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Ideas how to facilitate community health at live events

2011-03-29T15:17:46Z

Claudia Rauch: /* Ideas */

The purpose of this page is to collect ideas and tips how to boost community health at live events. Community health means creating a welcoming, collaborative atmosphere for oldtimers and newbies alike.

How to use this wiki:
* fill in symptoms and causes
* second: state principles
* third: add your ideas.

== Symptoms and causes for un-collaborative events ==
* Shyness of attendees
* cold atmosphere
* difficult for newcomers to access
* people are only socializing with other people they already know

== Principles for "healthy" events ==
* Don't imprison people (in rooms, agenda, session type, formats)
* Make event hackable
* Show value, beauty, health of event
* Events should facilitate networking, making new contacts

== Ideas ==
* provide spaces for alternatives processes
* plan walking sessions
* have dedicated spaces for informal chats and conversations (sofas, beanbags etc.)
* make breaks long enough so that people actually have time for informal conversations
* make the space beautiful and welcoming (lightening, flowers, posters, furniture, fruits)
* explain goals and process explicitly and allow for feedback and alternative ideas ("we're doing X, 'cos we think it helps Y, but if you have a better idea, put it on the feedback wall, ask it, do it")
* feedback poster wall (This is working/this is not working)
* speed dating sessions
* Yellow cards ("don't talk to the same person twice ;)")
* "I'd like to talk about..."-name badges (or: "My favourite movie/book is...")
* "I need/ I want..."-stickers
* have a tea corner for more philosophical discussions
* arrange a treasure hunt
* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Global_Melt/Sparklez Sparklez]
* have a "Maker table" to create your own swag (knitting, badge making mini kit, customize your conference t-shirt)
* have "I'm bored"-hats available (not in sessions!)
* elect 5 random happiness spies (that help the organizer to get feedback about the atmosphere)
* provide spaces with rules or topics but no facilitator
* arrange little dinner parties (book tables for 6-8 people at different restaurants, let people sign up for those tables)
* use labels for your activities that promote friendliness (e.g. you're not picking a table in a restaurant, but you're hosting a dinner party)

Ideas how to facilitate community health at live events

2011-03-29T15:15:59Z

Claudia Rauch: Added sprint content

The purpose of this page is to collect ideas and tips how to boost community health at live events. Community health means creating a welcoming, collaborative atmosphere for oldtimers and newbies alike.

How to use this wiki:
* fill in symptoms and causes
* second: state principles
* third: add your ideas.

== Symptoms and causes for un-collaborative events ==
* Shyness of attendees
* cold atmosphere
* difficult for newcomers to access
* people are only socializing with other people they already know

== Principles for "healthy" events ==
* Don't imprison people (in rooms, agenda, session type, formats)
* Make event hackable
* Show value, beauty, health of event
* Events should facilitate networking, making new contacts

== Ideas ==
* provide spaces for alternatives processes
* plan walking sessions
* have dedicated spaces for informal chats and conversations (sofas, beanbags etc.)
* make breaks long enough so that people actually have time for informal conversations
* make the space beautiful and welcoming (lightening, flowers, posters, furniture, fruits)
* explain goals and process explicitly and allow for feedback and alternative ideas ("we're doing X, 'cos we think it helps Y, but if you have a better idea, put it on the feedback wall, ask it, do it")
* feedback poster wall (This is working/this is not working)
* speed dating sessions
* Yellow cards ("don't talk to the same person twice ;)")
* "I'd like to talk about..."-name badges (or: "My favourite movie/book is...")
* "I need/ I want..."-stickers
* have a tea corner for more philosophical discussions
* arrange a treasure hunt
* Sparklez
* have a "Maker table" to create your own swag (knitting, badge making mini kit, customize your conference t-shirt)
* have "I'm bored"-hats available (not in sessions!)
* elect 5 random happiness spies (that help the organizer to get feedback about the atmosphere)
* provide spaces with rules or topics but no facilitator
* arrange little dinner parties (book tables for 6-8 people at different restaurants, let people sign up for those tables)
* use labels for your activities that promote friendliness (e.g. you're not picking a table in a restaurant, but you're hosting a dinner party)

Global Melt/Sprints

2011-03-29T14:39:05Z

Claudia Rauch: /* Sprint Projects */

=Sprint Projects =

==Local Planner Handbook==
==Human resource directory==
==Event calendar==
==Inventory of available tools==
==Microevent templates==
==Event funding templates==
==Overview of event and agenda formats==
==Inventory of venue and vendors==
==Sparklez==
[Nadia | http://twitter.com/#!/ladyniasan]
[Pippa | http://twitter.com/#!/pipstar]
How can people meeting at an event guarantee they'll have a chance to communicate again?
Sparklez is a service enabling event organisers to encourage and record connections+ made between attendees of their events.
More information about [[Global_Melt/Sparklez]]

==Facilitator Handbook==
==Schwag idea inventory==
==Event kit==
==10 Steps for worst event ever==
==Mentor framework for event organizers==
==Collaborative Mobile tools for events==
==Facilitator To Do lists==
[[Global_Melt/Facilitator_ToDo]]

==Repository of Event content==
==Crisis Response Guidelines==
==Conversation Prompters==
[Pippa]
*Jay Cousin's "Talk to Me" Bubbles: [http://jaycousins.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/laptop-bubbles/]
*Customisable "Hello, my name is _______" stickers [http://streetstickers.co.uk/machine/] [task" can we create a non-proprietary HTML5 / Canvas version?]

==Global Event Game==
(Michelle, Alek, SJ)

==Live events and community health==
(Charlie, Claudia, Alina, Asaf)
[[Ideas how to facilitate community health at live events]]

Global Melt/Sprints

2011-03-29T14:37:03Z

Claudia Rauch: /* Sprint Projects */