Model of Social Connection Research shows us that social connection in individuals forms in multiple layers. The time and emotional attachment given can correspond to the resources and feelings received from ones connections. By nurturing spaces for connections society can prepare for situations where certain resources are required to ensure resilience and wellbeing. SOCIAL CONNECTION CIRCLES We know from Robin Dunbar’s work on the social brain hypothesis that human connections form layers, which we call circles, involving those with intense emotional attachment and high time (in inner layers) to less attachment and time in outer layers. Layers typically form a 5:15:50:150 numbers model, from intimate inner layers (your ‘Inner Circle’) to infrequent personal connections (your ‘Village’). OUTPUTS Evidence shows a consistent set of feelings that people emote, realised through/from their social connections and a set of resources they get from others, through their social connections. INPUTS Each person has their stock of emotional attachment and time to give to build and maintain their social connections. Inner layers of social connections need more emotional attachment and time to maintain them. In research studies, frequency of contact is used as a proxy measure for emotional attachment. CONNECTION TYPES Human connections can give more resources and feelings compared to connections with animals and non-humans (artificial intelligence) or others (metaphysical entities such as God or country). Some connections bring extra resources useful in special situations. Location of these connection types within the layers, predicts how much emotional attachment and time they get. SPECIAL SITUATIONS There are special situations where social connections are required to ‘step-up’. It’s good to be prepared for these eg neighbours are useful in emergencies; connections to other networks are useful for learning or finding new jobs. EVALUATION There are key things to bear in mind that help in understanding how to interact optimally with the concept of social connections; eg people should check they are getting the output resources and feelings from their connections – most of the time, they shouldn’t be giving more than they are getting back; it might be more or less easy to build and maintain social connections depending on personal circumstances. SPACES FOR CONNECTION Evidence shows there are a number of spaces set up in/by society with explicit or implicit goals to connect people. These are useful places to make connection, eg volunteering, events, community gardens – activating connections, building communication, literacy and digital literacy. POSITIVE / NEGATIVE OUTPUTS Emotional attachment I give to my connections Time I give to my connections Resources I get from my connections Feelings I get from my connections I GET CONNECTION TYPES INNER CIRCLE SOCIAL ALLIES TRIBE VILLAGE + – EVALUATION Check the balance, so that input given equals outputs received from connections. Are the outputs positive? I GIVE NON-HUMANS ANIMALS HUMANS OTHERS SOCIAL CONNECTION CIRCLES INPUTS OUTPUTS SPACES FOR CONNECTION Specific spaces can be designed to activate connections SPECIAL SITUATION RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS Situations where specific connections are useful
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Model ofSocial ConnectionResearch shows us that social connection in individuals forms in multiple layers. The time and emotional attachment given can correspond to the resources and feelings received from ones connections. By nurturing spaces for connections society can prepare for situations where certain resources are required to ensure resilience and wellbeing.
SOCIAL CONNECTION CIRCLESWe know from Robin Dunbar’s work on the social brain hypothesis that human connections form layers, which we call circles, involving those with intense emotional attachment and high time (in inner layers) to less attachment and time in outer layers. Layers typically form a 5:15:50:150 numbers model, from intimate inner layers (your ‘Inner Circle’) to infrequent personal connections (your ‘Village’).
OUTPUTSEvidence shows a consistent set of feelings that people emote, realised through/from their social connections and a set of resources they get from others, through their social connections.
INPUTSEach person has their stock of emotional attachment and time to give to build and maintain their social connections. Inner layers of social connections need more emotional attachment and time to maintain them. In research studies, frequency of contact is used as a proxy measure for emotional attachment.
CONNECTION TYPESHuman connections can give more resources and feelings compared to connections with animals and non-humans (arti�cial intelligence) or others (metaphysical entities such as God or country). Some connections bring extra resources useful in special situations. Location of these connection types within the layers, predicts how much emotional attachment and time they get.
SPECIAL SITUATIONSThere are special situations where social connections are required to ‘step-up’. It’s good to be prepared for these eg neighbours are useful in emergencies; connections to other networks are useful for learning or �nding new jobs.
EVALUATIONThere are key things to bear in mind that help in understanding how to interact optimally with the concept of social connections; eg people should check they are getting the output resources and feelings from their connections – most of the time, they shouldn’t be giving more than they are getting back; it might be more or less easy to build and maintain social connections depending on personal circumstances.
SPACES FOR CONNECTIONEvidence shows there are a number of spaces set up in/by society with explicit or implicit goals to connect people. These are useful places to make connection, eg volunteering, events, community gardens – activating connections, building communication, literacy and digital literacy.
POSITIVE / NEGATIVE OUTPUTS
Emotionalattachment I giveto my connections
Time I giveto my connections
Resources I getfrom my connections
Feelings I getfrom my connections
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CONNECTION TYPES
INNERCIRCLE
SOCIALALLIES
TRIBE
VILLAGE
+
–
EVALUATIONCheck the balance, so that input given equals outputs received from connections. Are the outputs positive?
IGIVE
NON-HUMANS
ANIMALS
HUMANS
OTHERS
SOCIAL CONNECTION CIRCLESINPUTS OUTPUTS
SPACES FOR CONNECTIONSpeci�c spaces can be designed to activate connections
SPECIAL SITUATION RESOURCE REQUIREMENTSSituations where speci�c connections are useful
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