When No One Shows Up: A Survival Guide for First-Time Community Builders“What if nobody comes?”1d agoA response icon11d agoA response icon1
The Cake Principle: How Focusing on Fun Carries Communities Through Their Awkward BeginningsAre you starting a community project, but troubled by a fear of early failure?Apr 22Apr 22
Published inBootcampWhy Your UX Skills Are Perfect for Community BuildingIf you can design an app, you can design a community. A bold claim, but we think there’s something to it. In this article, we want to show…Feb 4Feb 4
Building lasting community: how design principles shaped 19 years of Nobody’s WoodBack in 2005, I founded a music event that’s still going strong today. It’s been through changes of name, location, size and personnel…Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024
Listening to lurkers: what your community members’ silence is telling youYou’re getting nothing back from your community members. What should you do?Aug 14, 2024Aug 14, 2024
Published inBootcampUsing your design skills to build community: the playful story of the Sportsbox 3000Many designers I know aspire to make the world a better place. Good news — I believe design provides a toolkit that can be employed to…Mar 5Mar 5
Published inBootcampWhat we learned about community building from a season of potluck dinnersOnce a month, we opened our doors for an all-comers dinner. Here’s what we learned.Jul 18, 2024Jul 18, 2024
Published inBootcampPatterns you can use to build communityIn fact, you already know them.Jul 10, 2024Jul 10, 2024
Published inBootcampWhy ‘Designing Communities’?Like software, furniture or buildings, I believe communities are a thing, that can be designed. I believe that designers should think…Jul 1, 2024A response icon1Jul 1, 2024A response icon1
