Where do you draw the line?

This is just one of those random thoughts that went through my head this weekend, but was too long to get into 140 characters.

An enterprise is an entity that is trying to address the needs and desires of those beyond its boundaries.
A community is an entity that is trying to address the needs and desires [...]

Principles of Community

In the context of an organization, there are certain principles that can be applied in order for that organization to operate more like a community as opposed to a bureaucracy. I have written previously about why I think this is important.
This list is a starting point. Please add your own…
Principles of Community

Frictionless information flow
Integration of [...]

What’s a Community Architect?

Since I started using the phrase Community Architect the other day, I have been trying to figure out how to explain what one is in a pragmatic way. Or, in other words; what do I deliver?; what is my product?
The first thought that has come to mind is that my deliverable to a client [...]

Community Architect

My new job title.
In my earlier post, The Practice of Community, I defined community to be the integration of the many into the one. Not a bad central concept, but I did not develop any mechanics as to how one actually goes about doing it. Upon further thought I am starting to see how it [...]