{"id":12194,"date":"2021-03-11T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/?p=12194"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:40:31","slug":"what-is-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/what-is-community\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is &#8216;Community&#8217; And Why Does It Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s so much talk of workplace communities&#8211;but what actually are they and why do they matter? This is the first post of a 7-part series in which we\u2019ll guide you through what a community is (and is <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and why it\u2019s important to you and your company to build a solid community.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to receive updates when we publish new and interesting content.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Sign up to our blog and get updates when we publich new and interesting content.\" href=\"https:\/\/em1.aluminati.net\/subscription?f=Y9763IqTdXLSunXJOKOQGB938N892k763y1WtpPG2tfsVpbdMORE2WFqgYW763gLLEU2RsY3\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Subscribe to our Blog<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything we do at Aluminati (including all the ways we advise you to act and all of the tools that we offer you) is motivated by the knowledge that genuine community connections really matter. When there\u2019s a community to connect to, individuals flourish. When individuals flourish, their endeavours succeed. And when individuals succeed, organisations thrive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, we could put it this way: thriving, flourishing, and success are all indelibly linked to community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though we all hear a lot about communities and the importance of them, people sometimes fall into the trap of paying lip-service to the concept of a community without taking the time and energy to really build and care for one\u2014indeed, maybe they don\u2019t really know what a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even is!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3865544.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3865544-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3865544-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3865544-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3865544-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Is all this talk about \u201ccommunity\u201d just a fleeting phase?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For centuries, leaders have understood that a genuine thriving community is a catalyst for success.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Art_of_War\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art of War<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an ancient book of Chinese military strategy dating back to the 5th century BC which has recently gained prominence in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/live-your-life-on-purpose\/applying-lessons-from-sun-tzus-the-art-of-war-to-your-business-571034302a3c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entrepreneurial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/danlok.com\/the-art-of-war-how-business-strategy-resembles-military-strategy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> circles, describes victories as something that comes naturally when all individuals are \u201canimated by the same spirit\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, religious leaders, emperors, and politicians have often made use of the sheer strength of a solidly-formed and cohesive community: they have wielded the power of community to build (or sometimes, to tear down) cities and empires. Many influential artists also write about the strengths of a community, and their artistic creations resonate with the masses. It\u2019s why the Beatles\u2019 song \u201cCome Together\u201d, when released as the opening track on their 1969 album, quickly rose to the top of the charts in both the USA and the UK. It\u2019s almost as if we intrinsically know the power of community, and we want to latch onto it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also seeing an increasing focus on \u201ccommunity\u201d in more microscopic ways, like the many supportive neighbourhood <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">groups that have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10597-020-00696-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taken shape during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to address <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">problems<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There\u2019s also an ever-increasing formation of many minority communities, like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/issues\/lgbtq-rights\/reports\/2020\/10\/06\/491052\/state-lgbtq-community-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LGBTQ+ communities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1511401\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minority ethnic communities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and so forth. And a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmswire.com\/cms\/customer-experience\/is-community-the-future-of-business-029136.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ccommunity experience\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is something that businesses and educational institutions now highlight as something they offer their employees, students, and customers alike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it is through checking the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Award\/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best work cultures on Glassdoor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or factoring in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/business-schools\/2018\/insights\/alumni-scores\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strength of an alumni network <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when choosing your business school, individuals are drawn to one institution over another due to the community support and benefits that it offers them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of these examples are testaments to the fact that people who really succeed do so because of a community. We can think of the catchphrase \u201cit\u2019s not <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you know, it\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you know.\u201d We\u2019re not undermining <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you know, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/pf\/12\/who-we-know.asp\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you know&#8211;that is, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you\u2019re connected to through a community&#8211;really does matter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The fact that being a part of a community leads to genuine and concrete value is truly an age-old piece of wisdom, and it\u2019s not going to change anytime soon!