Concept:Affinity

See: List of Concepts and Concept: Social Capital

Affinity refers to the willingness of an individual to work towards the betterment of his community, without expecting a clear and measured reward in return. The more Affinity that the members of a Community have on average, the more likely they are to pass the Open Fridge Test (Concept: Open Fridge Test).

Peter Block touches upon the concept of Affinity in his book, Community: The structure of belonging by Peter Block, but refers to those members who have Affinity as “Citizens”.

The key characteristics of a Community member who possesses Affinity will be a willingness to embrace accountability, sacrificing time and/or effort for the Community and having his individual identity be linked with the group identity.

See also:Concept: Citizenship (as per Peter Block), Concept: Value Alignment and Concept: The Identity Stack


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