The document discusses how brands can build engaged online communities by taking lessons from the art world. It argues that art uses techniques like enticing engagement, open collaboration, building collective experiences through vulnerability and common goals, and motivating participation through emotional appeals and risk-taking. The document suggests that for brands to build trust and engagement, they should listen to their community, get involved and gain their trust, and then encourage participation and questions through creative risk-taking.
19. Building collective experiences
Collaborate Co-create Engender trust
Working toward a
common goal
Sharing
vulnerability
Individual
interventions to
create the greatest
effect
26. Motivate (make art?)
1. Listen:
Understand the community and its needs.
Be curious.
2. Respond:
Get involved. Be naked and vulnerable.
Gain trust.
3. Create:
Take risks. Plan for participation.
Encourage questions.
An exploration of the changes in our culture that allow active participation
Observations through art of our human desires to create, participate, and contribute to a greater good
Maybe there’s something here for brands to learn as they build a stronger relationship with consumers and move them to action
The way users interact online has changed. Moved from using the Web to browse through sites, to search for specific information and now to publish
We are super connected
This change has also impacted culture. We have the ability to share our experiences, express our emotions, with a large audience
The way users interact online has changed. Moved from using the Web to browse through sites, to search for specific information and now to publish
We are super connected
This change has also impacted culture. We have the ability to share our experiences, express our emotions, with a large audience
Technology is now enabling us to share and respond
We share these experiences as words, pictures, videos and actions through a variety of tools: this is what we call Social Media
Why my interest in the convergence of social media, technology, and art? What is the motivation?
The journey started with a search for personal voice, for a desire to find answers about my place in the world. A desire to make a difference
80s art, political art
The atmosphere: Barbara Kruger
The atmosphere: Barbara Kruger
The atmosphere: Act Up and Gran Fury
The atmosphere: Keith Harring
The atmosphere: Piotr szyhalski
The atmosphere: Piotr szyhalski and Rich Sheldon
The atmosphere: Ivan Nunez
The atmosphere: Ivan Nunez
Seeking participation may starts with an understanding of the community and its needs and leads to collective action.
It may be about finding a solution to a social problem, moving toward the common good, creating impact.
Moving away from the individual, not what benefits me, but the community as a whole. In the technology world, a parallel of this is open source. It is about recognizing that when you allow people to unleash their passions (not commodity based) they uncover all types of interesting solutions. The end result does not belong to the individual. Encouragement to try new things.
Moving away from the individual, not what benefits me, but the community as a whole.
In the technology world, a parallel of this is open source. It is about recognizing that when you allow people to unleash their passions (not commodity based) they uncover all types of interesting solutions. The end result does not belong to the individual.
Encouragement to try new things.
The work is about the collective experience, our participation, our involvement.
Collective participation, what is needed? collaboration, co-creation, trust.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude installations
The Gates in Central Park, NYC. 7503 fabric panels. Feb 12, 2005
The pay for the entire work themselves
Collaboration in the process: getting permits, making the work a reality
We become part of the work and change it with our own experience of it
A project by Tactical Art Coalition
Group of artist worked together to change the urban landscape of Halifax as to challenge our notions of history, heroes and values
Spencer Tunick’s installation
Models are unpaid volunteers
The goal is to share experiences with a community that finds value in your content and wants to share it with others.
Move the community to action
You give up your role as author; instead you are an agent
There’s no ownership
The community shares your cause
Building the narrative collectively
Listen: understand the community and its needs. Brands need to pay attention to the culture. Marketing needs more Liberal Arts majors. Be curious.
Respond: get involved. Be naked and vulnerable. Brands need to be transparent and present. Become a member of the community to gain trust.
Create: Take risks and plan for participation. Encourage questions.