Community profile about Legal Hackers: a global community at intersection of technology and law with 120 chapters across the globe. Interview with founding member Jameson about their open & inclusive ethos, their decentralized approach, their scale together.is/community-prof…

The core identity elements of a @GDG community, co-created by 80+ European leads during our annual gatherings - Thanks Community Canvas and Fabian Pfortmüller for the framework! buff.ly/2Rcduw4 #cmgr #devrel

Most of us are in many different communities at the same time. What are the consequences of that for members and community builders? Fabian Pfortmüller shares some thoughts on “Poly Tribalism” together.is/poly-tribalism/

We are in the process of developing the next version of the Canvas and we would LOVE your help. Have you used the Canvas and have ideas how we can make the next version better? We’d be so grateful to hear from you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #communitycanvas2.0

Is our unhealthy relationship with time one of the systemic reasons why we don’t live in a more connected, caring, community-driven world? Thoughts by Fabian Pfortmüller who argues that it’s both a massive challenge and opportunity - what do you think? together.is/time/

What’s the role of “patience” in building meaningful communities? Fabian Pfortmüller argues that it’s an incredibly powerful and undervalued tool for community builders, especially in today’s society where nobody has time for anything together.is/strategic-pati…

What role do relationships and community play in the future of work? Here is a video interview with Canvas co-author Fabian Pfortmüller on his views together.is/video-intervie…

What’s the difference between events and community? And how can we turn events into communities? This article has a nice summary of a workshop lead by Canvas co-author Fabian Pfortmüller in Melbourne last month thenibbler.com.au/article/how-to…

Are we overloading the agendas of our community experiences and not making space for unstructured time and deeper dialogues? Thoughts by Fabian Pfortmüller - what do you think? together.is/why-do-we-over…

What can we learn about community building from makesense - a social change community with 40’000+ members across the globe? So much! Check out this profile on the community and its founder Chris together.is/community-prof…

What are the key motivators for people to show up & keep engaging in communities? Fabian Pfortmüller identifies 3 elements: being together, learning together, working together and observes how these different modes interact with each other together.is/the-three-core…

We are working on version 2.0 of the Community Canvas and here is an overview about what we are hoping to achieve with the next iteration. We’d LOVE to hear your feedback and perspectives on it, thank you! together.is/where-we-are-h…

As we’re working on the next version of the Canvas, we’re asking ourselves a fundamental question: can a community even be planned? Fabian Pfortmüller laid out some pros and cons in this short thought starter: together.is/can-a-communit…

Over the past few months we’ve been doing user research to identify the changes we want to make to version 2.0 of the Canvas. Here are takeaways and insights from our research - would LOVE to hear any feedback! together.is/what-do-we-wan…

Is community about specific destinations like an annual gathering or a social network? Or is it about the member journey weaving all these elements together? Thoughts by Fabian Pfortmüller on the important role of the journey metaphor: together.is/a-journey-not-…

Community isn’t anything new, we have been coming together as humans for thousands of years, so therefore the work of community weavers isn’t to invent anything new, but to remember and honor the traditions? Thoughts by Fabian Pfortmüller together.is/community-buil…

We are a huge fan of rituals, and we loved learning about this powerful community rituals: many Canadian engineers wear an iron ring that reminds them of their work’s ethics and bonds them together. Given to them in an oath ceremony at graduation. together.is/powerful-commu… Fabian Pfortmüller

Is it possible that one of the main functions a community plays is for people to feel seen and heard? Thoughts by Fabian Pfortmüller on how we can’t connect if we don’t feel seen. #community #connection #communitybuilding together.is/communities-a-…

We have met so many amazing community builders in our work. And yet we have noticed how many of them can’t make a living of their community craft. Why is that and how can we change that? We’d love to hear your thoughts - thought starter by Fabian Pfortmüller together.is/there-are-so-m…

How can we rebuild trust in society and our overall faith in humanity? Read about the beautiful work of Tea With Strangers and its founder Ankit Shah: bringing together strangers for meaningful conversations … over tea! together.is/community-prof…