Thinking about Building a Culture

What are the functions that can influence the culture of an online community? Culture isn’t something you can dictate – culture emerges. It can be coaxed, nudged, pushed in the right direction. But it can’t be dictated.

But how can you influence it through design? Ina detailed way? I’ve been asking around. To some pretty plugged in people. And I haven’t got anything really concrete back yet. I mean, good suggestions and further ideas. But I haven’t found the person who really understands how site design affects not the individual user experience, but the dynamic of an entire community. Smart people out there: fire me an email at brendan at thefirstdrop.ca if you’re thinking around this…

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