Online Communities and tools
Themes:
Secure Platforms
What Can Moderation Look Like
How to Get Vitality in a Community
Pros & Cons of Different Types of Platforms
Authentically Engage People
Difference between Communications and Community
Platforms & Tools Discussion
Start with where your community members are and stitch together different tools and have workflows between them
Engage members with email and push them towards Slack. Use a tool that is easy for you already.
Whatsapp , Slack, Facebook
Scuttlebug / Miniverse
Notion / Slack
Zoom- has changed privacy settings so now they are using your information to update their AI
Face to Face Interactive?
- Open Office Hours - less opportunistic
- Feels Generative
- People get excited and bring friends. Most effective way to grow
Security & Vetting for your Community
- Creating a community grounded in the purpose and boundaries for making it as safe as possible & welcoming
- Community to co-create the rules
Event Driven vs Topic Driven
- How to get people with shared values
“Community Gardener” / Facilitator
- Welcome new members, tend to community, do outreach, Stir the pot, moderate
Criteria for Platform
Calendar event mgmt
Discussion forum
PTP messaging
Works on Low Bandwidth environment
BrainDate.com
- Braindate is a web-based platform that fosters knowledge-sharing conversations among people at events, communities, and organizations.
- Online & offline done well
- Skillshare
Discord & Discourse
MouthCzar & Coda
Great for wiki-like things
Corporate software
Participate (great for badging)
Email List
Participation Guidelines