community engagement EMERGE project http://emerge.elgg.org Steven Warburton, King’s College London

dimensions of communities descriptors: connected, authentic, visible, bounded (fuzzy), symbolic artefacts processes: shared purpose, self identity (enlightening), collaborative, negotiated, emergent, ephemeral typologies: formal, informal, non-formal communities of practice, of innovation and so on

descriptors:

connected, authentic, visible, bounded (fuzzy), symbolic artefacts

processes:

shared purpose, self identity (enlightening), collaborative, negotiated, emergent, ephemeral

typologies:

formal, informal, non-formal

communities of practice, of innovation and so on

community map

network map keywords: - disruption visibility discourse emergent innovation rss/tags

keywords:

- disruption

visibility

discourse

emergent

innovation

engagement process (phase 1) disseminating our vision, research, mapping activities, interviews online activities Feb ‘07 March ‘07 April ‘07 May ‘07 Sept ‘07 launch events online activities supporting ad hoc group meetings (community led events) 5-10 short online tasks: elaboration and visibility of individual interests and expertise “ how to’s” around social software toolkit peer interviewing

5-10 short online tasks:

elaboration and visibility of individual interests and expertise

“ how to’s” around social software toolkit

peer interviewing

face-2-face launch events late April 2007 2 events Manchester (format: overnight 12pm to 12pm) and London (format: 10am to 4pm) all community members invited recorded and visible (web 2.0 toolkit) activities based around a number of areas and expected outputs: issues from online activities online work and specific areas e.g. elaborate current problem spaces in education “ un-conference” sessions Key drivers: disruption innovation collaboration community-led fun

late April 2007

2 events

Manchester (format: overnight 12pm to 12pm)

and London (format: 10am to 4pm)

all community members invited

recorded and visible (web 2.0 toolkit)

activities based around a number of areas and expected outputs:

issues from online activities

online work and specific areas e.g. elaborate current problem spaces in education

“ un-conference” sessions

community engagement (phase 2) longer term project support accessing expertise expanding community: establish UK wide links to individuals and groups formal organisations/communities (embedding) further funding opportunities face-2-face event mapping activities self sustaining

longer term project support

accessing expertise

expanding community:

establish UK wide links to individuals and groups

formal organisations/communities (embedding)

further funding opportunities

face-2-face event

mapping activities

self sustaining

questions? http://emerge.elgg.org Steven Warburton, King’s College London