Community ecosystems engagement.
Becoming involved with the community ecosystems.
Who will help you to improve your community ecosystem, and who will not? Understanding the mindset of the people when it comes to improving their community ecosystem is critical. Like any ecosystem, your community ecosystem needs fertiliser and to be treated with respect.
Just because you deal with people in authority and who have the financial capacity doesn’t mean they will become engaged. First, you have to understand their mindset. When you know people’s attitudes, you will better understand their desire to do anything for their community. They mainly focus on ecosystems in their sphere of influence, like business, education, well-being, and health.
Some people would rather do something else than think about helping fix the community’s ecosystems.
When approaching a community or business to help develop their ecosystem or solve problems in their community, there will be several different mindsets to understand before anything else. There are two critical things people will be looking to accomplish:
- They are looking to you to solve pressing community ecosystem problems
- Leaders want you to provide them with opportunities to improve their future outlook
There will also be two attitudes that will indicate they are not interested in being involved:
- They are satisfied with the way the community ecosystem is performing
- The people do not need any help; they can do what is required themselves
Once you know which of the four attitudes is predominant, you will be better positioned to engage them more competently.
Solve pressing community ecosystem problems.
The person or persons will be in problem-solving mode when something bothers them or does not perform to their expectations. When the problem or frustration gets to the point that they want to fix it, they proactively seek people and resources to help them.
When you encounter such people, you want to understand their issues and help solve them with your offerings. Share new ideas and possibilities with them for improving their community.
The FAQ Support Knowledge Base provides opportunities to improve the outlook.
Quotable quotes.
“The question is not how to survive, but how to create more responsive ecosystems so a community thrives”. Peter Sergeant
“Do not wait to strike when the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking”. William Sprague