Comments on: IndyHall 201: Communities of Trust http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2009/04/18/indyhall-201-communities-of-trust/ Coworking in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:05:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Bartlett http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2009/04/18/indyhall-201-communities-of-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 Chris Bartlett Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:51:13 +0000 http://www.indyhall.org/blog/?p=538#comment-1284 Heh Alex- Great video. And I enjoyed the comments above. Reminded me of some of @valdiskrebs' writings on social networks. Key to a strong network is: 1. Physical Proximity (which you mention above) 2. Similarity of Interest and (importantly) 3. Difference of Interest -- it seems that innovation seems to come about most when you are around people who have ideas from yours-- so that you are forced to struggle with contradictions/paradoxes/ etc. So the power of Indy Hall, I would submit, is based on a trusted network based upon both similarities and (perhaps more importantly) difference. my two cents. @harveymilk Heh Alex- Great video. And I enjoyed the comments above. Reminded me of some of @valdiskrebs’ writings on social networks. Key to a strong network is:

1. Physical Proximity (which you mention above)
2. Similarity of Interest and (importantly)
3. Difference of Interest — it seems that innovation seems to come about most when you are around people who have ideas from yours– so that you are forced to struggle with contradictions/paradoxes/ etc.

So the power of Indy Hall, I would submit, is based on a trusted network based upon both similarities and (perhaps more importantly) difference.

my two cents. @harveymilk

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