7 lessons about community building
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Community building isn't an easy thing to do. Based on experiences building the OuiShare community and the international conference Here is some adviceTRANSCRIPT
7 Lessons about Community Building
Francesca Pick @francesca_sp
Leergang | Kongress zum Leerstandmelder | October 2013
What is OuiShare ?
with the mission is to build and nurture a collaborative society by connecting people,
organizations and ideas around fairness, openness and trust.
A global community and think and do-tank
It all started with a Blog, a #hashtag
The circle grew quickly….
Then we needed a name
#1 Rule : M.P.R.L.Meet People in Real Life
► community building► think tank – knowledge production
► do thank – project incubator
► services
what we do:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/piratenpartei/3908069700/
1 Teamdistribuited accross the globe
OuiShare Connectors
What we did
Community Building
2 Global Conferences2 Tours (LATAM/Europe)3 Internationale Summits100+ OuiShare EventsIn more than 25 cities in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East
Think Tank Since July 2012240+ Articles (FR/EN/ES)60+ contributors30.000+ Unique Visitors/month10.000+ Facebook Fans6.000+ Twitter followers
Research and articles about the collaborative economy
magazine.ouishare.net
Think Tank 70+ Online FB groups- Local - Transversal in
EN, FR, ES, P, IT & D - Thematic - Project based- Organisational
Grouping 1500+ contributors from > 20 countries
OuiShare Fest, Paris
1. International conference about the collaborative economy
150 Speakers
50 volunteersover 200 contributors
One website, translated into 16 languages in 2
weeks
How did we do it?
Create a feeling of togethernesswithout a shared location
Openness TransparencyIndependence Impact MeetPeople InRealLife Action PermanentBeta Feedback Inclusion PlayShared Values
Shared Mission
Accelerate the shift to a more collaborative
economy
Shared Culture
StigmergyIndividual autonomy and
freedom to create something, regardless of its acceptance or
rejection by the group.
Hierarchie Group
controlled by individuals
Consensus Individuals
controlled by the group
7 LessonsAbout Community Building
1. Provide purpose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidewalk_flying/3534131757/,
2. Give love + show appreciation
4. Empower by distributing responsibility
5. Set low entry and exit barriers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualpanic/3982464447/
6. Create smallwork “packages”
Inspired by simbyosi.com
6. Use the right tools
Collaborative Translations
Empowerment vs. Control
Collaborative Project management
7. Find the right team
Francesca [email protected]
@francescapick
Questions?
A special thanks to Simone Cicero, Albert Canigueral, Benjamin Tinq, Arthur de Grave