Social Web, Social Change and the Return of Community

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1 Social Web, Social Change and the Return of Community Ottawa Social Media Breakfast Mark Kuznicki Remarkk! Consulting Friday, May 8, 2009

2 This is a story about one person’s journey. It just happens to be mine. Perhaps, it’s your story too. Friday, May 8, 2009

3 Where were you when the world changed? http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/janissary/332098417/ Friday, May 8, 2009

4 Seeking answers to the big questions... http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/szasukephotography/2945106185/ Friday, May 8, 2009

5 Enboard Life in the Land of Tech and Startup http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/marsdd/3044528650/ Friday, May 8, 2009

6 Toronto Transit Camp “Not a complaints department, a solutions playground” Friday, May 8, 2009

7 Friday, May 8, 2009

8 TransitCamp Unconferences Friday, May 8, 2009

11 Toronto: January 24, 2009 Ottawa: May 16, 2009 Vancouver: June 20, 2009 Friday, May 8, 2009

12 Twitter did this... http://ﬂickr.com/photos/hyfen/3112848406/ Friday, May 8, 2009

15 Web 2.0, aka “The Social Web” Information Source Participation Platform Static Dynamic Reading Writing Organizations Communities Owning/Selling Sharing Brochure-ware Two-way communication Portals Social Networks One-to-many Many-to-many E-business Peer production Central control Reciprocal control Friday, May 8, 2009

16 The “Obama Moment” The First Transformational Leader of the Social Web Age? “We Are the Change We Are Waiting For” Friday, May 8, 2009

18 Online communities meet physical place Friday, May 8, 2009

19 A World in Crisis... http://ﬂickr.com/photos/aaronescobar/2633772161/ Friday, May 8, 2009

20 The social web: swarm intelligence? Friday, May 8, 2009

21 http://ﬂickr.com/photos/will-lion/2788026544/ Friday, May 8, 2009

22 What is a Superhero? http://ﬂickr.com/photos/karla_k/2776839587/ Friday, May 8, 2009

23 Everyday heros are everywhere Millions of people are connecting Exposing a collective intelligence Citizenship and responsibility http://ﬂickr.com/photos/wengistein/472176875/ Friday, May 8, 2009

24 The Web didn’t invent community. The question is how do we restore community. Friday, May 8, 2009

25 “The essential challenge is to transform the isolation and self-interest within our communities into connectedness and caring for the whole.” Friday, May 8, 2009

26 Freedom: “the choice to be a creator of our own experience and accept the unbearable responsibility that goes with that….perhaps the real task of leadership is to confront people with their freedom.” “Our willingness to care for the well-being of the whole occurs when we are confronted with our freedom, and when we choose to accept and act on that freedom.” Friday, May 8, 2009

27 Principles - Peter Block The essential work is to build social fabric, both for its own sake and to enable chosen accountability among citizens. Strong associational life is essential and central (“public sphere”) Citizens who use their power to convene other citizens are what create an alternative future The small group is the unit of transformation All transformation is linguistic, which means that we can think of community as essentially a conversation Friday, May 8, 2009

28 City Repair Project, Portland Text How do we create space for play? Friday, May 8, 2009

29 Building social fabric Free association Citizens convening other citizens Small group as the unit of transformation Community is a conversation Friday, May 8, 2009

30 Mark Kuznicki http://remarkk.com Twitter: remarkk mark@remarkk.com Friday, May 8, 2009