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Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People Hardcover – August 20, 2019
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Although communities feel magical, they don’t come together by magic. Get Together is a practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community. Whether starting a run crew, connecting with fans online, or sparking a movement of K–12 teachers, the secret to getting people together is this: build your community with people, not for them.
In Get Together, Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh, and Kai Elmer Sotto of People & Company share true stories of everyday people who have created thriving communities, both in person and online. They provide clear steps to untangle the challenge of getting passionate people together, helping individuals and organizations navigate the intricacies of leading a community, including:
- How to rally the first people
- How to get people talking
- How to attract new, authentic folks
- How to develop leaders and expand globally.
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherStripe Press
- Publication dateAugust 20, 2019
- Dimensions6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-101732265194
- ISBN-13978-1732265196
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How to build a strong community for the long term“Get Together is one of the best guides on how to not only build a strong community, but also sustain it for the long-term. I highly recommend it for anyone who’s looking to crack the code on building a community.” —Alisha Ramos, Founder of Girls’ Night In |
A practical and heartfelt guide for the digital age“Get Together is a generous, practical and heartfelt guide to creating community in the digital age. With no jargon and no nonsense, Bailey, Kevin, and Kai lay out simple, practical steps for helping people come together in meaningful and powerful ways.” —Dave Isay, Founder of StoryCorps |
About our most valuable resource—people“Get Together is a book about our most valuable resource—people—and how to get them together. Sounds simple; but then all great ideas are.” —Craig Pearce, Co-writer of Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, and The Great Gatsby |
A roadmap to building authentic communities“At a time when the extremes have become the norm and acute polarisation is on the rise, Get Together is a much needed roadmap to building authentic communities for good, that can ultimately outcompete the bad.” —Sasha Havlicek, CEO of Institute for Strategic Dialogue |
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From the preface
Nearly every challenge of building a community can be met by asking yourself, “How do I achieve this by working with my people, not doing it for them?” In other words, approach community-building as progressive acts of collaboration—doing more with others every step of the way.
The throughline of our book is this simple concept: “build with.” It lives in each of the recommendations we make as we take you through three stages of building a community: sparking the flame, stoking the fire, and passing the torch.
Remember: the community you crave won’t form without someone willing to take the first step. And, as is true when you build a fire, there’s an order of operations you can follow to cultivate communities that burn bright. We wrote this handbook to guide you on that journey. You can spark a community. Don’t sit back and wait for one to appear. You’re the difference.
Let’s get started.
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About the authors
Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huynh, and Kai Elmer Sotto comprise People & Company, an agency that helps organizations build communities. They've supported the creation and ongoing care for communities of investors, entrepreneurs, teachers, caregivers, dog-walkers, power users, runners, surfers, and more. Bailey brings her expertise as a storyteller and researcher. She helped shape the communities around Instagram, IDEO, and Pop-Up Magazine. Kevin breathes strategy and structure. He advises groups that build empowered communities and in the past operationalized CreativeMornings, rolling out events to 100 cities. Kai focuses on how true communities fuel growth for companies. He helped pioneer Facebook's growth discipline and launch Instagram's business internationally.
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About the publisher
Stripe Press publishes books about economic and technological advancement. Stripe partners with hundreds of thousands of the world’s most innovative businesses—organizations that will shape the world of tomorrow. These businesses are the result of many different inputs. Perhaps the most important ingredient is "ideas." Stripe Press highlights ideas that we think can be broadly useful. Some books contain entirely new material, some are collections of existing work reimagined, and others are republications of previous works that have remained relevant over time or have renewed relevance today.
Other titles by Stripe Press:
- High Growth Handbook by Elad Gil
- The Dream Machine by M. Mitchell Waldrop
- Stubborn Attachments by Tyler Cowen
- Revolt of the Public by Martin Gurri
- An Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson
- The Making of Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner
- The Art of Doing Science and Engineering by Richard W. Hamming
- Working in Public by Nadia Eghbal
Editorial Reviews
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—Robert Wang, founder of Instant Pot
“As a leader of a social-impact organization, I found Get Together to be helpful in thinking about how we could do better at building and cultivating the community around IDEO.org. I’d recommend Get Together to anyone organizing or participating in communities, personally or professionally.”
—Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of IDEO.org
“Get Together is a book about our most valuable resource--people--and how to get them together. Sounds simple; but then all great ideas are.”—Craig Pearce, co-writer of the films Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, and The Great Gatsby
“In a time of growing social isolation and disconnection from what matters most, Bailey, Kevin, and Kai offer a vision for how the world could be. Read it!”
—Casper ter Kuile, co-author of the How We Gather report
“This book encapsulates in a 90-minute read what took me 20 years to learn at Surfrider. It provides clear guidance on how to methodically build a thriving community.”
—Dr. Chad Nelsen, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation
“Get Together is a must-read. As a community builder, I have an immense appreciation for the way Bailey, Kai, and Kevin broke things down."—Claire Wasserman, founder of Ladies Get Paid
“As the producer of the first Star Wars Celebration, I had to work with my team and Lucasfilm to build an event that was worthy of the worldwide Star Wars community. I wish I had had a book like Get Together back then—I would’ve devoured it to gain insight on building my community to give me a head start!”
