Communities Are Systems - What Can Systems Thinking Teach Us When It Comes to Communities

Explore how systems thinking concepts can be applied to understand and manage communities in this 39-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Discover parallels between cyber systems and human communities, examining how components interact, serve purposes, and evolve over time. Learn to view community members as interconnected parts of a larger system, considering their roles, inputs, and outputs. Gain insights into creating, curating, and concluding communities using principles derived from computer and cyber systems analysis. Apply this innovative perspective to enhance your understanding of community dynamics and improve your approach to community management in open source and other contexts.

Communities are systems: What can systems thinking teach us when it comes to communities?