Field notes for community builders
Practical writing on community management, belonging, and the craft of building communities — from the team behind the Community Managers Summit.
LatestAfter the Barcelona summit, we toured the city's best coworking spaces — Monday, Cloudworks, Aticco and MOB. A recap of why Barcelona is one of Europe's great coworking capitals.
COMS Barcelona 2026 was hosted at Monday Pau Claris in the heart of Eixample. A thank-you to the team, and why it's a standout coworking space and event venue in Barcelona.
Belonging isn't an accident — it's engineered through repeated, intentional rituals. Here are five you can start using this week.
Most members decide whether they'll stay within their first week. Here's a practical onboarding sequence that turns sign-ups into regulars.
Likes and member counts are easy to track and easy to fake yourself out with. Here's how to measure community health in a way leadership actually respects.
The best community events aren't the ones with the biggest budgets — they're the ones designed around connection. A field guide from the team behind COMS.
The day after our first summit, we explored Brighton's coworking scene. A recap of the spaces and teams — Projects, PLATF9RM and WRAP — that make the city such a great place to work.
Our very first Community Managers Summit was hosted at Projects in Brighton. A heartfelt thank-you to the team, and a look at why it's such a special coworking space and event venue.
Why we started a blog for community managers — and what you can expect to read here every month.