
Rosieland Roundup 264 β The CEOΒ², Dunbar's 6 magic numbers, benchmarking community
π€οΈ Welcome to another week in Rosieland, I hope you enjoy your community stay. Remember, I do community research to save
π€οΈ Welcome to another week in Rosieland, I hope you enjoy your community stay. Remember, I do community research to save
When the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is also the Commο»Ώunity Executive Officer (CEO). Wο»Ώhat do we mean by
Bluesky's founder and CEO, Jay Graber, was recently interview at SXSW, here's what I love about
We can despair, or we can see hope in the changes of the world.
π€οΈ Welcome to another week in Rosieland! π This week in Rosieland * Community algorithms are everywhere * The very many objections we encounter
A while back I asked what was stopping people engage in a community. It turns out this was a pretty
π Welcome to another week in Rosieland! π Recently on Rosieland: * Introducing Community Discovery, again * To start a community, create a lexicon
This is a written version of a talk I did for Community Week. I've been on a journey
It's time for different community strategies, the old way simply isn't working anymore...
When people ask me about the community we are building, their minds shift way too easily to "community platforms&
βοΈ Welcome to another week in Rosieland! π₯ Why third-party platforms are killing your community β and what to do about it? | Remote
And my desire for it to become a thing of the past. Perhaps it's the sign of the
π Welcome to another week in Rosieland where we bring you the latest in community building. π€οΈ What you've missed
Iβve been reflecting on our current internal Community Knowledge Management (CKM) processes and the progress we've made.
At the heart of good community is research. 20 years into my community career and I feel like Iβm
I keep going back on forth on thoughts about community structure and strategy. As with all these things, every organisation
π Welcome to another week in community! Communities at the heart of research. It's happening. | Rosieland It seems putting
It seems putting the people at the heart of research is becoming (more of )a thing. As a huge advocate
π Welcome to another week of opening your mind to expanding what your community could be. π This week in Rosieland: * Leave
My mind is a bit blown at the amount of MoT Meetups happening right now. In January over 500 people
One of the things Iβve been becoming more confident in is the idea of saying that the community heavy
π I'm feeling hopeful for the future of community these days as I see change and interest for what
Mastodon's CEO announced he is handing control to a non-profit organization, stating that it should not be owned
π Welcome to another week in Rosieland! π This week on Rosieland... Every week I show up to help you learn and
Houston, we have a problem here. We are being displaced digitally. It's leaving us in a state of
As part of building good community we should acknowledge that no one can come in and magically make good decisions.
In my day-to-day work, we're creating a Community Ambassador programme.
Welcome back to another week in Rosieland. π₯ It's been a tough week watching the LA fires, it'
TLDR; Meta are shutting down the company's fact-checking program for Facebook and Instagram would implement a community approach
When we look at community as the whole picture. When we commit to community not being built in a silo.
Welcome to the first Rosieland Roundup of 2025! Hopefully everything you need to keep on top of what's
Community can be a bit fluffy. A bit intangible. A bit directionless at times. We can believe in something, yet
The way we organise and connect is changing. Embracing informal networks needs to be considered as part of building effective
2024 was something else. Intense, is an understatement. Here's my personal take on it that I haven'
I've been saying for a while that engagement and conversation in community is often detrimental. It's
π Welcome to another week in community building, the one newsletter to keep you informed and educated. π On Rosieland this week:
The very nature of community means we often associate our work with conversations. People like to make commentary. They like
π Hello! I'm happy to bring you the latest community building roundup. Honestly, I was feeling a bit down
Too many conversations can be overwhelming and we must learn to balance them in our community design.
Itβs funny how people struggle with the idea that community and business can co-exist. We have to be totally
How we function as society needs to be balanced, we've gone on far too long without paying attention
π¦οΈ Welcome to another week in Rosieland. It's been very wet and windy here this week! Conference Challenges | Rosieland
Conferences are a tough nut to crack! Whilst content is important, connection is often what tips them into making them
π Welcome to another week in Rosieland, enjoy! The side effects of building with community in mind Learning to see the
When you build something. When you are deep within co-creation. When you recognise that building community is more than conversations.
