Build: Community, purpose & growth
Evangelists and Community-Building
How do you support evangelists, when you don't believe in evangelism? A friend of mine, who is passionate about bringing the human spirit into business (something near and dear to my heart), cringed when I talked about how he could support his evangelists–people who believe in his ideas and want to help spread them. His…
Read MoreConnecting Over Achieving
I continue to be impressed with the capabilities of Facebook, even though I'm only an occasional user. Seems like each time I log on, there's a new capability that allows me to connect with others in a way that is most comfortable for the individual. Sometimes, it's via a blog post. Other times, it's a…
Read MoreJeremiah Owyang, Part 3: Starting and Growing a Community
“People would rather have [a] knowing they are accepted and appreciated. That’s far more important than lining one’s wallet…This is about the core essence of humans connecting with other humans.” –Jeremiah Owyang In this last installment of my interview with Jeremiah Owyang, we talk about the increasing influence of communities, ways to kickstart a community,…
Read MoreJeremiah Owyang, Part 2: The Nature of Communities
“When you are spearheading a movement, you are relying on the groundswell that happens within the community. The community is in charge.” —Jeremiah Owyang In this second part of a three-part interview, Jeremiah Owyang talks about the nature of communities and the role of the community manager. Most surprising take-away? You can’t rely solely on…
Read MoreInterview with Jeremiah Owyang, Part 1
This is the first of a three-part interview with Jeremiah Owyang, a social computing analyst with Forrester who is an expert on building communities. While his clients are businesses using community-building to meet their business objectives, Jeremiah’s wisdom can be directly applied by wisdom entrepreneurs who are building communities to support their social good objectives.…
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