More on the simple rules of community forming… Here is Shawn’s current thinking on community formation: Simple rule 1: Participating in a community must be easy. Hold meetings on a regular basis�say the first Tuesday of the month. Make the technology dead simple. Avoid technology until you need it. Simple rule 2: Someone �who matters� must care about what you are doing. In the early stages it might be quite unclear how your community�s activities delivers business value. Consequently, the �people that matter� must initially believe in the concept of a community of practice. More importantly, the core team and …