Comments on: Teams vs. Communities http://www.emergencemarketing.com/2008/09/23/teams-vs-communities/ Thoughts on marketing, innovation, social networking, new products and the impact of technology on all those thingies Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:38:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: francois http://www.emergencemarketing.com/2008/09/23/teams-vs-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 francois Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:13 +0000 http://www.emergencemarketing.com/?p=1143#comment-2261 Liz - I think that the best communities are not made up of very homogeneous groups, but rather of groups of people who are complementary to one another. Communities with very weak ties can function in certain environments - like work-based networking communities, fan clubs, etc. In other environments I am not sure if weak ties would work very well - i.e., disease support groups. But maybe I am wrong and all communities can exist with weak ties... Liz – I think that the best communities are not made up of very homogeneous groups, but rather of groups of people who are complementary to one another.

Communities with very weak ties can function in certain environments – like work-based networking communities, fan clubs, etc. In other environments I am not sure if weak ties would work very well – i.e., disease support groups.

But maybe I am wrong and all communities can exist with weak ties…

]]> By: Liz http://www.emergencemarketing.com/2008/09/23/teams-vs-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-2260 Liz Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:17:32 +0000 http://www.emergencemarketing.com/?p=1143#comment-2260 Good points. "Community" is a word that is notorious for its fuzziness and is often applied to any group of people who has some bond or by an individual who wants to foster bonds between people regardless of the distinct differences between members. The question is, how much in common do people have to have to form a community? Is there a gradient between weak community links and strong ones? Or is a "community" one because people claim it is, regardless if the members have anything in common? A bit off-track but I agree that work teams are a completely different thing than a self-ascribed community. Good points. “Community” is a word that is notorious for its fuzziness and is often applied to any group of people who has some bond or by an individual who wants to foster bonds between people regardless of the distinct differences between members.

The question is, how much in common do people have to have to form a community? Is there a gradient between weak community links and strong ones? Or is a “community” one because people claim it is, regardless if the members have anything in common?

A bit off-track but I agree that work teams are a completely different thing than a self-ascribed community.

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