Chapter 5
Hundreds of research papers… point to the same conclusion. Human beings have an innate drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives. (My emphasis)
—Daniel Pink, Drive
Why craft community? To put it more bluntly, why complicate things? The short answer is our network said they wanted it well before we read Daniel Pink’s book.
This chapter offers answers to the following questions:
- What is community?
- Why build it?
- How and when and where should community be built?
- What sustains it?
- What are the benefits?
We also share a story about how the crew took over the ship and sailed us to the edge of chaos and, ultimately, ...
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