community building

Community

A sense of belonging is what keeps people in community.

For a community to be successful, the participants need to believe in it.

Are you a community builder?

• Manage worldwide community of volunteers

• Enable a worldwide collection of volunteers to work together; to do things that make a difference to them.

Checklist :

TrustPeople will approach you for advice, for guidance, to discuss personal issues, to handle conflict and more.

Ability to listen

Community members need to have responsive, positive interaction with community leaders.

I just wasn't sure of the IRC norms.

How could you even ask such a question on IRC?

You should be kicked out of the community!

You did a great job!We are lucky to have you

in the community.

VS

Avoid ego...or others will avoid you

I know it all. I don't need your

suggestions.

Community ToDo list

• Identify how we can divide our community into teams.

• Ensure that teams can communicate clearly and effectively.

• Attract a diverse range of contributors to our community to get involved and contribute to our goals.

• Build an environment conductive to our wider goals.

Challenges within a community

Communities are groups of people having different personalities, habits, opinions and approaches.

People can and do get frustrated with one another, have mismatched expectations, engage in unclear and tense discussions, and indulge in other agitating agendas.

Ofcourse you will say that!You use a macbook.Ubuntu is not even

a proper linux distro

Solve it through communication

• Be clear

• Be concise

• Be responsive

• Be fun

• Be human

Most importanty, learn from others

Tips for avoiding conflicts• Always deal with conflict. Never leave issues languishing or unresolved.

• In public conflict, ensure that you are seen to be acting. Provide input, feedback, and reassurance in public communication channels. Justice must be done and it must be seen to be done.

• Always be responsive to concerns.

Conflict resolution process• Collect data

• Probe

• Save face

• Discover common interests

• Reinforce

• Negotiate

• Solidify adjustments

Lets play...

Have more doubts?

Thank you!