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For a short presentation at http://www.websocialarchitecture.com/community/2008/06/youre-invited-s.html
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Thinking about “Slow Community”(particularly in the online context…)
Nancy WhiteFull Circle Associates
http://www.fullcirc.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsevilla/189528500/in/set-1368427/
Irony, eh? http://www.flickr.com/photos/_sid_/1372435632/http://www.flickr.com/photos/fornal/423982340/
Have we been “communitied” to death? Has the abundance of choice, the speed with which commercial ventures have yet again jumped on to the “community” bandwagon anesthetized us to what “being together” as a community really is in our lives?
http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/04/14/a-slow-community-movement/
http://leadernetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/online-communities-slowing-down-for.html
http://www.hum.dmu.ac.uk/blogs/part/2008/04/slow_community_in_action.html
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/carl_honore_praises_slowness.html
http://http://www.slowmovement.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHGcvj3JiGA
http://www.ischool.washington.edu/events/headlines.aspx?id=1242
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gitboy/373784185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gitboy/373784185 /
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frumbert/83756546/
Tech + Social:Tech + Social:Technology has
fundamentally changed how we can be together
Multi-membership
Multi-technology
Multi-identity
Challenges• Time, attention, volume
• Evolving technology
• Language and Culture• Swiftly changing context• Learning preferences
Why “slow?”
Reflection
Sustainability
Creativity
Inclusivity
creates time for connection and relationship
is present and aware ... stops and "notices" what is actually happening in the moment
takes time for reflection and self awareness (individual and community)
NOT too future focused (because its unpredictable anyway)
looks backward to learn from mistakes and successes
A community that…
Is it less, or slower? Simpler, or simply slower?
Is there something here about left brain/right brain shifts or integration?
The simplest thing that could possibly work…
Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki
http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Slow+Community
Epilogue
The blog post that started this
http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/04/14/a-slow-community-movement/
More….
http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Slow+Community
ContactNancy Whitenancyw at fullcirc dot com
http://www.fullcirc.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/poagao/527259905/