Ilker Akansel
I am a a community strategy consultant with a two-pronged specialism, with communities of developers and tech and traditional brands, startups and innovation being the first, and talent, future of work, digital nomadism and remote work being the second.
I support the former of these specialisms through my own consultancy that is ilkerakansel.com, and do the same for the latter through my founding partnership at TalentLed Community Consultancy.
I have previously led developer communities for Google, innovation projects for Cisco and volunteers for the 2012 London Olympic Games, and with over 13 years of experience in Europe I am very well versed with the cultural, professional and community related challenges and opportunities across EMEA region in particular, which I would be happy to utilize towards delivering value to your organization.
Products and services
Execution Assessment & Maturity Measurement
This service is a great fit for the organizations that have a community program already underway and that are looking to measure the effectiveness of their strategy execution, suggestions towards improvements or opportunities to pivot towards a more successful approach or methodology.
A thorough assessment of the community, community strategy and the position of the community itself and the team managing is conducted, with a detailed assessment report that will indicate a maturity level as well as suggestions to improve execution and approach.
Community Awareness Training
This service is suitable for organizations and professionals that are looking to obtain a foundation on or increase their understanding of the concept of community and the value that community-centric approaches can bring to their organisation. The service is provided through a set of bespoke training modules and materials delivered in a virtual environment to maximize participation and enable asynchronous learning.
Community Strategy Consultancy
This service is suitable for organisations that have decided to commit to incorporate or support a community and are looking for a strategy to implement in doing so. The service is provided as a bespoke consultancy project that is custom designed for each engagement, and outputs of the project include community strategy documentation, community action plan and community guidelines, principles and governance documentation (where applicable).