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It’s clear here that reddit—a site that is pretty much nothing but community—faces the same kinds of disconnects between executives and ground-level support that happen in associations where communities are only small parts of the total member offerings.

Reddit highlights how harmful a poorly handled staff transition can be for these volunteers.

When it comes down to it, an online community is about people, not just technology. And keeping that trust between community managers and the community at large is hugely important.

Connected learning is when you’re pursuing knowledge and expertise around something you care deeply about, and you’re supported by friends and institutions who share and recognize this common passion or purpose. Click here to learn more about the connected learning model and the research that supports it.

1. Passion and purpose

2. Digital platform

3. Social proof

1. Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting

A recent study by OfficeTeam shows that more than one-third of companies feel that resumes will be replaced by profiles on social networks. My prediction is that in the next ten years, resumes will be less common, and your online presence will become what your resume is today, at all types and sizes of companies.

2. You can’t find jobs traditionally anymore

WeWork is on a mission to create a global platform for people who want to express themselves through the work they do. Oh, and by the way, they also rent office space.

They are attempting to scale a new kind of culture – one that promises a quality workstyle, to be certain, but one that also celebrates who we are as people: we seek to find meaning in work, we seek a connection to a community where we both belong and contribute.

work-life integration, a relatively new phrase rising concurrent to the entrance of millennials in our workforce. But as he explained his support for the idea, I realized I’ve been working this way my entire life. It’s fundamental to the entrepreneurial lifestyle – Life is simply life, and if you’re passionate about what you do, then work is part of that life. As you plan your time, you prioritize everything in that life, and because work is no longer bound to one office space during one eight-hour period of time, you can mix and mingle all kinds of experiences – some work, some family, some personal – throughout your waking day. The flip side of this: If you adopt the philosophy of work-life integration, you must also adopt a philosophy of total individual responsibility. That means understanding how to prioritize things like exercise, nutrition, downtime, and family/friends into a demanding work life. It means that you are willing to be judged not on showing up or managing up, but on the work you deliver to your company. And it means you’ve joined a like-minded group who together have created a company that understands how to thrive in this new environment.

1. Personalized learning.

personalized, relevant and contextualized learning can increasingly be tailored based on the learner's own passions, strengths, needs, family, culture, and community.

2. Expanded learning opportunities.

Remember those moments when you just don’t feel like doing a task, but you know you have to?

Starting is actually the secret to accomplishing a lot of things. Just by starting, somehow you are compelled to continue on. 

As psychologist Roy Baumeister and science writer John Tierney pointed out in their Willpower book, it works a lot like a muscle. Like a muscle, it can get tired and need recovery.

Well, when it comes to the things that you are passionate about, there’s a community for that! Whatever it is that you are interested in, I can guarantee you that there’s an online community out there filled with like-minded folks just waiting to meet you.

The key to feeling the love is all about actually engaging with your tribe! Being an active member is what will make it feel like a community to you.