ValuesDAO Blog

Category: Research

  • Building Successful Online Communities by Robert Kraut, Paul Resnick and others

    Notes about Building Successful Online Communities by Robert Kraut, Paul Resnick and others (via Google Bard): In their book, Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Design, Robert Kraut and Paul Resnick draw on insights from the social sciences to offer design principles for creating and managing online communities. The book is divided into five parts: For…

  • Corporate Cultures and Performance by James Heskett and John Kotter

    Notes about Corporate Cultures and Performance by James Heskett and John Kotter (via Google Bard): In their book Corporate Culture and Performance, James Heskett and John Kotter argue that a company’s culture has a profound impact on its economic performance. They define corporate culture as “the shared values and beliefs that shape the way employees…

  • Molly Crockett’s views on trust, social norms, behaviour and authentic self-expression

    Notes about Molly Crockett’s views on trust, social norms, behaviour and self-expression (via Google Bard): Molly Crockett is a psychologist who studies how people learn and make decisions in social situations. She is particularly interested in the role of trust in these decisions. Crockett believes that trust is essential for cooperation and social interaction. Without…

  • Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

    Notes about Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky (via Google Bard):  Sure, here is a summary of Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody: Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations is a book by Clay Shirky published by Penguin Press in 2008. The book examines the effect of the Internet on modern group…

  • Christian Welzel on Emancipative Values

    See: Concept: Values Notes about Christian Welzel’s views on Emancipative Values (via Google Bard): Sure. Christian Welzel is a political culture research professor at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany, and the former president of the World Values Survey Association. He is the author of several books on value change, including Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and…

  • Community Building Reading List

    People have been thinking about the best ways to build, transform and sustain communities for a while. Some of the ones we found are: See also: Individual Authors and their books

  • Charles Vogl’s Research

    See: The Art of Community by Charles Vogl Notes about Charles Vogl’s views on communities (via ChatGPT): Charles Vogl has a profound understanding of communities, community building, and community leadership, as outlined in his work. His views emphasize the importance of purpose, shared values, belonging, and inclusive leadership in creating thriving communities. Vogl emphasizes that…

  • Paula England’s Research

    Notes about Paula England’s contributions to Community Building (via Google Bard): Paula England is a sociologist who has conducted extensive research on community building. Her work has focused on the factors that contribute to strong and vibrant communities, as well as the challenges that communities face. One of England’s key findings is that social capital…