Ideas and inspiration for building vibrant communities online
From Tech Recruiter to Community Strategist: My Journey Into Building Digital Spaces
Community building isn't just a marketing buzzword—it's a career that found me. From helping job seekers in a recession to shaping thriving online spaces, here’s why I stay in this work and what I’ve learned along the way.
Online Communities Have Hit an Inflection Point: Design for Depth or Fall Behind
Most online communities are optimizing for the wrong thing — and a 25-year-old forum most people have never heard of shows exactly what's at stake.
Bridging the Gap: How Digital Workplaces Connect Deskless Workers and Build Community
Is your digital workplace leaving 80% of your workforce behind?
Antifragile, Resilient, and Agile Ecosystems
Is your organization prepared to weather the storms of change? Dive into the secrets of building antifragile ecosystems that not only survive but thrive in the face of disruption, with practical strategies for fostering agility, resilience, and human-centric leadership.
Crafting Successful Co-Working Communities: Insights from Mark Shaw's Journey
Explore the key elements of thriving co-working communities through the lens of Mark Shaw's extensive experience. Discover how creativity, collaboration, and community spaces blend to foster productivity and camaraderie in co-working environments, both digitally and in-person.
Online Community Building: Deb Schell's Practical Insights
Explore Deb Schell's expert insights on building successful online communities, as she shares her journey and practical strategies in her latest book, recommended by Todd.
Designing Your Community for Member Contribution
Explore the often-overlooked spiritual dimension of community building in a candid conversation with Laís de Oliveira, author of Hacking Communities.
Building Accessible Communities Online
You want your online communities to serve as many people as possible, but many online community experiences are built in such a way that they exclude easy access by people with disabilities.
Join Todd Nilson and Shelby Edwards for an in-depth discussion of web-based accessibility issues with Shelby Edwards of Inclusive Communications Services.
Thoughts on Talent Communities: What You Need To Know
Bottom line: Talent-led online communities can have a real and measurable impact on your talent acquisition and retention strategies.
Architecting Meaningful Community Experiences
Marta Rocamora Gonzalez and Todd Nilson talk about the relationship between online and in-person communities, designing purpose-built spaces to help foster conversations that benefit members, and the future potential for communities that are surprising, inspiring, and connecting.
Community Building and Dungeons & Dragons with Joshua Selesnick
Joshua Selesnick shares how he took the plunge into deep entrepreneurial waters with an idea for connecting his love for the Dungeons & Dragons game and the world of business. How do the two mix? The connection point has everything to do with community building.
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