Our communities are separated
into silos; they are a collection of
institutions and programs
operating near one another but not
overlapping or touching.
—Peter Block
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We’re living in the world of
technological connectedness
and emotional detachment.
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We participate in flea markets
of human interaction.
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How will we gather
in the dawn of technological
advancement?
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WHAT IS
COMMUNITY?
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The desire for interpersonal
attachment may well be one of the
most far-reaching and integrative
constructs currently available to
understand human nature.
—Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary
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WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BELONG?
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Communities are
platforms for belonging.
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Society operates on
the idea of fitting in.
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People are building
blocks of communities.
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How do we make
everyone feel welcome?
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WHAT MAKES A
GOOD COMMUNITY?
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Communities are as strong as
bonds between its members.
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Commitment comes from
different motivations.
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Good leadership is necessary
but misunderstood.
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We are fascinated with out
leaders. That’s all that counts
is what leaders do.
—Peter Block
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Leadership was never about
power, but empowerment.
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Caring for persons, the more
able and the less able serving
each other, is the rock upon
which a good society is built.
—Robert Greenleaf
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We cannot coexist without
effective, emphatic way to talk
to each other.
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Communication is the mortar
that holds together whatever
structure you decide to build.
—Colin Wright
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HOW DO WE FAIL AT
BUILDING COMMUNITIES?
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Our communities
are exclusive.
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Inclusion is inherently about
exclusion.
—Elle McCann
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We only diversify
endpoints.
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We are full of egos.
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We require
uncompromised passion.
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We expect more from
technology and less from
each other.
—Sherry Turkle
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We misplace attention.
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HOW DO WE IMPROVE
OUR COMMUNITIES?
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Enabling participatory culture
—building with, not for.
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Redefining leadership.
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Giving back the courage to
claim what’s rightfully ours.
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Embracing and practicing
vulnerability.
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Fostering candour and
empathy.
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Empathy conveys one simple
acknowledgment: You are not
alone.
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Learning non-violent
communication.
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Shifting from quantitive diversity
to qualitative inclusivity.
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Enforcing behavioural
norms and conflict handling.
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Deemphasising bad
actors.
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Vocalising zero tolerance
policies with Code of Conduct.
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Building frameworks for
reporting rule violations.
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Our future understanding of what
makes for healthy, safe, and
sustainable Internet communities will
hopefully make us embarrassed of
this era.
—Adam Brault