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Solana Larsen: How to Keep the Internet Healthy
April 24, 2019
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Retail Futures Forum 2019: A Conversation on Brands & Communities
April 15. 2019
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Jyri Engeström: Investing into the Web’s Social Infrastructure
April 10, 2019
The Life and Times of Harper Reed

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Claire L. Evans: The Women Who Built The Internet

Claire L. Evans: The Women Who Built The Internet
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Welcome to the World Wide Web: A Series of Conversations by SPACE10 & co-matter
March 6, 2019
Natasha Lytton: Building & Supporting Micro-communities at Seedcamp

Natasha Lytton: Building & Supporting Micro-communities at Seedcamp
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Eleftherios Diakomichalis: Learnings from Scaling Two-sided networks. Stories from SoundCloud and Oscoin

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Rico Grimm: Engaging Journalism – How Working Together With Your Audience Builds Trust In Journalism at Krautreporter

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Xavier Damman: #CitizenSpring – Time for Citizens to Get Together and Do Something About Climate Change

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Adeola Ogunwole: ETH Exemplified – Frameworks for Building Decentralized Communities

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Emily Hirschberg: “When Community?”: Translating Crypto-hype into Meaningful, Lasting Engagement at Ocean Protocol

Emily Hirschberg: “When Community?”: Translating Crypto-hype into Meaningful, Lasting Engagement at Ocean Protocol
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Jonathan Baker: Watching the Seed Grow – Creating a Real World Around a Virtual one at Klang Games

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Simon Jon Gademan: Internal Communities and The Value of Truth, Well told at Zalando

Simon Jon Gademan: Internal Communities and The Value of Truth, Well told at Zalando
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Niklas Kroeger: The Mechanics of Inspiration – Insights from Ableton’s Loop Conference

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Olivia Stamp: How to Leverage the Knowledge of a Global Network of Entrepreneurs
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Building Communities in the Post Social Media Age. The Highlights from the Community Leadership Summit #2, 2019 in Berlin

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February 27, 2019
Mitchell Maynard: How to Stay Authentic While Growing a Gen Z Creative Community at Depop

Mitchell Maynard: How to Stay Authentic While Growing a Gen Z Creative Community at Depop
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The State of Communities 2018 Report

"An essential read for anyone who builds communities out there – whether that's online, offline or on Planet Mars."

 

The wait is over!

What started with our first, annual survey in late 2017 has now finally emerged as The State of Communities 2018 Report: a 60 page booklet filled with insights, data, trends and forecasts on the status quo and future of communities.

A big thank you to everyone who helped create the report. This has been a community effort from the beginning and we hope you find it a useful resource to build, lead and manage communities this year.

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Santiago Siri: Can the Internet Save Democracy?

Santiago Siri: Can the Internet Save Democracy?
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The Community Journey
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Solana Larsen: How to Keep the Internet Healthy

Solana Larsen: How to Keep the Internet Healthy
April 24, 2019
Retail Futures Forum 2019: A Conversation on Brands & Communities

Retail Futures Forum 2019: A Conversation on Brands & Communities
April 15. 2019
Jyri Engeström: Investing into the Web’s Social Infrastructure

Jyri Engeström: Investing into the Web’s Social Infrastructure
April 10, 2019
The Life and Times of Harper Reed

The Life and Times of Harper Reed
March 26, 2019
Claire L. Evans: The Women Who Built The Internet

Claire L. Evans: The Women Who Built The Internet
March 14, 2019
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Welcome to the World Wide Web: A Series of Conversations by SPACE10 & co-matter
March 6, 2019
Natasha Lytton: Building & Supporting Micro-communities at Seedcamp

Natasha Lytton: Building & Supporting Micro-communities at Seedcamp
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Eleftherios Diakomichalis: Learnings from Scaling Two-sided networks. Stories from SoundCloud and Oscoin

Eleftherios Diakomichalis: Learnings from Scaling Two-sided networks. Stories from SoundCloud and Oscoin
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Rico Grimm: Engaging Journalism – How Working Together With Your Audience Builds Trust In Journalism at Krautreporter

Rico Grimm: Engaging Journalism – How Working Together With Your Audience Builds Trust In Journalism at Krautreporter
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Xavier Damman: #CitizenSpring – Time for Citizens to Get Together and Do Something About Climate Change

Xavier Damman: #CitizenSpring – Time for Citizens to Get Together and Do Something About Climate Change
CLS2
Adeola Ogunwole: ETH Exemplified – Frameworks for Building Decentralized Communities

Adeola Ogunwole: ETH Exemplified – Frameworks for Building Decentralized Communities
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Mathias Holzmann: Un-f*cking the Restaurant Industry with a Little Tech & a Lot of Community with Informal

Mathias Holzmann: Un-f*cking the Restaurant Industry with a Little Tech & a Lot of Community with Informal
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Emily Hirschberg: “When Community?”: Translating Crypto-hype into Meaningful, Lasting Engagement at Ocean Protocol

