Thinking about robots
In the biweekly call I’ve been running since I came to Greenpeace, we have some deep philosophical discussions. We start with something meta, and then… Read More »Thinking about robots
Laura Hilliger
Laura Hilliger is a writer, educator and technologist. She’s a multimedia designer and developer, a technical liaison, a project manager, a conceptual architect, an open web advocate who is happiest in collaborative environments. She’s a co-founder of the We Are Open Co-op, an Ambassador for Opensource.com, is working to help open up Greenpeace, and a Mozilla alum. Find her on Twitter and Mastodon as @epilepticrabbit ([email protected])
Developing the Creative Concept
The week of February 6th, the core team working on the Planet 4 Project got together in Amsterdam. The goal of the meetup was to… Read More »Developing the Creative Concept
Put your name on the list and be proud of it
Someone said they didn’t donate to a particular progressive non-profit because they didn’t want their name “on the list”. We heard this exact same sentiment… Read More »Put your name on the list and be proud of it
What storytellers can teach open leaders
Learning from great storytellers makes us better open leaders—as long as we understand what these roles have in common. People are natural storytellers. From the… Read More »What storytellers can teach open leaders
Actions Speak Louder than Words
What drives people to act? What’s the difference in motivations between a single act and repeated participation in a particular project or community? To figure… Read More »Actions Speak Louder than Words
Release Early, Release Often
With a project like Planet 4, a plan needs to be flexible. Considering our broader scope and innovative ambitions, we constantly have to explore and… Read More »Release Early, Release Often
We write for ourselves.
Over the last few weeks, many of us Internet people – progressives, left leaners – have been thinking deeply about how we’ve managed to screw… Read More »We write for ourselves.
Concept Phase: Calling all Creatives
“Creativity takes courage” ― Henri Matisse Remember back in the summer when the Planet 4 team published “We have a plan”? Well, we did and… Read More »Concept Phase: Calling all Creatives
Are we post-capitalism yet?
(cross-posted in the We Are Open publication) Every month, the We Are Open Co-op team spends the better part of a day co-working on video… Read More »Are we post-capitalism yet?
Greenpeace, the Open Organization and All Things Open 2016
Walking into the Red Hat Tower in Raleigh, North Carolina, I was feeling particularly upbeat. For over a year, I’ve been writing about open organizations… Read More »Greenpeace, the Open Organization and All Things Open 2016