discovered a link between creating a social open community and a risk management community. As I read Open Community , it is also a roadmap for implementing and managing a risk management program. Open Community is “A diverse group of people, bonded by a common interest in an industry and an organization, who care enough to contribute and cooperate online for the good of the group.” The community needs to establish its risk culture and philosophy to further enhance the organization’s capacity to build value for its stakeholders and society. Forget perfect. MORE >>

There are a few golden rules for converting newcomers into regular members of your community.     Golden Rule 1: The community concept must closely match the member’s interest. In studies undertaken by Lampe and Johnson (2005), Arguelloe et al.   You determine this when you’re conceptualizing your community. The more your community concept fits their interest, the more they will be interested in that community. Then you can approach people in that group to join the community and establish momentum. Growing An Online Community MORE >>

From shared databases to communities of practice: A taxonomy of collaboratories. From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories. The types are: Distributed Research Centers, Shared Instruments, Community Data Systems, Open Community Contribution Systems, Virtual Communities of Practice, Virtual Learning Communities, and Community Infrastructure Projects. " Compared to other peer groups, scientific communities are often surprisingly egalitarian and broadly international. Community Data Systems. MORE >>

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INFOGRAPHIC] 33 HP Tablet: How to Find a Deeply Discounted HP TouchPad 19 Content vs. Community: How Online Publishers Can Nurture Both August 19, 2011 by Jordan Kretchmer 25 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Jordan Kretchmer is the founder of Livefyre , an engagement platform that goes beyond threaded comments to help you increase the conversation on your web properties, attract new readers and commenters from all over the web, and build hyper-active communities around your content. more social and real-time community will self-perpetuate content. MORE >>