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Investigating Processes for Community Emergence

This study examines the processes that support the emergence of our community, including facilitation of community development, collective negotiation, mutual engagement, and visual mapping of members' interests. It explores how collective inquiry and Appreciative Inquiry can be used to promote positive change and support the development of technology-supported communities.

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Investigating Processes for Community Emergence

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  1. Investigating the processes that support the emergence of our communityRhona SharpeOxford Brookes University

  2. Facilitation of community development Promoting the ‘affinity’ that brings members together collective negotiation mutual engagement, using shared repertoires blended, flexible, distributed purposeful engagement A meta-community of purpose member profiles visual mapping of existing communities & interests skilled human facilitation exit strategy community defines own activities tagging to establish links between members member created content & scheduled web-workshops creation of member run interest sub-groups & meeting places Underpinning features collective inquiry Examples of activities

  3. Collective inquiry • Iterative and ongoing • Inform the community tasks and operation • Be a tool for positive change • Support multiple, differing viewpoints • Involve multiple data collection methods and times.

  4. Appreciative Inquiry (Cooperrider & Ludema). • What you want more of already exists somewhere in the community • Communities move in the direction they study

  5. Appreciative Questions • What processes support the development of the online community? • What gives life to the community? • What should be the role of the JISC in creating and supporting such communities? • What processes support the emergence of technology supported communities?

  6. How we can recreate previous good experiences and build on them? Agree project plan. Project planning and management. Find out what people are proud of and enthusiastic about Analyse data for common themes - what worked and what made it work? DISCOVERY Appreciating ‘the best of what is’ DESTINY Sustaining ‘what will be’ DREAM Envisioning ‘what could be’ What processes support our community? Positive topic choice Articulate the themes and dreams of what could be (however unrealistic) Empowering people to take forward their own ideas. Develop strategy (or joint statements, agreements) and action plan. DESIGN Co-constructing ‘what should be’ How can we put these ideas into practice? Who will be involved?

  7. What helped make the community a success? • Modelling – practising what we preach • Openness • Beer • Diversity within the group • Parity of areas • Rapid and appropriate response • Emotion • Valuing different roles • Positive sense of self • Common goal • Shared vision • Commitment • Sense of trust • Accepting differences of opinion • Collaboration • Desire of success • Opportunity

  8. Sharing stories

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