<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A community becomes durable when participation... > A community becomes durable when participation leaves behind useful artifacts and stronger relationships. Conversation may begin the bond, but documented work, shared methods, and recoverable history allow the bond to educate people who were not present at the beginning. Durability appears when the community can remember what its members learned. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building a Community Platform for Durable Creative Work - Workbook|Building a Community Platform for Durable Creative Work]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A community becomes durable when participation leaves behind useful artifacts and stronger relationships. Conversation may begin the bond, but documented work, shared methods, and recoverable history allow the bond to educate people who were not present at the beginning. Durability appears when the community can remember what its members learned.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-community-becomes-durable-remember-members-learned ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->