[Network-Centric Resources] Content share - Draft Community Handbook

[Dirk Slater]

Hey Heather,

Thanks so much for this.  Super useful.

I love the idea of sharing orphan projects that never got lift off.  I think there’s a huge amount of learning that could be done from those.  One thing I’d consider putting together is a check list for knowing if you have a project that has legs, that can actually move forward. What should be included on that?

The other thing I’d love to examine as well is the graveyard of resources that were launched but never used. I think that might be a tougher pain point for people but a place for incredible learning on how to create a resource that actually gets used. Okay, so I know that might be too painful and too sensitive for people - so let’s talk hypothetically - you’ve released a resource and it hasn’t been used. Why?

Cheers,


Dirk

> On 27 Apr 2017, at 16:19, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> HI NC folks,
> 
> Admit it. You all have orphan projects that you love or once loved that never got lift off. I have one that I started at Mozfest a few years ago with a few keen souls. Then, I changed jobs, continents. My co-creaters also shifted. The Network -Centric group might be a good home for this. The irony is that I am building on this exercise for the data playbook, which I mentioned under separate cover.
> 
> //What is it
> This is a draft Table of Contents for a Community Building Handbook for Mozfest. The key is to provide best practices, templates, use case stories to build open communities. Our goal is to unify not duplicate existing efforts or publications. We aim to help all open communities share and flourish.
> 
> //What could it be
> 
> There are so many tools, tricks and opportunities to share across communities.
> 
> eg. how to hire an ED (I wrote and delivered the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team plan on this with some help). I want to OS it for others. It needs a home.
> 
> http://textontechs.com/2014/03/community-is-hard-and-beautiful/ <http://textontechs.com/2014/03/community-is-hard-and-beautiful/>
> http://textontechs.com/2015/11/mozfest-report-back-community-toolkit/ <http://textontechs.com/2015/11/mozfest-report-back-community-toolkit/>
> 
> 
> 
> //Where is it
> 
> 
> The outline
> https://trello.com/b/zjBoFaKc/mozfest-cb-book-sprint <https://trello.com/b/zjBoFaKc/mozfest-cb-book-sprint>
> 
> The repository (empty)
> https://github.com/CommunityBuildingHandbook <https://github.com/CommunityBuildingHandbook>
> 
> Sadly the work we did at Mozfest is now offline (etherpads and the digital version. Asking the person who digitized it for the copy.)
> 
> I would need to talk with the other original co-writers if this was to 'become something here', but honestly I think they would be happy with a champion to make it networked.
> 
> Thoughts welcome.
> 
> Heather
> 
> 
> Heather Leson
> heatherleson at gmail.com <mailto:heatherleson at gmail.com>
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> Blog: textontechs.com <http://textontechs.com/>
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