Habiticans.
How to build community around your publication
Tips for building your community on Substack, courtesy of Bailey Richardson, who helped shape the communities around Instagram, IDEO, and Pop-Up Magazine.
Starter Packs (@starterpacks.net)
Discover and grow your community through Starter Packs from Bluesky. 🌐 starterpacks.net Created by: @ryanhefner.com / @commune.software
Groundings with my Siblings: Lessons Learned Building for Community
I had the privilege of discussing Blacksky and AT Protocol at several different college campuses, conference venues and other settings along with webinars and doing user research. I plan to share those learnings to help others build better products and how we particularly plan to incorporate those learnings from both a product and operations standpoint.
