8 lessons on community from the hunger games
DESCRIPTION
What can books like The Hunger Games and other young adult fiction (YA) teach us about online community management, best practices in engagement, and the cultivation of loyalty? Perhaps, more than you think. YA fiction often leads the reader into a struggling world seeping with compelling constraints and heavy expectations. The heroine or hero finds her or himself striving to make the world a more righteous place. Often taking the lead within a greater community that is in need or want of direction, resources, and/or growth. Thematic parallels between life in Dystopian societies and online community ecosystems present a fun point of reflection as we look to focus on raw elements necessary for community building and management. During this session we will enter the vividly dark worlds of The Hunger Games, Unwind, Divergent, Graceling, and other YA literature to provide attendees an atypical context for strengthen and tuning their community management skills.TRANSCRIPT
8 Lessons on Community from The Hunger Games + Other YA Fiction
Lauren Vargas + Vanessa RhinesmithSXSWi 2013 Proposal
Photo courtesy of KendraKaptures via Flickr
To better understand community nuances in the digital age one must only look as far as the nearest Dystopic young adult fiction.
You will gain respect from taking action (less talking more action).
Transparency means nothing if you are not being completely honest.
Communities are smart and eventually they'll turn on the "bad guy”.
The story is a continual evolution … there is always a "to be continued”.
Leading the way for the community can be a hard and lonely road.
Enlist those you trust, because you cannot succeed with your supporters.
Relate to the ranks at all levels with consistency (from servant to leader).
Know when, and how, to stand your ground for the greater good.
