This document discusses building powerful open source communities. It covers key principles of open source like being meritocratic and collaborative. It presents models for community participation and productivity over time. It also addresses challenges like cliques forming and managing stress and discusses using behavioral economics concepts to understand human motivation. The goal is to help communities be as simple as possible while achieving their goals.

1. OPEN SOURCE
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B U I L D I N G P O W E R F U L
COMMUNITIES
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OpenStreetMap 3D PrintingOpen Source
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12. 22m+ articles
285+ languages
10k+ developers
200+ companies
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13. 22m+ articles
285+ languages
10k+ developers
200+ companies
$10billion+ $10.8billion
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14. IMPACT + MEANING
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15. Open Source.
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16. • More efficient teams.
• Reduced development costs.
• Greater collaboration.
• Better security.
• Improved innovation.
• Happier staff.
• Reduced stagnation.
• Easier recruitment.
WHY OPEN SOURCE ?
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19. Meritocratic
Collaborative
Asynchronous
Permissive
Hackable
Innovative
Builds Growth
KEY OPEN SOURCE PRINCIPLES
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20. Every project is different.
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22. TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION CURVE
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23. COMMUNITY PRODUCTIVITY CURVE
Time
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24. COMMUNITY PRODUCTIVITY CURVE
Time
CHASM
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25. read vs. write
EXPECTATIONS
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28. Workflow Growth
Relationships
Leadership
Product / Focus
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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MODEL

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Content / Outreach / Social Media

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36. CODE COLLABORATION
SOCIAL MEDIA
EVENT COORDINATION
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
COMMUNICATION
BLOGGINGSPONSORSHIP
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37. Ideas
Communication
Planning
Execution
Outreach
Support
Participation
Leadership
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38. DISCOVER
SETUP
TOOLCHAIN
DEVELOP
SKILLS
FIND
TASKS
GET
HELP
FEEL
APPRECIATED
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First Code Contribution
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Content / Outreach / Social Media

41. Regular
Write Code CI
Pull Request
Context
Discussion
Standards Reward
ReviewCode Collaboration
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42. Core
Write Code CI
Pull Request
Context
Discussion
Standards Reward
ReviewCode Collaboration
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Behavioral Economics

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CERTAINTY
AUTONOMY
RELATEDNESS
FAIRNESS
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56. STATUS
CERTAINTY
AUTONOMY
RELATEDNESS
FAIRNESS
CLIQUES
STRESS
LIMITS
CHOAS
BIAS
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57. “Everything should be made as
simple as possible, but not simpler.”
— Albert Einstein.
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58. jono@jonobacon.com
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