I rather enjoyed Get Together and recommend it often to my friends who find themselves leading communities. I’ve build several communities and indirectly followed some of the exact same patterns. Having this book as a guid would have been a huge help. Reading through it I’ve learned new ideas for forming strong communities.

Rating

(Higher is better, 5 is neutral)

• Would I recommend? 8 / 10
• Did I learn anything? 7 / 10
• Did I learn anything I can apply? 7 / 10
• High Information density? 6 / 10
• Would I re-read? 8/10

Get Together on Amazon

Get Together Overview

There is a bit of a science to building strong thriving communities, and Get Together shares some of those patterns that can be implemented in nearly any scenario.

Get Together shares what they call the 3 phases of growing a community: Spark the Flame (Getting things started), Stoke the fire (Building strong community), Passing the torch (Empowering the next set of leaders)

Who should read Get Together?

Anyone who is either looking to, or already leading a group. Be it either social or in a work environment. If you are looking for ideas of how you might get your group off the ground or stoke your group to grow to the next level, this is a good read.

My main takeaways

Find core, excited people in your community and empower them to get involved and participating.

You can build a community about anything your passionate about, even a cloud fan group!

Make gatherings Purposeful, Participatory, and Repeatable.

Create a space to talk and provide prompts to keep conversation going.

Give members a sense of identity, giving tokens and ownership.

Empower the next set of leaders. You don’t need to lead forever.

If you liked this book, next I’d recommend

Building a multiplier team culture: Debugging Teams

Example of strong company culture: Creativity Inc.