Our offer for new communities

A community must emerge and be developed step by step. With our successful "Lean Community Cycle" method we build your community fast, agile and in small steps.

What we offer

Basic community

Build a first community with little effort and resources and use the cheapest "out of the box" elements possible.

  1. Discovery Workshop

    From the idea we develop a feasible plan and define the "sense and purpose" of your community.

  2. Research

    We explore the potential of your community for you and define the user profile. We then identify your first users and the appropriate communication strategy. At the same time we evaluate the suitable platform.

  3. Basic Concept & Training

    We develop a basic concept for your community and train your community managers and moderators if required.

  4. MVP

    We launch a first community based on an "out of the box" platform and handle the communication with the first users if required.ern.

Features

Advanced community

You have specific requirements for your community and want more flexibility in design and implementation.

  1. Discovery Workshop

    From the idea we develop a feasible plan and define the "sense and purpose" of your community.

  2. Research

    We explore the potential of your community for you and define the user profile. We then identify your first users and the appropriate communication strategy. At the same time we evaluate the suitable platform.

  3. Basic Concept & Training

    We develop a basic concept for your community and train your community managers and moderators if required.

  4. Design & Feature Discovery

    Together with you, we define the necessary features, determine the structure and the UX design of the community

  5. Development

    We develop and design the community platform according to your requirements.

  6. Launch & Optimize

    We launch a first (beta) community, expand and scale it step by step.

Features

Pro community

You are looking for a complete "Customer Experience Solution" that can be fully integrated into your existing infrastructure.

  1. Strategy & Discovery Workshop

    From your idea we develop a feasible plan and define a strategy adapted to the company's objectives, develop a project roadmap and define the goals and focus of the community.

  2. Research

    We research the potential of your community for you and define the user profile. We then identify with you your first users and the appropriate communication strategy, and at the same time evaluate the appropriate platform, taking into account the existing infrastructure and IT architecture.

  3. Concept & Training

    We develop a detailed concept for your community and train your community managers and moderators.

  4. Design & Feature Discovery

    Together with you, we define the necessary features, determine the structure and the UX design of the community

  5. Development & Integration

    We develop and design the community platform based on your requirements and integrate it into existing systems such as your SSO or CRM. We define, measure and report key performance indicators based on your company's objectives.

  6. Scale

    We optimize the running operation and evaluate new possible fields of innovation for your community.

Features

The “Lean Community Cycle”

Based on the "lean innovation" method, the Lean Community Cycle is a perpetual spiral of "learning", "developing" and "measuring". With our method, we ensure that you quickly and efficiently launch a community and continuously develop it.

Community platforms

We rely on the following platforms

Flarum

Fast, modern open-source forum: lightweight, real-time, highly extensible via extensions. Ideal for quick, clean community launches and custom needs.

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Gainsight

Customer-success platform with peer support, knowledge bases, ideation, and new AI-powered search/moderation. Perfect for reducing support costs and scaling adoption/insights.

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Higher Logic Vanilla

All-in-one branded community software for B2B/B2C: forums, engagement tools, gamification, self-service support. Built for scalable, long-term customer loyalty and advocacy.

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Khoros

Enterprise powerhouse for massive communities: advanced moderation, analytics, self-service, now accelerating with AI features under IgniteTech.

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Slack

Instant real-time chat setup. Suited for early, casual, or internal communities needing fast collaboration before structured tools.

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Tightknit

AI-enhanced layer for Slack: adds forums, SEO, events, gamification, and onboarding to turn chats into engaging, discoverable communities.

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Discourse

Robust open-source discussion hub: strong moderation, plugins, SEO, trust levels. Top pick for product, developer, or knowledge-driven communities.

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