AOC Chapter 6
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Ch 6: How to Create Community (planned vs. emergent structure)
(Suggested Vignette: Amy Jo Kim, someone from creation of SecondLife)
Intro:
Communities can be carefully planned in advance, or they may emerge over time. This chapter would include the key elements of starting a community and some steps to take to ensure success. We may want to reference some of Amy Jo Kim's ideas here.
Envisioning Affinity:
Easy exercise to discover guiding principals of community you would like to build
Community Lifecycle:
Drawing (need to work on this) of stages in life of community...from discovery of affinity through growth and regulation to renewal or forking and eventual archive
Shared History:
Discussion of the importance of archiving, self-intros, greeting new members, marking milestones, sharing statistics
Parenting (Governance):
Role of the "List Mom" ("Webmaster" or "Benevolent Dictator"). Other possible parenting schemes (Shared Custody, Board of Directors, Community Council, Community Facilitator, Reviewer)
Funding
A word about planning for success and ongoing funding
