Developer of the Minute
Made by hand for USFWC by FreeScholar 12/02/15
Visualizing and celebrating diversity while growing a community
organically
How does a community recognize cooperative individuals and how
do they connect on issues and topics?
What do coop members actually do? Why should I get to know
them?
We are Developers Community Developers.
We are ALL Community Developers.
Without the whole community, a business is just a business. It
will miss opportunities.
We are also, Community Organizers... and we need to know about
each other to combine our efforts to reach our potential.
One must relate to SOMEONE in a Community in order to IDENTIFY
and feel CONNECTED, and stay INVOLVED.
Seeking someone like you, doing something like you do, or
building something like you are building, is a natural thing.
The Fears
Where do I fit into the picture? I do not see anyone like me in
there? What do these people do and what do I have in common with
any of them?
Do you see yourself here?
Do you see yourself here?
Do you see yourself here?
Or, do you see yourself over here?
Hmmm....
A Question
What would you do if you saw a picture of your friend or
colleague on a website you visit?Not on Facebook or Twitter, but
featured on a website, a site you go to for information?
Imagine
Community DeveloperOf the Minute
Engagement
The Question, once again:What would you do if you saw a picture
of a friend or colleague on a tech website that you visit?
The Plan:Invite people to put their face on your website in a
way that allows people to see what they have in common, in 60
seconds.
You are seeking information, you connect with topics and ideas,
then you end up in a tree with other people...
Click?
Webmention is a simple way to notify any URL when you link to it
on your site. From the receiver's perspective, it is a way to
request notifications when other sites link to it.Webmention is a
modern update to Pingback, using only HTTP and x-www-urlencoded
content rather than XMLRPC requests. Webmention supersedes
Pingback.
Webmention uses IndieWebCamp
http://webmention.orghttp://indiewebcamp.com/webmentionhttps://www.drupal.org/node/1987964
Oooh, Webmention...Indy WebCamp...
There is almost a module for that!
There is a way to connect our ideas...
Now, about that tree...
Chathouse.com 1997
archive.org screenshot
A campaign for members to send us their photo, was posted in a
newsletter... The photo was then posted in a prominent place on the
front page, allowing people to to click on the image to see a short
biography of the person.
A member based topical chat site
Outcomes...
What else came from this idea and social model?A large spike in
traffic and more postings were read
Member generated message boards and forums based on
chathouse.com themes
http://z13.invisionfree.com/The_New_Asylum/index.php?showtopic=10
More links back to the site
Within 2 months, 9,000 registrants per day
The start of a paid membership base
An app to build teams
What Next?Something else started growing... it was a tree.
The Family Tree
What is the Family Tree?A visual way for people to show they
have...Skills
Connections
Mentors
Progress
Projects
Identity
A networked community where people are contributing to a larger
community effort, encourages people to share ideas and knowledge
freely. Connections grow when people see people doing things and
there is a place for them to join in the doing.
Family Tree Page 1997
Each image below was linked to a short biography of the
community member.
Creating a venue and allowing people to meet on their own terms
is better than introducing them. Discovery is a big part of
welcoming diversity at our own pace.
Outcomes...
What else came from this idea and social model?A physical
community with longterm connections
People building a network
Many members hosting events around the globe
A magazine with over 20 writers
People contributing posts to the site
Wait, did you say a magazine?
MagazineRack.com 1998
20+ members/authors submitting articles weekly on a variety of
topics
archive.org screenshots
Imagine
Community DeveloperOf the Minute
The 'Developer of the Minute' image links to a 30 60 second
video.The subject answers 2 questions.
1. How has a coop changed your life?2. How has a coop enabled
you to change the lives of others?
Community DeveloperOf the Minute
On other sites, where mostly technical people gather, the
'Developer of the Minute' image is displayed and is linked to the
same 30 60 second video
The campaign will evolve to include videos from technical people
describing their passions so that Community Developers may get a
view into what the possibilities are.
Two KEY QUESTIONS asked of community members -
archive.org screenshot
1. How has a cooperative changed your life?
2. How have cooperatives enabled you to change the lives of
others?
The Campaign Basics:
A. Coop members will first meet each other and learn about their
similar interests, passions and projects.
B. Non-coop members will be introduced to community developers
that have the skills, the passion and desire to build things.
We already have diversity, let's show it!
Members will send in their own videos and add value to the
campaign as it grows.
This campaign will easily show the diversity of community
members around the world, and the people that are deeply involved
in making it all happen.
See yourself everywhere you want to be.
Community Developers
A Conclusion
Working together, local community strategists and free software
developers can build things that are bigger than themselves. Ideas
become realities that improve lives.
Coop developers and free software developers, working together,
can build new platforms and tools for enriching the lives of
all.
...But first they must be introduced to each other and realize
their common goals.
Intending to cross-pollinate the coop solidarity movement with
other communities, we are seeking to highlight diversity by
implementing this campaign on several sites that already have
robust communities seeking to network and make long lasting
connections.
It would be awesome if USFWC would be a to host for this
campaign.
FSF.orgDrupal.orgSlashDotubuntuforums.orgUSFWC
usworker.coopWordpress.orgStack OverflowCode AcademyTech
CrunchETC...
It grows and expands.
Presentation slides by: Micky Metts
(FreeScholar)http://agaric.com - [email protected]
Photo by Chuck Bordman @NYCcamp 2015