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nico-bhlr-LY_MBTZVKDY-unsplash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nico-bhlr-LY_MBTZVKDY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nico-bhlr-LY_MBTZVKDY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nico-bhlr-LY_MBTZVKDY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nico-bhlr-LY_MBTZVKDY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What exactly is a community?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the midst of this widespread focus on community across all sectors of life, it\u2019s important that we really understand (and are implementing!) what it means to be a community, rather than just paying lip-service to the concept.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, a community is more than a group of people. You might be familiar with the age-old maxim \u201cthere\u2019s strength in numbers.\u201d This saying is often used to convey the power of a community. But anyone who has been in an over-crowded supermarket, or a maxed-out train carriage, knows without a doubt that strength doesn\u2019t come from sheer numbers alone; strength only comes when the individuals involved decide to intentionally work together towards a common goal. Strength comes from intention, connection, and active engagement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say that you have one hundred (or even one million) individuals signed onto your mailing list. That\u2019s a lot of people, but if they aren\u2019t actively engaging with (including both \u2018taking from\u2019 and \u2018giving to\u2019) others in that network, we\u2019re sorry to say, but you don\u2019t actually have a community just yet. You definitely have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the potential <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of a community, but without a cohesive whole and multiple ways-of-engaging with others, all you have is a group. And a mere group is not all that powerful, nor is it a driving force towards success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make this very clear: a group of people who work for the same company and who all receive the same company newsletter do not instantaneously become a community. A <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">group<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> only becomes a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when people choose to engage with it beyond themselves and for the betterment of others in the community. Because <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aese.psu.edu\/research\/centers\/cecd\/engagement-toolbox\/engagement\/why-community-engagement-matters\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">engagement is so central to a community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s important for community leaders to create the structural components for the community members to operate within.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just think for a moment about physical infrastructure. If a city builds a good network of roads, citizens are more likely to drive along them, going from one place to another, and meeting other people along the way. Infrastructure enables individual movement, but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connection. Likewise, good communities are ones that are strategically built so that individuals will <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">want <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to actively participate within it. To allow for this, you have to build a community infrastructure that is human-centric, not organization-centric.\u00a0 Human-centered details are truly the driving force which allow for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meaningful alumni relationships<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to form and flourish within a community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to create a human-centered infrastructure, you have to make a space where people can engage and connect. We mean connection in the way that leading public figures like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brenebrown.com\/definitions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> speak of connection: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connection <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is when people \u201cfeel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brooke-cagle-g1Kr4Ozfoac-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brooke-cagle-g1Kr4Ozfoac-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brooke-cagle-g1Kr4Ozfoac-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluminati.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/brooke-cagle-g1Kr4Ozfoac-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Why is a community important to me?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s sometimes easier to see the merits of a community in our social circles or relational lives outside of the workplace, but community is also vitally important in the workplace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want your company and the people in it to succeed (or to deepen\/expand the current success) then <\/span><b>community is important for you. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s well-worth your time and effort to focus on building a community that people (employees, alumni, customers, etc.) will want to be a part of. Recall the thriving, flourishing, and success mentioned in the opening paragraphs? That comes from genuine community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aluminati works with a range of organisations spanning top universities, professional membership networks and businesses. We provide them with tools and platforms, as well as curated advice, in order to build a community that is specific to their workplace needs and which engages their members. The particular benefits that come from building a community will change depending on who you are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For universities, community leads to attracting high-caliber students and retaining alumni as invested members (mentors, sponsors, recruiters, etc.) of the university community long after they\u2019ve graduated. For professional membership networks, community leads to an increase of engagement which enhances mentorship experiences for both the mentor and the mentee. For businesses, a solid community improves the workplace experience for current employees, and it leads to rehires and\/or new business-to-business relationships for alumni.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, across all sectors, being a part of a workplace community<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/essayservice.com\/research\/mental-health-in-the-workplace\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increases mental wellbeing<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for all individuals. This is something that is worth prioritising of its own regard, but it\u2019s furthermore <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morneaushepell.com\/ca-en\/insights\/impact-workplace-mental-health-business\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better employee engagement.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Community building is (sometimes) hard work, but it pays off in innumerable ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of this 7-part series, we are going to take an in-depth look at the specific benefits for these different sectors. 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