fossa2011: five things about online community and networks
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Twittering: frittering or connecting?Or…thoughts on designing for,
connecting to, and holding space for groups, communities and networks.
fOSSa 2011Nancy White
Full Circle Associateshttp://www.fullcirc.com
Uh Oh!
Invite!
Two peopleOne penOne piece of paper(No talking!)
Thanks to Johnnie Moore & Alain Rostainhttp://www.jonniemoore.com/blog/archives/000380.php
What did you notice? Take a moment to debrief with your partner.
Five
more
Ideas!
Tech + Social:Tech + Social:Technology has
fundamentally changed how we can be together
“And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.”
Occupy…NAME YOUR SPACE
http://www.occupycafe.org/
new fabric of connectivityfabric of connectivity
ogetherness & separation
lways on, virtual presence
eripherality
active technology landscapetechnology landscapeinteracting & publishingSocial & informationaldigital footprints
multiple engagement modesengagement modes
ass collaboration
reative re-appropriation
hin connections/weak ties
reconfigured geographiesgeographies
ompeting spaces
ulti-membership
ynamic boundaries
#2. New Roles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/id-iom/2879056012/
enable people to…• discover &
appropriate useful technology
• be in and use communities & networks (people)
• express their identity
• find and create content
• usefully participate
facilitators
community leaders
technology stewards social artistsIndependent thinkers
moderators
What the %&*# is a technology steward?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maykesplana/270819284/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/meaduva/3163258523/
“Technology stewards are people with enough experience of the workings of a community to understand its technology needs, and enough experience with technology to take leadership in addressing those needs. Stewardship typically includes selecting and configuring technology, as well as supporting its use in the practice of the community.”
Social Artists a la Etienne Wenger
3. The horizontal begs some vertical
trans·verse/trans v rs/ˈ əAdjective: Situated or extending across something: "a transverse beam".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clotnatura/6177350876/
Three Perspectives:
Strategic goals Resources M & EResults
Role & task clarity Feedback
Purpose Ease Value
4. Complexity and Safe-FailExperiments(Snowden)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/josefdunne/4319306255/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.wedowhatwesee.org/stop-waffling-start-moving/
5. Reciprocity
1. Tech changes what it means to be together
2. New roles in a broad & deep world
3. Horizontal AND vertical
4. Safe-Fail experimentation
5. Reciprocity
One more time…
Next?
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@NancyWhite
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