Templating Micro Communities

All humans can create micro communities to feel a sense of togetherness. Connecting people as a behaviour spreads, when it becomes a habit.

Community templating is based on these principles:

• Synergy (whole is more than its parts)

• Feedback loops (community is a process like a ping-pong)

• Cross-pollination (diversity makes an interesting community)

• Living systems (min number for a system is 4 = min number for a micro-community is 4)

• Interdependence (create a micro-community of people who spark a micro-community of their own about other topics they are interested in)

How to embody this behaviour?

• Bringing 4 or more people together into a group (Discord, Telegram or Zoom monthly call: "we are all interested in X topic, how about we explore this topic together?")

• Connecting people 1:1 (sending an email to two people who have shared needs, projects or interests: "You both are interested in X topic, I thought you would like to get to know each other and share ideas")

• Sharing resources (saying: "You mentioned that you are trying to do X, here's a resource that may help")

• Giving feedback (saying: "From what I see/hear, it seems you're trying to do X")

• Asking a question (saying: "How can I help you?")

• Adding on top of the project (saying: "I looked into your project and created X")

These behaviours are practised on a micro level, like when having a chat with a friend, family member, a stranger met on social networking sites.