Thinking about “Slow Community”(particularly in the online context…)

Nancy WhiteFull Circle Associates

http://www.fullcirc.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsevilla/189528500/in/set-1368427/

Irony, eh? http://www.flickr.com/photos/_sid_/1372435632/http://www.flickr.com/photos/fornal/423982340/

Have we been “communitied” to death? Has the abundance of choice, the speed with which commercial ventures have yet again jumped on to the “community” bandwagon anesthetized us to what “being together” as a community really is in our lives?

http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/04/14/a-slow-community-movement/

http://leadernetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/online-communities-slowing-down-for.html

http://www.hum.dmu.ac.uk/blogs/part/2008/04/slow_community_in_action.html

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/carl_honore_praises_slowness.html

http://http://www.slowmovement.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHGcvj3JiGA

http://www.ischool.washington.edu/events/headlines.aspx?id=1242

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gitboy/373784185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gitboy/373784185 /

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frumbert/83756546/

Tech + Social:Tech + Social:Technology has

fundamentally changed how we can be together

Multi-membership

Multi-technology

Multi-identity

Challenges• Time, attention, volume

• Evolving technology

• Language and Culture• Swiftly changing context• Learning preferences

Why “slow?”

Reflection

Sustainability

Creativity

Inclusivity

creates time for connection and relationship

is present and aware ... stops and "notices" what is actually happening in the moment

takes time for reflection and self awareness (individual and community)

NOT too future focused (because its unpredictable anyway)

looks backward to learn from mistakes and successes

A community that…

Is it less, or slower? Simpler, or simply slower?

Is there something here about left brain/right brain shifts or integration?

The simplest thing that could possibly work…

Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki

http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Slow+Community

Epilogue

The blog post that started this

http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/04/14/a-slow-community-movement/

More….

http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Slow+Community

ContactNancy Whitenancyw at fullcirc dot com

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