Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People

Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People

<b>"With no jargon and no nonsense, Bailey, Kevin and Kai lay out simple, practical steps for helping people come together in meaningful and powerful ways."<br /><i>--Dave Isay, Founder of StoryCorps and winner of the TED Prize</i></b><br /><br /><b>Although communities feel magical, they don't come together by magic.</b><br /><br /><i>Get Together</i> is a practical and heartfelt guide to cultivating a community. Whether starting a run crew, connecting with fans online, or sparking a movement of K-12 teachers, the secret to getting people together is this: build your community <i>with</i> people, not for them.<br /><br />In <i>Get Together</i>, Bailey, Kevin and Kai share true stories of everyday people who created thriving communities, both in-person and online. They untangle the challenge of getting passionate people together into clear steps, helping individuals and organizations navigate the intricacies of leading a community, including:<br />-- How to rally the first people<br />-- How to get people talking<br />-- How to attract new, authentic folks<br />-- How to develop leaders and expand globally<br /><br />The People & Company team reminds us that we each hold the potential to spark a community. <i>Get Together</i> shows readers how if we join forces--as company and customers, artist and fans, organizer and advocates--we'll do more together than we ever could alone. <br /><br /><b>"I highly recommend <i>Get Together</i> for anyone who's looking to crack the code on building a community."<br /><i>--Alisha Ramos, Founder of Girls' Night In</i></b><br /><br /><b>More advance praise for <i>Get Together</i>:</b><br />"<i>Get Together</i> tells the stories and reveals the insights of community building. Don't start one without reading this book."<br /><b>--Robert Wang, Founder of Instant Pot</b><br /><br />"As a leader of a social impact organization, I found <i>Get Together</i> to be helpful in thinking about how we could do better at building and cultivating the community around IDEO.org. I'd recommend <i>Get Together</i> to anyone organizing or participating in communities, personally or professionally." <br /><b>--Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of IDEO.org</b><br /><br />"<i>Get Together</i> is a book about our most valuable resource--people--and how to get them together. Sounds simple; but then all great ideas are."<br /><b>--Craig Pearce, Co-writer of <i>Romeo + Juliet</i>, <i>Moulin Rouge!</i>, and <i>The Great Gatsby</i></b><br /><br />"In a time of growing social isolation and disconnection from what matters most, Bailey, Kevin and Kai offer a vision for how the world could be. Read it!"<br /><b>--Casper ter Kuile, Co-author of the <i>How We Gather</i> report</b><br /><br />"This book encapsulates what took me 20 years to learn at Surfrider in a 90 minute read. It provides clear guidance on how to methodically build a thriving community."<br /><b>--Dr. Chad Nelsen, CEO of Surfrider Foundation</b><br /><br />"<i>Get Together</i> is a must-read. As a community builder, I have an immense appreciation for the way Bailey, Kai and Kevin broke things down."<br /><b>--Claire Wasserman, Founder of Ladies Get Paid</b><br /><br />"As the producer of the first Star Wars Celebration, I had to work with my team and Lucasfilm to build an event that was worthy of the worldwide Star Wars community. I wish I had had a book like <i>Get Together</i> back then--I would've devoured it to gain insight on building my community to give me a head start!"<br /><b>--Dan Madsen, Former President of the Official Star Wars Fan Club</b><br /><br />"At a time when the extremes have become the norm and acute polarisation is on the rise, <i>Get Together</i> is a much needed roadmap to building authentic communities for good, that can ultimately outcompete the bad."<br /><b>--Sasha Havlicek, CEO of Institute for Strategic Dialogue</b>