Moving Drupal forward*
* by bringing new life into your local community
About me
- Yauhen Zenko
- Co-founder @ Solvy (Netherlands)
- Drupal User Group Belarus, DrupalCamp Belarus, Frontend United (cancelled)
- Drupal 5-9
- Football, books, music, rock!
- Socials: @zeuty
Evolution of Drupal?
State of Drupal
- Heartbeat: predictable releases
2. Out-of-the box
3. Awesome functionalities in the core: media, JSON:API, layout builder, new Olivero theme and much more to come: autoupdates, decoupled-related initiatives
4. A lot of changes in marketing and positioning of Drupal as a product
2020
Drupal
is for building ambitious digital experiences
We are awesome, but...
Any problems or concerns?
We are awesome, but...
We are awesome, but...
Quotes from Drupal Assoc Leads slack
Our biggest challenge is engaging and growing the community
Totally agree, we have the same challenge in ***. We have the amount of people on community events declined from 75+ to 45
People are working with Drupal, but are not joining community events
Where to start?
Start with a definition!
What is community?
What is community?
What is community?
What is community?
What is community?
What is community?
Cool! But how...
Historically:
Local communities were focusing on Drupal,
best practices of Drupal,
new possibilities of Drupal, promoting Drupal ...
Yes, but how...
Now?
What do we do when we care?
We try to help people with the problems they have
We talk to them
We ask them about their feelings
Surprise!
Nobody will tell:
Drupal
Major issue of current IT-world
Major issue of current IT-world
It cannot be worse?
What 2020 brings us?
A new survey, from FlexJobs and Mental Health America (MHA) taken late last month reported that 75% of workers have experienced burnout, and 40% of those polled said it was a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic.
A data trove of 1.75 million employee-engagement surveys this year by LinkedIn’s Glint Platform provides some powerful clues: burnout signs have risen 33% in 2020
Strength of local community
We know what we feel
We care
We can talk
Action!
We need to change the paradigm:
Local Drupal community should be focused
not on Drupal,
but on people who do (or want to do) Drupal
Community
Should be an adaptive system, which quickly reacts on the actual challenges and problems of its members
Added value
1. Knowledge sharing and problem solving
2. Encouraging & support
3. Creating professional network
4. Having a voice in Global Drupal community
5. You name it...
1 minute test
- Self identity
- Contribution
- Growth
Tips and tricks: #1
- Be inspired
- Make a decision!
Tips and tricks: #1
Tips and tricks: #1
Tips and tricks: #2
- Find fellow
- Find mentor
Tips and tricks: #3
- Find funding
Tips and tricks: #4
- Find your first speakers
Tips and tricks: #5
- Announce your event well in advance and reach as many people as possible
Tips and tricks: #6
- Make the event happen
- And make it awesome!
Tips and tricks: #7
- Reward people for their efforts
Tips and tricks: #8
- Gather feedback and be open
Tips and tricks: #9
- Be consistent
Tips and tricks: #10
- Enjoy connecting people
- Changing their lives to the better
- And dream big!
Great example
- Ukraine
- Meetups in 4+ cities
- Different formats: cafe, breakfast, regular meetups, quizes, etc.
- Drupal Camp Kyiv - 400+ people
Great example
Recap
- Drupal is doing good "technically"
- We have some problems
- Transform your community
- Focus on people
- Adapt
- Start today!
- Free hugs
!
Questions, ideas, suggestions?
DrupalCon Europe 2020 - Moving Drupal Forward (English)
By Yauhen Zenko