I've been transitioning everything of mine towards the open web and it's giving me real hope
Traction is the business of community builders and building in isolation will not help us find it.
π Welcome back to the one newsletter you need to stay on top of the community industry. π What I've
The conversations we have within community are worth looking at from many different perspectives.
One of the things I have the most joy out of in community is having fun with branding. I'
πThis Guide to Community Discovery as a PDF + Google Doc. It's a comprehensive guide to community research with
There's a future of community I'm excited for, and it has a lot to do with
π Welcome back to the one newsletter you need to stay on top of the community industry. π What I've
Open data often ignores the communities they came from.
Of course, community work is team work!
π Welcome to another week in Rosieland! Happy learning! π What I've written and shared this week: π Two recent examples
We often struggle to find ways to connect and start conversations, but perhaps sometimes we need to explore everyday activities
Are we too quick to move on to sharing the latest happenings within our communities?
The tool market tends to expand and retract. For a while we had tools focusing on just one thing, many
As a founder, leading a company, and being responsible to employees and our community, I often find myself contemplating wtf
Experimenting in community is essential for survival.
I recently saw someone mention how the community they've been working on was shutting down after many years
I'm all for AI, but also there are real problems that it brings to our communities. I'
My last post was about how community channels can be prototypes of other work we end up producing.
Looking at channels with an action focused mindset can help us move our communities forward with greater clarity.
One of the things I've been striving to do is learn from how others do community. Often the
...get out there and do the work locally.
Distractions and short-term thinking are red flags when we build communities.
We often fall into the trap of believing that the one thing is the answer. And often this turns into
In a world that is constantly interacting. Where we are measured, obsessed, and judged based on engagement. Where we need
I love this idea of Data-Driven Community Quilting so much.
Let's have a quick look at a local creative community space.
The world of community is changing and it's exciting to observe. The loneliness epidemic is real, the way
As part of Community Discovery we focus on learning and discovering. I've written about many angles of this
The Fediverse is not new, but there's been a recent and increased shift towards its adoption. For me,
A lesson in the power of how we think about conversations with two.
The world changes. We change. Our needs change. I started Rosieland in 2020, that wonderful start of the pandemic year.
We have a problem in the community industry where all too often the emphasis of our work is placed within
In my last article wrote about emergent community processes and how the only way I know how to build communities
It's impossible to fully plan for community as many of the growth and opportunities happen in an emergent
You know I love community flywheels, right? I'm always looking for new ways to look at community design
Much of my writing these days is inspired by what I'm doing at my current role (Founder + CEO)
π’ I've often fallen into the trap of sharing over shipping, is this a common thing in community? I
My thinking and feelings about community are constantly changing, as they should. The market has changed. The world is changing.
Whatβs a regret you have with your community? One of mine is not giving enough attention to the idea
A while back I asked myself if the decisions we were making were community compatible and the phrase struck with
The pandemic has been 'interesting' for community and now as the world moves on and faces different challenges,
π Hello, this is a new regular newsletter where I highlight 3οΈ community examples I have found during my community research.
π TLDR; How I'm thinking about creating a community glossary with intention. I'm so into community collaboration,
One of the things I've been working on is aiming for a community flywheel that simply works. One
Join us on Wednesday March 27th where Tatiana Figueiredo will share her latest thinking in building and growing a community
I love creating a good "community is not marketing" meme. It's how I end up expressing
The algorithm's are everywhere. Most notably in search engines and social networks. We have become accustomed to them
Incase you didn't know, I have a thing about Community Discovery. Here's my current definition of
In this event Gareth Wilson covered: * The essential elements of messaging that captivate and convince β Gareth will guide you through
There's a phrase that I can never get sick of, it's the Community Flywheel. The concept
In this event we had an open and facilitated discussion on the topic of Community Flywheels: * what are community flywheels?
β€οΈ On creating a Community Love Language Statement. I've been listening to bell hooks, first her book on Belonging
One of the things I've been working on is bringing awareness of all the little activities that are
I'm having so much fun going down a community discovery focused approach to community building. I recently wrote
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