Brief overview of the dimensions of community and the EMERGE (JISC funded) Phase 1 engagement model.

1. community engagement
EMERGE project
http://emerge.elgg.org
Steven Warburton, King’s College London

2. dimensions of communities
• descriptors:
– connected, authentic, visible, bounded (fuzzy),
symbolic artefacts
• processes:
– shared purpose, self identity (enlightening),
collaborative, negotiated, emergent, ephemeral
• typologies:
– formal, informal, non-formal
– communities of practice, of innovation and so on

3. community map

4. network map
keywords:
- disruption
- visibility
- discourse
- emergent
- innovation
rss/tags

5. engagement process (phase 1)
disseminating our vision, research,
mapping activities, interviews
online activities
Feb ‘07
March ‘07
April ‘07
May ‘07
Sept ‘07
launch events
online activities
supporting ad hoc group meetings (community led events)
5-10 short online
tasks:
-elaboration and
visibility of individual
interests and expertise
-“how to’s” around
social software toolkit
-peer interviewing

6. face-2-face launch events
• late April 2007
• 2 events
– Manchester (format: overnight 12pm to 12pm)
– and London (format: 10am to 4pm)
• all community members invited
• recorded and visible (web 2.0 toolkit)
• activities based around a number of areas
and expected outputs:
– issues from online activities
– online work and specific areas e.g. elaborate
current problem spaces in education
– “un-conference” sessions
Key drivers:
disruption
innovation
collaboration
community-led
fun

7. community engagement (phase 2)
• longer term project support
• accessing expertise
• expanding community:
– establish UK wide links to individuals and groups
– formal organisations/communities (embedding)
– further funding opportunities
– face-2-face event
– mapping activities
– self sustaining

8. questions?
http://emerge.elgg.org
Steven Warburton, King’s College London