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Hefty herbivore, for short
Canadian territory, where one can find Gold potatoes and... Cornelius?
Black-and-white cookies
Reddish brown metal corrosion
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Richard of stand-up comedy
Swahili for "freedom"
Thumbs-up icons on Facebook
Nose, in cute slang
Billions of years
THE GENERALIST WORLD POD
The community operator who made Milly "redundant"
The community operator who made Milly "redundant"
Ece Kurtaraner on co-creating community, member-led programs, and planning life before profit.
Ece’s thoughts…
Build community with members, not for them, and co-create value from the start.
Measure the connections between members, not engagement rates or how many posts there are.
Community is slow, sustained work, not a quick return like social media.
THE GENERALIST WORLD POD
Gathering is my art
Gathering is my art
Khuyen Bui on hosting, wholehearted work, and the quality of relating.
Khuyen’s thoughts…
Gathering is a craft: you can design conversations that help people notice what gives them great satisfaction.
Relationships are one of the ingredients of a "spoiled career," alongside luck, values, audacity and wholehearted work.
Nobody is coming to save you, and everybody is very willing to help you.
THE GENERALIST WORLD POD
The accidental glue person: How community work kept finding her
The accidental glue person: How community work kept finding her
Nicola Earle on being a villager, effortless skills, and starting a portfolio career slowly.
Nicola’s thoughts…
Instead of transactional networking, "be a villager": keep showing up and contributing without expecting anything back right away.
Glue people see the best in others, understand how each person likes to interact, and connect the dots between them.
Volunteer what feels easy to you but impossible to someone else, because your effortless skills can change outcomes for others.
THE GENERALIST WORLD POD
He has a SaaS, and a community AND a co-working space?!
He has a SaaS, and a community AND a co-working space?!
Charlie Ward on community businesses, limiting access on purpose, and physical spaces.
A community business needs different strategies and metrics from a SaaS business.
Limiting who can get in can increase demand while keeping engagement up.
Physical touchpoints, like a co-working space, strengthen digital communities and local networks.
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