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Community Operations

Practical guidance and cases for running co-working sessions, study groups, and meetups.

Miyako de IT began in Kyoto in February 2019 and has hosted 164 events centered on co-working sessions (647 members, as of June 2026). This category collects articles on community operations written from that practice.

The material has two main strands. One is for participants: how to join a co-working session, what to bring, how the day works, and how to approach the uncertainty of a first visit. The other is for organizers: creating a repeatable format for study groups, choosing announcement platforms, and documenting operational failures and responses. Whether you are considering your first study group or building a place in your own region, this category helps you find a useful starting point.

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What Is a Mokumoku Session? Meaning, How to Join, and What to Bring

A mokumoku session is an event where people gather in the same place or time and each advance work of their own. This guide explains the format, how to find and register for a session, what to bring, and what to check before attending.

What Is an IT Community? Types, How to Choose, and How to Join (2026)

A region-independent guide to the main types of IT communities, how to choose one based on your goal, and how to verify audience, format, current activity, participation conditions, and rules before joining.

Seven common community-operation failures and how to respond

Many study groups and mokumoku sessions disappear within a year. Miyako de IT distills seven recurring failures from 164 events over seven years.

How Search Clicks Grew About 11× in Six Months after We Turned a Member Site into a Publishing Site

A first-party operating log from six months of publishing on miyakodeit.com. Search clicks rose from 17 in January 2026 to 183 in June, while impressions grew about 35× from the first measured month. The article also records measurement and causality limitations.

ThinkIT Contribution: Lessons from Seven Years and 164 Community Events

Tomohiro Iida contributed the fourth article in ThinkIT's Events and Seminars 2026 series, explaining retention, trust through repetition, and sustainable formats for regional IT communities.

Community Operations articles