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Title:

Miracle Grow for Communities: What Makes Them Thrive?

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Organizer:
Sean Tierney, JumpBox, Inc
Description:
Why do some groups thrive while others sputter and die? We'll explore the preconditions and ingredients that contribute to an engaged community, whether online or in person. You'll learn core strategies and guerilla tactics to turn your anemic group into a flourishing community.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What defines a successful community?
  2. Identify the most thriving examples - what commonalities do they share?
  3. What are cases of spectacular community failures and what can we learn from how they disintegrated?
  4. How can we learn from psychology (Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Rogerian self-actualization)?
  5. What can traits can be abstracted from successful online vs. real-world communities?
  6. How do I setup an environment that's conducive to fostering community?
  7. Getting Real: what are some concrete guerilla tactics for jump-starting a community from scratch?
  8. When animals attack: what makes some groups turn vicious against certain members?
  9. How can I revitalize an anemic community?
  10. What is the velocity of a fully-laiden African swallow?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Community / Social Networks
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
joshua strebel
on 8/8/08
you dont talk about fight club..
Sean Tierney
on 11/8/08
FYI: Steve Huffman (co-founder of Reddit), Sarah Blue (community manager for Cambrian House) and Noah Kagan (okdork) will all be sitting on this panel. I'm just the moderator.
sean power
on 12/8/08
sounds great. definitely content that needs to be talked about.
Sean Tierney
on 14/8/08
We've got Will Pate, community manager of Vencorps and veteran of several startups who is rounding out our group as the 4th panelist. Should be some interesting perspectives on this one.
Rob Metras
on 21/8/08
You will enjoy Will Pate.. he is the consummate community guy!!
Chuck Reynolds
on 21/8/08
sounds interesting
Jay Cuthrell
on 26/8/08
This sounds like a plan. You've got my vote.
Evan Hamilton
on 29/8/08
I think this would be a great panel. I have spent several years now with the Flock community and I *still* don't fully understand the forces that shape our growth and demographics.
Payday Loans
on 20/11/09
sounds interesting
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