—Dan Madsen, former president of the Official Star Wars Fan Club
“At a time when the extremes have become the norm and acute polarization is on the rise, Get Togetheris a much-needed road map to building authentic communities for good, which can ultimately outcompete the bad.”—Sasha Havlicek, CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue
About the Author
Kevin Huynh breathes strategy and structure at People & Company, an agency that helps organizations build communities. People & Company has supported the creation and ongoing care of communities of investors, entrepreneurs, teachers, caregivers, dog-walkers, power users, runners, surfers, and more. Huynh advises groups that build empowered communities and in the past operationalized CreativeMornings, rolling out events to 100 cities. He lives in New York.
Kai Elmer Sotto focuses on how true communities fuel growth for companies at People & Company, an agency that helps organizations build communities. People & Company has supported the creation and ongoing care of communities of investors, entrepreneurs, teachers, caregivers, dog-walkers, power users, runners, surfers, and more. Sotto helped pioneer Facebook's growth discipline and launch Instagram's business internationally. He lives in New York.
Product details
- Publisher : Stripe Press (August 20, 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1732265194
- ISBN-13 : 978-1732265196
- Item Weight : 1.28 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #79,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #57 in Direct Marketing (Books)
- #317 in Communication Skills
- #1,092 in Leadership & Motivation
- Customer Reviews:
About the authors
I'm a founding partner at People & Company, an agency that coaches organizations on how to create authentic communities. Before this, I brought Classcraft to new classrooms, helped spread CreativeMornings to 100 cities, produced a worldwide dinner party, and got an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Today, I serve on the board of the Edcamp Foundation and volunteer time almost every day to coach grassroots community leaders. I live in Brooklyn with my partner Yoko.
Kai Elmer Sotto is an entrepreneur, photographer and a founding partner at People & Company, a studio that coaches organizations to make smarter bets about investing in their communities. Previously, he was one of Facebook's early employees & helped grow it to over a billion people. After Facebook, he helped grow Instagram internationally. Alongside his partners, Bailey & Kevin, he advises about growth and community for organizations such as Porsche, Nike, Surf Simply, Hurley and EdCamp. Visit him online at www.kaielmer.com.
Three years ago, I started People & Company with Kevin Huynh and Kai Elmer Sotto. Our mission is to help people bring their people together.
We work with organizations to make smarter bets about investing in their communities.
We also interview extraordinary people organizers on our podcast “Get Together,” and in August 2019 we published a book ("Get Together") on how to build communities today based on the research and strategy work we've done with hundreds of community organizers.
In the past, I grew the communities around Instagram, IDEO, StoryCorps, Pop-Up Magazine and The California Sunday Magazine. I've also started a Mola Mola Fan Club and a Queer Pool Club.
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I have worked with various communities over several decades to build programs and organizations. I'm a big believer in the power of community to enhance whatever experience you are trying to achieve, and I was interested in whether this book would add value. Absolutely! I found the Stoke the Fire section really helpful. I have come away thinking about my communities, why they are successful and how they could be more so.
The stories in this book are broad enough to be relatable to most, and the format can be a useful game plan. It's inspiring!
If you've been working in community for some time and already have a decent grasp of how things work, then this book certainly has some good reminders and some really excellent case studies, but there isn't too much more beyond that.
The Get Together podcast associated with this book is solid as well and definitely worth checking out as a supplemental resource.
Whether you’re a soloprenuer or a corporate manager, this book is a reminder to reconnect WITH people. That leadership is about creating space for, listening to and empowering others and that magic happens when humans come together to do things they are passionate about.
The questions and worksheets in this book are deceptively deep. They helped me clarify and focus my efforts as I started a new business. Thank you Kevin, Bailey & Kai for sharing your insights and the stories of so many inspiring leaders with the world in this book!
P.S. the physical book is quite possibly the most gorgeous piece of graphic design I own. You should buy the hardcover just so you can hold it and feel those gorgeous pages!
One of the biggest challenges I face is that the community industry is so new and dynamically evolving that I have to be creative on how I explain what I do and why it's important. This book is the perfect antidote. Even better – it shows, not tells. All of the strategies they suggest are what I teach in my consultancy practice and/or observe in highly successful communities. All tried and true methods that will give you a simple, analytical, empathetic, and effective approach to building your community. There are a lot of books out there on how to find your tribe or the importance of community, but this is by far the most helpful in terms of tactical advice. This book validates the industry and practices in so many ways and I am immensely grateful.
Whether you are a budding startup, an event producer, a social butterfly, or anyone who likes to connect people in unforgettable and sustainable ways, definitely give this book a read.
Moreover, as one who sees the world around him full of people pulling away from each other, we need these ideas to be spread that community matters more than ever and that humanity is nothing without the deep connections we create with each other.
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The most important thing I liked, is that it has a homework page after each chapter. I know most of us won't fill it out, but for me, just having these pages with questions helps me get a quick summary of the chapter after a while and the questions have prompted my thinking to develop various ideas and consider them for my business.
I'm building a mastermind and I think it's a great read for anyone who is looking for a new way to get clients and build a business. Thanks
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The most important thing I liked, is that it has a homework page after each chapter. I know most of us won't fill it out, but for me, just having these pages with questions helps me get a quick summary of the chapter after a while and the questions have prompted my thinking to develop various ideas and consider them for my business.
I'm building a mastermind and I think it's a great read for anyone who is looking for a new way to get clients and build a business. Thanks
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I like the stepped approach which aligns with how your community evolves over time. There are great examples in the book and good actionable advice. I’m also a fan of the summary checklist at the end of each chapter.
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