Books are long
Stuff I write
I am a storyteller and a thinker. I take complex ideas and put them into more understandable forms. Sometimes the most suitable form is an entire book. I’ve contributed to several books of compilations with others, and I’ve written two full length novels (so far). My personal favorite is Maybe Zombies.
Opening up social impact-focused organizations
In “Opening Up Social Impact-Focused Organizations”, authors Laura Hilliger and Heather Leson pool their years of experience in non-profit, humanitarian, and impact-focused organizations, offering guidance for leaders working to transform their organizations with open principles in mind.
This is our perspective on how open advocates can work within the social impact-focused space. More than a manifesto, we mean for it to be a practical guide, offering strategies and mindsets to help people and organizations flourish by learning to modify people’s practices in light of cultural (and subcultural) nuances. We’ll examine some of the tools we have to support and facilitate this work. But we’ll also argue for a shared set of values and principles to unite our collective efforts— to light a way forward, championing openness for greater organizational impact.
Laura Hilliger & Heather Leson
