7 Lessons about Community Building

Francesca Pick @francesca_sp

Leergang | Kongress zum Leerstandmelder | October 2013

What is OuiShare ?

with the mission is to build and nurture a collaborative society by connecting people,

organizations and ideas around fairness, openness and trust.

A global community and think and do-tank

It all started with a Blog, a #hashtag

The circle grew quickly….

Then we needed a name

#1 Rule : M.P.R.L.Meet People in Real Life

► community building► think tank – knowledge production

► do thank – project incubator

► services

what we do:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/piratenpartei/3908069700/

1 Teamdistribuited accross the globe

OuiShare Connectors

What we did

Community Building

2 Global Conferences2 Tours (LATAM/Europe)3 Internationale Summits100+ OuiShare EventsIn more than 25 cities in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East

Think Tank Since July 2012240+ Articles (FR/EN/ES)60+ contributors30.000+ Unique Visitors/month10.000+ Facebook Fans6.000+ Twitter followers

Research and articles about the collaborative economy

magazine.ouishare.net

Think Tank 70+ Online FB groups- Local - Transversal in

EN, FR, ES, P, IT & D - Thematic - Project based- Organisational

Grouping 1500+ contributors from > 20 countries

OuiShare Fest, Paris

1. International conference about the collaborative economy

150 Speakers

50 volunteersover 200 contributors

One website, translated into 16 languages in 2

weeks

How did we do it?

Create a feeling of togethernesswithout a shared location

Openness TransparencyIndependence Impact MeetPeople InRealLife Action PermanentBeta Feedback Inclusion PlayShared Values

Shared Mission

Accelerate the shift to a more collaborative

economy

Shared Culture

StigmergyIndividual autonomy and

freedom to create something, regardless of its acceptance or

rejection by the group.

Hierarchie Group

controlled by individuals

Consensus Individuals

controlled by the group

7 LessonsAbout Community Building

1. Provide purpose

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidewalk_flying/3534131757/,

2. Give love + show appreciation

4. Empower by distributing responsibility

5. Set low entry and exit barriers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualpanic/3982464447/

6. Create smallwork “packages”

Inspired by simbyosi.com

6. Use the right tools

Collaborative Translations

Empowerment vs. Control

Collaborative Project management

7. Find the right team

Francesca Pickfrancesca@ouishare.net

@francescapick

Questions?

A special thanks to Simone Cicero, Albert Canigueral, Benjamin Tinq, Arthur de Grave