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We use the word “peeragogy” to refer to any sort of mutually organized peer learning or peer production project.

The patterns, heuristics, and use cases discussed on our Patterns page show how individual problem solving behavior is related to collective problem solving. Platform designers need to take both individual and collective action into account. Our Coworking page provides some further perspective on this. (You may also want to look at the Convening a Group page, since Coworking picks up where Convening a Group leaves off.)

Of course, we consider ourselves the peeragogy team. Not everybody is familiar with our, let's say, strategies/beliefs. But I think, as we said earlier if we are feeling and thinking this a good way to solve problems and be creative, then it's a good thing to apply to any given environment. So it's difficult if other people, different from us, try to impose rules or define things without considering our ideas or input. Lisa was talking about organizations. I think they could gain a lot if they understand that peeragogy is a better way to work in an entrepreneurial or private environment, in general, I think it's good for all.

That's a good question. I've been thinking more about how you create a culture of peeragogy. It can tend to be a natural extension of the way in which people behave. If the culture/environment is created around a group of people they will tend to participate in that way. I'm not sure if you say I wanna do peeragogy I'm not sure how to respond to that actually. Except I'd want a loose structure, I'm not sure.

I think I do a lot of peeragogy and I'm very happy about it because I learn so much from my group and from myself in this group that I like to apply it to other projects that I'm in or all the co­working/co­living projects or anything basically. Especially the principle of mutual respect that is still remaining after a very long time. And the really nice relating to each other. < The main principle is mutual respect and openness, mutual space not constrained by time/space. And the process. And what I meant by the details, in each detail there is value that we promote. Let's say how we manage the Peeragogy Page or Community (See “How to Get Involved”. These seem to be details, but they're actually really important. So if we pay attention to all these, every little thing matters, and this is how I do it. I try to be very careful about basically everything.

In today’s hyper-active social media world, many of us, especially “digital natives” such as Millennials are used to information gathering and knowledge sharing online. This generation doesn’t want to be lectured to, they want “transformative experiences.” While some Millennials may not be sold on the importance of face-to-face networking, they regularly seek peer feedback and trust the recommendations and insight offered via social media networks. This leads me to believe that younger members would welcome a learning experience that involves enabling them to share opinions and brainstorm solutions – whether online or off.

peeragogy “acknowledges the power of two-way peer relationships in learning.” Do you think peer-based learning and interaction could help your organization increase member engagement?