Question 1

* An “anchor” point (a physical space/entity - like a garden, a room or a stone table, examples)

* ⁠Outreach to the people in the community (help to publicise and encourage attendance)

* ⁠Some form of financial support is great! Because it is full-time work, and we know community work takes a while to “ripen”

For question 2 :

* knowing that what I am doing actually serves/benefits the community

* ⁠knowing that I am appreciated for my efforts (in tangible ways, not just “good job”, “thank you”)

* ⁠knowing that there is someone/some people who have my back

All these are different forms of support… Ultimately, we need to feel/experience support, but each community “worker” requires different forms of support, and potentially a combination.

So if look at the 5 love languages, might be a combination of the 5 love languages and more…

Person 2

1. A ready network of neighbours, who are already on speaking terms.

2. ⁠once it is visible to the other neighbours in community activities, more will come forward.

The challenge lies in detecting those who join the community with another intent rather than building community. This leads to additional time to gatekeep as well as handle disputes if any.

Person 3

1. i guess whether the community i want to be apart in has similar interests

2. having guidance in doing something

for nurul, she motivated to find them out and engage bcz shes also into books and such. the expansion of the idea to move it from just a library for the residents to use to encompass rental flats idea was something she and i talked about bcz we saw how some ppl were talking badly about the youths who would come to the purchase flat area playground. we also did a walk to the rental flat side ah and latchkey is quite common there.

Person 4

1. I need a first connection.

   1. Person. Without the person, feel lazy, not natural. Don’t feel like going. I am alone. Want to make friend but also want the friend to be available to me.

2. Event:

   1. I need a reason – Interest based activities – food.

   2. Event can be casual, can be purpose driven. Conducive (meaningful), cannot be too big or too small.

   3. Conducive bar area, 8am – 6pm. Offer free coffee and tea. They have a barista making a good cappuccino.

   4. Draw was that the Barista. Place is in the corner, conducive, outdoor, shield from sun, got fan, big enough space – can have pockets of groups sit around or sit at the bar counter,

   5. Kopar 

   6. I go there, might talk to other neighbours.

   7. Every day it is there, will bound to meet someone.

3. Definition of community = connection (loosely he is community).

4. Ask for help, Check out property prices, help at the restaurant to install the lights and always remember to ask him for community gatherings.

5. . Has to be out of a problem.

• A lot of times only when there are problems then there will be community.

• Cats (people feel very sorry) for it.

6. I don’t want to start:

   1. I want to join but I don’t want to start.

   2. Starting is “a lot of work”. Must message people, must coordinate time.

• Feel that there’s a lack of community building 

• Feel that the groups are worth evolving into a community 

• Feel that there’s a need for change in neighbourhod (e.g. everything’s okay 

• Feel that I can come up with something good 

• Feel a sense of community, Feel connected enough to help 

• Feel that I have a right to voice opinions and participate in neighbourhood issues otherwise rather not risk getting looked down by others 

• Feel that can fit in 

• Can't fit in cos might be moving away soon as a tenant 

• Equality among neighbours 

• Equal rights between rental residents and home owners 

• Know that neighbours won’t come back to them if things don’t work out (e.g. flea market later come back to complain the items got issues) 

• Trust that neighbours will be interested or open to do tgt 

• Feel that they have the permission (e.g. do I need any permit to do a flea market with neighbours) 

• Why people want to post in the group rather than social media, know who's looking 

• Generally friendly across different groups/profiles (e.g. young peopel close to one another but also friendly with aunties) 

• People like spending time with each other 

• Know what they care about in their neighbourhood (e.g. I dk what i care about in my neighbourhood) 

• E.g. been through living alone before and empathise 

• Don't know what’s worth doing 

• Know community/neighoburs enough about what they care about and Know what needs to be done regarding what they care about (e.g. care about lonely seniors but dk what they need) 

• What they care about cannot be achieved individually (e.g. I can feed stray cats on my own, why join the other cat lady) 

• cause that is sustainable and rewarding enough – they have to somehow benefit from doing something, then they can keep caring about it. 

• See a need to come together as a community and need for each other (e.g. common suffering due to HIP, complain and share tips with one another, bu zuo bu xing 

• Know what they can do together after forming a community (e.g. can do supper jio with same age, what can i do with an auntie) 

• Know what they can do/contribute 

• Have something to contribute on the issue that they care about (e.g. care about lonely seniors and can share how she found strength through religion) 

• Opportunities to take action (e.g. volunteering opportunities and I'll help) 

• Learning about what’s possible, how others build community (e.g. join food distribution at anchorvale) 

• Common interest/topic e.g children dog, mahjong, cat, running, taobao, sportsware 

• Connectors: dogs, children (e.g. knew all neighbours when they had children and grandchildren) 

• Willingness and ability to communicate and understand each other 

• e.g. learn dialects help to communicate with older generation to build community) 

• e.g. figuring out why neighbours not happy with them (e.g. drawing on the floor, parking) 

• Able to communicate with each other 

• i think they need to see, know and feel for a common need. how can a neighbourhood’s needs be made clearer to their own denizens? especially when we are isolated in our units and jobs and have a lot to care about already in daily life. in a sometimes and they need to know that people like them who live in the neighbourhood also care about this need, so im saying they need community in a way.

What conditions

• Norm and socially acceptable ways of reaching out where knocking on neighbours’ doors to want to do things tgt won’t be perceived as weird  

• The shy nature of Singaporeans 

• US (tv shows) vs SG 

• An identity narrowed down to the unique neighbourhood 

• Intermediary to buffer risk 

• e.g. I agree that we should encourage citizens to come together and act on things they care about in their neighbourhood, but CC or someone else should start and facilitate it to help me get to know other people, their interest etc) 

• citizens either need someone who’s willing to go the extra mile and build a connection with everyone, or they become that person themselves 

• Strong rallying force in the community 

• Additional draw e.g. money, CIP hours 

• Hype up enough for people to be curious 

• Platform to know telegram, sub group, problem, lost and found 

• Group chats (chats, garage sale, find a buddy) 

• Not in existing cliques/structures e.g. own families 

• Diff levels of closeness e.g. chat in group chat, or meet f2f 

• Same age 

• Pets and children 

• Spatial arrangement/more bumping space 

• Centralised and only 1 lift vs lifts at different parts (2 px) 

• Spread out stretch of landed properties vs all in one building 

• Gathering downstairs cos HIP at home 

• All doors open cos of HIP 

• Playgrounds 

• Physical nodes for gathering 

• communal events where people see the excitement and fun of neighbourliness. i think people (esp singaporeans) would benefit from an environment where we can all see each other doing stuff for each other and feel good about it hahaha. it is very hard to start something alone. it’s easier to feel like you’re part of a group of people doing the same thing.

What keeps people at status quo 

• Life keeps people at status quo. It’s normal that they are not doing more, and it’s extraordinary if they are.  

• Tired from work or communiting and spends most time outside neighbourhood working, okay as long as the living conditions are tolerable