Posts are short
Stuff I write
There are hundreds and hundreds of blog posts on this site. In the early days of the web I wrote with more variety and much more regularly. Nowadays many of my posts are about client projects and current “professional” endeavors. My newsletter is a good place for the rest of my writing.
- Podcasts I’m listening to in late 2024
Podcast chain letter For those of you who are unawares, Doug Belshaw and I have been working together for longer than your 8th grader has been alive. Yesterday he posted about his podcasting habits, after Bryan Alexander posted about his podcasting habits, so now I’m posting about my podcasting habits… Read More »Podcasts I’m listening to in late 2024 - We don’t have rum for you (sea shanty #2)
Went to dinner with the Corsican mafia and they were really niceA storm rolled in and we’re stuck in harbour not just once but thrice. Went out to the sea on the very next day to check in with the wavesPulled the main sail up and the fore sail out… Read More »We don’t have rum for you (sea shanty #2) - Captain Planet and AI: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart
In the 80s, kids all across the US and likely the Western World, kids like me, used to watch Captain Planet, a superhero who came into being when 5 teenage climate warriors aimed their laser rings at each other: The co-op is working on a new project with Friends of… Read More »Captain Planet and AI: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart - Unpacking the foundations of Verifiable Credentials
cross-posted on the WAO blog Did you ever consider that looking at a tree only reveals half of its story? Much like a tree’s roots, which stretch as a wide and deep as its branches, the visible aspect of technology barely scratches the surface. In this post, we’re going to… Read More »Unpacking the foundations of Verifiable Credentials - Building a Minimum Viable Community of Practice (MVCoP)cross-posted on the WAO blog At the end of the month, we’ll be gathering a number of community-based organisations, interns and faculty in an online design workshop to jump start a Community of Practice together with Cal State University and Participate. This community, supported through the Internet for All programme,… Read More »Building a Minimum Viable Community of Practice (MVCoP)
- How to find the right mental models for your audienceDemystifying technology through common language, originally posted on the WAO blog Here at the co-op we talk about a lot about mental models and metaphors. As we’ve written in the past, metaphors are powerful things, helping people understand complex ideas like how to build Open Recognition programmes. They can shape… Read More »How to find the right mental models for your audience
- From Internal Changes to Expanding NetworksWAO’s 2023 in Review, originally posted on the WAO blog 2023 is drawing to a close, so we thought a reflection and roundup on life inside of WAO would be a nice thing to do before we take some time off to reset for 2024. It’s been quite a full… Read More »From Internal Changes to Expanding Networks
- From Sage on the Stage to CollaboratorPart 2: You’re not nervous, you’re excited! Earlier this year, we worked with Change.org to help staff members develop memorable workshops, sessions and keynotes for an organisational gathering. Check out part 1: Preparing for your session. This post looks at how to run a great session and how to recover… Read More »From Sage on the Stage to Collaborator
- Radiating Confidence at Change.orgInsights into WAO’s coaching techniques for effective presentations and workshops One of the most rewarding aspects of our work is collaborating with organisations that are passionate about making a positive impact in the world. Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to work with Change.org to support them with workshop… Read More »Radiating Confidence at Change.org
- Salty Sea ShantyAlso titled: SALTY SAIL SHANTY Wind on the Mast and a bonny little lass.Hey Ho, we’re sailing. 3 Strange fish and a lovely pasta dish.Hey Ho, we’re sailing. A dead Kühlschrank and a hafen full of funk.Hey Ho, we’re sailing. SAIL to the bay where the turtles like to play.… Read More »Salty Sea Shanty
- Unlocking the Power of Open RecognitionIntroducing the Open Recognition Toolkit (ORT) cross posted on WAO blog Open Recognition is not just about credentialing; it’s a holistic approach to acknowledging talents, skills, and aspirations. It empowers individuals and communities to define their own frameworks, create their own labels, whether emergent or implicit, and apply their own… Read More »Unlocking the Power of Open Recognition
- Discovering a Multimodal TrainingPart 3: Greenpeace’s Critical Incident Network Advanced Comms Training cross posted on the WAO blog Designing educational programming requires zooming in and out of learner needs, organisational realities, and the impact you wish to have on the world. In this series, we’re writing about an educational project we’ve been working… Read More »Discovering a Multimodal Training
- Exploring community learning pathwaysPart 2: Participating in Greenpeace’s Critical Incident Network cross-posted on the WAO blog After a number of years, we’ve been given the go-ahead to write openly about a project we’ve been working on with Greenpeace International. This is part 2, get caught up with Part 1: Navigating Greenpeace’s Critical Incident… Read More »Exploring community learning pathways
- Deconstructing Power in the Age of AIRecently, we published a response to a UN positioning paper, have been chatting with folks about AI Literacy and are otherwise thinking about the affect AI might have on us, both positive and negative. To be honest, I’ve had an intuitive opinion about the advancements of AI. I haven’t sat… Read More »Deconstructing Power in the Age of AI
- Navigating Greenpeace’s Critical Incident NetworkPart 1: Building Resilience Amongst Environmental Activists originally posted on WAO blog Have you ever heard of Fck Oatly? It’s a playfully sarcastic website that documents scandals the brand Oatly has had to deal with — bad press, boycotts, internet shaming, you name it. Oatly has taken control of their… Read More »Navigating Greenpeace’s Critical Incident Network
Looking for something else?
You probably want to head over to the archives or try a search: