Over the past years, I've sought internet communities that are comprised of people that resonate with me.
There've been failures, but some fantastic successes—most notably Active Voice and their leadership accelerator Power Shift.
I've found a few that sound interesting, but haven't "entered" or been in any sort of active involvement. This is an extensive list of communities, but explicitly they're:
- Generalist World by Milly Tamati;
- The Octopus Movement by Perry Knoppert
- Puttyverse by Emilie Wapnick
In 10 minutes, I'm joining the kick-off Intro Huddle from a week of activities planned.
Excited to finally take a step into waters of this group, to meet people that are aligned in the obvious themes of the groups above:
- generalists;
- unconventional non-linear thinking; and
- multipotentialites.
Feels like there's a lot of potential crossover—both explicitly and implicitly—of these individual groups. Full of neurodivergent humans that speak to—and gather—a shared, Different ways of experiencing life and navigating the planet in their own way.
Generalist World
The world doesn’t need more people staying in their lanes; it needs people like you—multi-skilled, adaptable, fast learners who can jump into any role and make things happen.
We're all here for the same reason: to do more of the work that lights us up.
Hell hath no fury than a generalist who knows their worth.
Generalist World is here to mobilize millions of squiggly careerists. We exist to help you design a career that leverages all of who you are. Not just a piece of it.
Octopus Movement Manifesto
Nonlinear thinking: thinking along unconventional, atypical lines or in a non-sequential manner. In non-linear thinking, people make connections between seemingly unrelated concepts. Nonlinear thinkers draw conclusions and develop ideas, solutions, and innovations from experience gained in a variety of different fields. And they are more likely to innovate in surprising and world-changing ways.
Why [they] exist: We are here to drive acceptance and awareness of the awesome abilities of atypical thinkers and embed our diverse experience, expertise, and polymathic skills inside institutions ready and willing to tackle the trickiest challenges of today and tomorrow.
Puttylike
We reject the notion that having a range of diverse interests is a weakness or problem. We view multipotentiality as a strength–even a super power!
Since Emilie Wapnick founded Puttylike in 2010, the site has grown into a worldwide community of tens of thousands of multipotentialites. But it’s more than that; it’s a movement.