Recently I had the great privilege of traveling to speak at the 3rd annual CMS Africa Summit. I was asked to deliver two keynotes and the second one focused on the idea of growing a community. The session title was given to me by the event organizers but I believe it was quite insightful on their part. Growth hacking and building powerful networks is always an interesting topic. This is my take on the concept.

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growth hacking.
building powerful community networks

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shhh.
the secret to extreme growth

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four words

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building.
verb: to make, to develop,
to increase the amount of

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active.
personal.
intensive.

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powerful.
adjective: having or exerting strong force,
having great effectiveness.

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tangible.
visible.
emotional.

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community.
noun: social group with a common culture

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characters.
cares.
culture.

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networks.
noun: an association of individuals formed to provide
mutual assistance, or helpful information

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connections.
communication.
change.

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the secret.
a simple puzzle solves the riddle.

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combined:
to increase the amount of
having great effectiveness
social group common culture
mutual assistance and helpful information

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a social group with a common culture
combined:
to increase the amount of
and experience great effectiveness
through mutual assistance and helpful information

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next step.
you have been empowered
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