Emily Hirschberg: “When Community?”: Translating Crypto-hype into Meaningful, Lasting Engagement at Ocean Protocol
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Jonathan Baker: Watching the Seed Grow – Creating a Real World Around a Virtual one at Klang Games

Jonathan Baker: Watching the Seed Grow – Creating a Real World Around a Virtual one at Klang Games
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Simon Jon Gademan: Internal Communities and The Value of Truth, Well told at Zalando

Simon Jon Gademan: Internal Communities and The Value of Truth, Well told at Zalando
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Niklas Kroeger: The Mechanics of Inspiration – Insights from Ableton’s Loop Conference

Niklas Kroeger: The Mechanics of Inspiration – Insights from Ableton’s Loop Conference
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Olivia Stamp: How to Leverage the Knowledge of a Global Network of Entrepreneurs

Olivia Stamp: How to Leverage the Knowledge of a Global Network of Entrepreneurs
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Fiona O’Grady: A Hot Take on Fashion and Social Media – Insights from H&M

Fiona O’Grady: A Hot Take on Fashion and Social Media – Insights from H&M
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Building Communities in the Post Social Media Age. The Highlights from the Community Leadership Summit #2, 2019 in Berlin

Building Communities in the Post Social Media Age. The Highlights from the Community Leadership Summit #2, 2019 in Berlin
February 27, 2019
Mitchell Maynard: How to Stay Authentic While Growing a Gen Z Creative Community at Depop

Mitchell Maynard: How to Stay Authentic While Growing a Gen Z Creative Community at Depop
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Samsung NEXT Stack Zero Grant Program
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Building Communities in the Post Social Media Age. Introducing the Community Leadership Summit #2
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Khalid Albaih: How We Lost the Internet
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Sarah Clark: The Secret Behind Rapha’s Success
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The Highlights from Community Leadership Summit #1, 2018 in Copenhagen
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Claire Wasserman: How Ladies Get Paid Helps Women Rise Up
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Charles Adler: What I Learned from Building Kickstarter

Charles Adler: What I Learned from Building Kickstarter
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Introducing The Community Leadership Summit

Introducing The Community Leadership Summit
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Nelly Ben Hayoun: How to Design Experiences

Nelly Ben Hayoun: How to Design Experiences
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The Status Quo and Futures of Communities: The State of Communities 2018 Report is Here
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Rafe Offer: How Sofar Sounds Turned into a Global Movement

Rafe Offer: How Sofar Sounds Turned into a Global Movement
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Linda Liukas: How I Became a Children’s Book Author Over Night

Linda Liukas: How I Became a Children’s Book Author Over Night
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Justin Gignac: Building the World’s Most Obsessively Curated Community of Creatives

Justin Gignac: Building the World’s Most Obsessively Curated Community of Creatives
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How Give Something Back to Berlin Connects Refugees and other Migrants

How Give Something Back to Berlin Connects Refugees and other Migrants
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Jerry Michalski on the Power of Trust in Today’s Economy

Jerry Michalski on the Power of Trust in Today’s Economy
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How We Built a Community Platform in One Afternoon with Free Tools and a Bit of Automation Magic

How We Built a Community Platform in One Afternoon with Free Tools and a Bit of Automation Magic
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How the UK Government Designs Public Services According to Human Needs

How the UK Government Designs Public Services According to Human Needs
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Damian Bradfield from WeTransfer: How We Created a Platform for Creatives

Damian Bradfield from WeTransfer: How We Created a Platform for Creatives
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How Clue Created a Community Around Female Health: 5 Learnings

How Clue Created a Community Around Female Health: 5 Learnings
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Open-Sourcing Innovation: Learnings from IKEA’s Research Lab SPACE10

Open-Sourcing Innovation: Learnings from IKEA’s Research Lab SPACE10
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How Tech Open Air Became Europe’s Biggest Interdisciplinary Tech Conference

How Tech Open Air Became Europe’s Biggest Interdisciplinary Tech Conference
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How visual communication creates a brand. co-talks #4 with Susanne Bransch

How visual communication creates a brand. co-talks #4 with Susanne Bransch
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co-talks #3: Tech Open Airs Niko Woischnik on Community, Growth & Ecosystems
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co-matter X Techfestival. We’re joining 15,000+ people to explore a new, progressive agenda on technology
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Learning from German rap, Red Bull Music Academy and Ableton. co-talks #2 with Davide Bortot from A Color Bright
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Building Communities That Matter. Introducing co–matter

Building Communities That Matter. Introducing co–matter
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co-talks #1: Fireside Chat with Clue’s Director of Marketing Lisa Kennelly

co-talks #1: Fireside Chat with Clue’s Director of Marketing Lisa Kennelly
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Growing EyeEm, a Community of 18 Million Photographers

Growing EyeEm, a Community of 18 Million Photographers
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