We Are Open Co-op & Greenpeace Planet 4
For the last four years, I’ve been working with Greenpeace International mostly on the Planet 4 project. The project is at one point of maturity,… Read More »We Are Open Co-op & Greenpeace Planet 4
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 advocate who is happiest in collaborative environments. In 2020, she was awarded the Women in IT Digital Leader of the Year award for her work bringing open principles to Greenpeace. She’s a co-founder of We Are Open Co-op, a collective that has spent 10 years helping organisations like Amnesty International UK, MIT, Friends of the Earth and the BBC with thoughtful technology, community and learning projects. She is also an Ambassador for the Open Org Project, and a Mozilla alum. Find her on Mastodon as @epilepticrabbit (https://social.coop/@epilepticrabbit)
The Year of the Co-op
At the end of January, We Are Open Co-op had another in-person meetup. I was in town winning an award :O so we used the… Read More »The Year of the Co-op
2020 Digital Leader of the Year
When someone says “the winner is Laura Hilliger!”, it’s nearly impossible to consider myself as a tiny part of a collective whole. That is, however,… Read More »2020 Digital Leader of the Year
Interviewing for an Open Leader
originally published on blog.weareopen.coop Recently some colleagues asked me to provide a few questions that would help an interview panel suss out whether or not… Read More »Interviewing for an Open Leader
Rating systems, livelihoods, intuition and the greater good
About once a year I make a pledge to myself that I’m going to spend more time writing and reflecting openly. I pledge to pontificate… Read More »Rating systems, livelihoods, intuition and the greater good
Open by nature: Building a platform for activists
And what it taught me about playful development cross-posted on Opensource.com “Open” isn’t just a way we can build software. It’s an attitude we can… Read More »Open by nature: Building a platform for activists
How collaboration fueled a development breakthrough at Greenpeace
We’re building an innovative platform to connect environmental advocates—but system complexity threatened to slow us down. Opening up was the answer. cross-posted on Opensource.com Activists… Read More »How collaboration fueled a development breakthrough at Greenpeace
We are Co-op 2.0
Originally published We are Co-op 2.0 on Medium. Last week, We Are Open Co-op met in London for our first IRL Co-op Day since January.… Read More »We are Co-op 2.0
Fight for the planet: Building an open platform and open culture at Greenpeace
Global problems require global solutions. Global solutions require open organizations. Learn how Greenpeace is opening up to address climate change. originally posted on Opensource.com Global… Read More »Fight for the planet: Building an open platform and open culture at Greenpeace
Why do organizations have open secrets?
originally posted on Opensource.com The five characteristics of an open organization must work together to ensure healthy and happy communities inside our organizations. Even the… Read More »Why do organizations have open secrets?