Author Archive for Jack Ricchiuto

Trust in communities digital

Published by Jack Ricchiuto on November 10, 2007 in An Intentional Model. 0 Comments

One of the ways we experience and build community is on the web where the dynamics change when geography is no longer a constraint to the footprints of our communities.

The “Thinking The Box” blog raises interesting and important questions about the role and dynamics of trust in the practice of digital community. It speaks to the truth that trust is always the basis of any dimension and possibility of community. When trust exists, dreaming and small acts together that engage gifts becomes possible.

A number of questions regarding trust in the digital age:

  • In the new world of internet communication how do people build trust?
  • If I am in email communication with you how do you come to build a collaborative relationship with me?
  • If you are a blogger, how do your readers come to a position on being able to act on or respond to your comments?
  • There seems to be great promotion about how all in the economy eventually will be handled digitally. Will things move faster when there is some physical interface…?

Visit Dennis’ blog for the full list.

A descriptive model

Published by Jack Ricchiuto on November 9, 2007 in An Intentional Model. 2 Comments

Our journey leading up to An Intentional Model (AIM) began about 5 years ago when G and I met at a planning meeting for a local gathering on building community across professional sectors. Since then we’ve heard countless stories off line and on, and this year had the amazing good fortune to discover Peter Block’s work called “A Small Group” on which our model is based.

What we think is most compelling is that it describes how communities have always been built since the beginning of time. In this sense, the model doesn’t propose a model that requires validation or the test of time and experience because it’s already thrived for the past 50,000 years.

People invite each other to dream in ways that engages their gifts in small acts. The biggest truths are often the simplest.