Community building isn't an easy thing to do. Based on experiences building the OuiShare community and the international conference Here is some advice

1. 7 Lessons about Community Building
Francesca Pick @francesca_sp
Leergang | Kongress zum Leerstandmelder | October 2013

2. What is OuiShare ?

3. 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

4. It all started with a Blog, a #hashtag

5. The circle grew quickly….

6. Then we needed a name

7. #1 Rule : M.P.R.L.
Meet People in Real Life

8. ► community building
► think tank – knowledge production
► do thank – project incubator
► services
what we do:

9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/piratenpartei/3908069700/
1 Team
distribuited accross the globe

10. OuiShare Connectors

11. What we did

12. Community Building
2 Global Conferences
2 Tours (LATAM/Europe)
3 Internationale Summits
100+ OuiShare Events
In more than 25 cities in Europe, Latin America
and the Middle East

13. Think Tank
Since July 2012
240+ Articles (FR/EN/ES)
60+ contributors
30.000+ Unique Visitors/month
10.000+ Facebook Fans
6.000+ Twitter followers
Research and articles about
the collaborative economy
magazine.ouishare.net

14. 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

15. OuiShare Fest, Paris
1. International conference about the
collaborative economy

16. 150 Speakers
50 volunteers
over 200 contributors

17. One website, translated into
16 languages in 2 weeks

18. How did we do it?

19. Create a feeling of
togetherness
without
a shared
location

20. Openness
Transparency
Independence
Impact
MeetPeople InRealLife
Action
PermanentBeta
Feedback
Inclusion
Play
Shared Values

21. Shared Mission
Accelerate the
shift to a more
collaborative
economy

22. Shared Culture

23. Stigmergy
Individual autonomy and freedom to
create something, regardless of its
acceptance or rejection by the
group.

24. Hierarchie
Group
controlled by
individuals
Consensus
Individuals
controlled by
the group

25. 7 Lessons
About Community Building

26. 1. Provide purpose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidewalk_flying/3534131757/,

27. 2. Give love + show
appreciation

28. 4. Empower by
distributing
responsibility

29. 5. Set low entry
and exit barriers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualpanic/3982464447/

30. 6. Create small
work “packages”

31. Inspired by simbyosi.com

32. 6. Use the right tools

33. Collaborative Translations

34. Empowerment vs. Control

35. Collaborative Project management

36. 7. Find the right team

37. Francesca Pick
francesca@ouishare.net
@francescapick
Questions?
A special thanks to Simone Cicero, Albert Canigueral, Benjamin Tinq,
Arthur de Grave