[1] In social systems, "social architects" seek to modify human behaviors (behavior change) through carefully designed programs or workshops that seek to involve the members of a population to improve, for example, the livability and safety or environmental impact of their own communities.
In September 2011 Pieter Hintjens presented "Social Architecture 101" at Mix-IT in Lyon.
It can be used as a conceptual framework for directing building a real-world community of which member communication is mostly taking off online.
Social architecture aims for creating an effective infrastructure for non-face-to-face communication and management.
The popular team-building platforms have some common features that their designers see as providing more efficient online communications.