How to Foster Engaged Discussions in Crypto Communities

There’s no better feeling than being in a community where there’s active members who are passionate about a project. The quality of discussions is a distinguishing factor of thriving communities.

Great discussions lead to valuable insights that drive the community’s goals forward, as well as a sense of belonging and motivation among members.

How can we nurture these kinds of conversations? Here are three considerations to keep in mind.


Create an environment that’s open to feedback

It’s important that your community feels comfortable sharing their thoughts, which you can encourage by regularly asking questions and gathering insights. Mix it up - try surveys, polls, or even an open community call where people can give you live feedback. This will give you a continuous pulse on what’s resonating and what’s not.

Seek to implement changes and acknowledge what people are communicating with you. When your community feels that you care, they’ll be more open to talking through ideas.


Incorporate reward systems

Utilize gamification if you’re looking for people to respond to something urgent! Incentivize participation with token-based rewards, badges, and more. Offer a higher reward for more intensive or higher quality contributions, which drives better input, but also creates some friendly competition within your community.


Define the roles for moderators and community managers

In a decentralized setting, you have to think about the balance of power and how much control you want moderators and community managers to have. Give your community the right channels and tools to engage in healthy discussions. Common is a great option here, where you can use features that let you filter through members and assign roles to individuals.

As these conversations evolve, look at whether or not individuals are contributing to the values and mission of what you’re building. You want as much alignment as possible between members of the community and the larger vision.

How can you use Common for better discussions?

Anyone can start a forum within their community on Common. You can pin important threads, filter threads by when they’re posted, and also integrate proposals.

By having governance features and a forum all in one place, your community doesn’t have to waste time and energy switching between multiple tools. This increases focus and engagement, allowing you to take action more effectively.

To start engaging in great conversations, create a Common account and browse through the wide range of communities, or start your own today.

As a start, take a look at these communities that have recent engagement: