How do you define community? #EduCommunity Answers (Part 2 of 5)

• People that have your back. Those that motivate, push, and challenge you to grow, change, be better, be your best.
• Coming together celebrating differences and working towards common good
• Everyone who is, and will be impacted
• Inclusive, connected, engaged!
• A group of humans engaging in GENERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS
• A group that challenges others to improve
• FAMILY. Forget about me. I love you.
• Connection of humans
• Safe
• A group of people who work together to a common purpose despite differences
• People living together peacefully
• 2+ people with at least 1 thing in common to begin their relationship and a commitment to grow it
• An interconnected network of collaborating individuals, organizations, groups, and businesses
• Sense of belonging
• Inclusive
• Mutual investment, mutual respect, sense of collective ownership
• A group of diverse individuals who come together to celebrate and support and inspiring each other
• An informed community
• A circle of influence
• Group of people around a shared identity, interest, or intent
• Internal vs external. Role = parent, teacher, student, administrator, community at large
• A group of people who have a common interest, problem to solve, or question
• We believe the Kansas City Community should be involved in solving the most pressing problems in education through innovation!
• Mutually empowering and supporting population? Lifting and working together? Inclusive?
• Coming together around a commonality
• A group of persons who give aid in achieving mutual goals, visions, desired outcomes
• People and institutions working and collaborating for a common purpose
• Connected by a common thread
• People gathered because of a commonality
• Individuals that gather together and through their uniqueness build a mosaic of life, love and learning

See

• Part 1: What is education innovation?
• Part 3: What type of community are you building?
• Part 4: How do you design for diversity, inclusion, and equity in your community?
• Part 5: What is your major question regarding community building?

The #EduCommunity Answers series transcribes answers to questions given to participants in Growing an Engaged Education Innovation Community, a SXSW EDU workshop by Jessica Falkenthal, John Baldo, and Deborah Chang.