Communities
Communities are social units of people that are associated by something in common such as industry, organization, location, social, interests, demographic or perspective. The community may share common culture, leaders, processes, laws, rules and a code of what is accepted. The people within the community may have a deeper understanding of its nuances and how it really operates. People's desire to be accepted, belong and feel like they are part of something can result in the communities having significant influence over their actions. People may make decisions to improve their position in the community or to protect how they are perceived by others within the community. People outside the community may struggle to relate, be dismissed as an outsider or even be considered a threat to the community.
A good understanding of one or many communities may be required in order to achieve an eDream.
Industries
Industries are communities organized around economic and not-for profit activities. Industries often share common culture, leaders, rules (laws) and an acquired understanding with experience on how they really operate.
Organizations
Organizations are Communities that are legal entities organized around economic and not-for profit activities. Organizations have a mission, leadership, a common culture and unique nuances in the way they operate.
Location
Location communities have a common physical location like a country, state, city, region, town, neighborhood or even a street.
Social
Social communities are people grouped around or within family, friends, colleagues (co-workers), classmates (alumni), activities (golf or bowling league) and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter).
Interests
Interest communities are people that relate by sharing common interest like being fan of a sport or or sports team or art or classic cars.
Demographics
Demographics communities are people that relate by sharing a common demographic characteristic like age, gender, medical condition, ethnicity, language, home ownership, employment status.
Perspectives
Perspective communities are people that relate by sharing a common belief such as religion, politics, activism or lifestyle.
