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One trap community members tend to fall into is to find reasons they can’t or shouldn’t post to the communication channels in and around the ASpace Community. Resist that trap! Engage with the community! Use the communication channels you have! The ultimate responsibility to reach out and engage the community rests with YOU, and you do not need permission to engage with the AS Community for Council work. So the biggest takeaway from this page should be empowerment to engage and the freedom to do so.So, imagine
Reasons for Wanting Community Feedback
Imagine that your sub-team is tasked with something for which you would like community feedback or visibility. This could be:
A desire to know the community’s priorities
Feedback on a new feature or desired behavior
A survey to collect information about needs/wants or current implementations
Wanting to recruit for an ad hoc team
Hosting a special discussion on a particular topic
Simple outreach to educate about your team, its charter, or its impacts
An announcement related to your team’s work, such as the publication of a new policy or a new resource
Assess What You Want From Community Feedback
The best way to start is to work with your sub-team to discuss what you’d like to get back. Would a survey be appropriate? Would you prefer a discussion? Are you just looking to make an announcement? Is there a particular message you’d like to draft? If you are hesitant about the best way to proceed, work together as a sub-team to define your best case scenario and draft any language that you want to share. If you are hesitant about the best approach, reach out to your Chair or Vice Chair (usually the person sending you big meeting invites), they are happy to help!
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