Non-violent Communication in Communities
originally posted on WAO blog Most of us often use aggressive comparisons in our speech without considering where they come from or what they really… Read More »Non-violent Communication in Communities
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)
Time’s Solitary Dance
Sophia hadn’t wanted to take her nephew that day, but she owed her half sister a favour after the whole dark corner of the library… Read More »Time’s Solitary Dance
PsychOps for Mental Health Awareness Month
On Tuesday night I had a dream that I had invented a deck of cards with famous historical figures and their mental health challenges. On… Read More »PsychOps for Mental Health Awareness Month
Practical utopias and rewilding work
originally posted on WAO blog On May 1st, 2023 We Are Open Cooperative turned seven years old. Like no seven year old ever, we used… Read More »Practical utopias and rewilding work
“Deskilling” and AI as a Tool
danah boyd is certainly smarter than I, but I nitpickely disagree with the tone her post on Deskilling on the Job. I was going to… Read More »“Deskilling” and AI as a Tool
ORE is orbital
originally posted on WAO blog ORE is a bigger tent for the KBW community, find out more here. Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote… Read More »ORE is orbital
Open Recognition is for Everybody: Time for a Bigger Tent
Originally posted on the WAO blog Big news — our community of practice has a new name! Say hello to “Open Recognition is for Everybody!”… Read More »Open Recognition is for Everybody: Time for a Bigger Tent
Thoughts on AI: Scaremongering & Reassurance
A long time ago, I wrote “I’m curious about how augmenting human ability and innovating technology for communication, can help us, collectively, become “educated”.” the… Read More »Thoughts on AI: Scaremongering & Reassurance
People. Process. Product.
Three lenses to improve your digital strategy cross-posted at WAO “You’ve got to have a system”, as they say. At WAO, we’ve got one that… Read More »People. Process. Product.
The Art of Community: Cultivating Online Connections
Nurturing a healthy online community takes personality, purpose, and persistence. cross-posted on WAO In the world of Open Source, it’s well known that products and… Read More »The Art of Community: Cultivating Online Connections