Ecosystem Framework for Community Life Circles based on Life Projects in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Tao Chen^a, Yong-Ki Lee^*a, Juyoung Chang^a

^aDongseo University

^*ykl77@gdsu.dongseo.ac.kr

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent demand for proximity life services. However, there is a lack of platforms that are designed by communities themselves that allow residents to take part in larger conversations and build life services together. Therefore, this study seeks to propose an ecosystem framework that allows people to build their own community life circles. We summarize the design strategy for developing enabling ecosystems through analysing communities of practice and community cases. This paper introduces (1) a Community Operating System (COS) framework, (2) a life project process, and (3) community life circles for incubating life projects that satisfy people’s daily needs. The above three parts constitute a life project-centred ecosystem framework that seeks to cultivate a design culture and responds to complex problems through collective reflection and co-creation.

KEYWORDS | ECOSYSTEM FRAMEWORK, COMMUNITY LIFE CIRCLES, LIFE PROJECT, COMMUNITY OPERATING SYSTEM