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Building Sustainable Events Metameetup – 9 May 2012 David Pierce Aka “How to Cultivate Community That Doesn’t Need You”

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I Am… Software Engineer Seattle-ite Husband Human @TheDahv

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An awesome community that doesn’t need me Let’s Talk About

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How Do You Build a Beer && Code?

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Know Your Community Know The Vision Know Your Role You must come to know the Zen of Community Building… Community is like grass that grows in a crack in the concrete. It grows by itself, but it grows better when someone cultivates it.

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…and then you must pass it on good community cultivators can build other cultivators Cast Vision Inspire Others Train the Interested Give trust and ownership away

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The Zen of Beer && Code Goals and culture are communicated regularly and often

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The Zen of Beer && Code Language counts “Our” meetup, not “my” meetup

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The Zen of Beer && Code Leaders replicate themselves quickly

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The Zen of Beer && Code A meetup built around an idea, not a person Strong Ideas… survive Are scalable Won’t need you if you cultivate well

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David Pierce e: [email protected] t: TheDahv w: http://www.thedahv.com