Reach outside the silo
One of the things I know about open source and open communities is that as much as we want to break down silos, we have… Read More »Reach outside the silo
Leadership Development
We humans never stop learning, but sometimes we get a little set in our ways of thinking. Leadership development helps people step out of their cultural and societal norms to take life by the horns. It is an essential piece in furthering openness within an organization or community. This category explores professional development and talks about inviting leaders to step up and live the open ethos.
“We’re not ready to be open yet.”
Recently I drove to the Netherlands for a day to hang out with about half the people who work at Greenpeace International. The meet-up actually… Read More »“We’re not ready to be open yet.”
Leading Groups: Dealing with Too Cool for School & Other Personalities
As you probably know, I teach and facilitate groups of people in all sorts of learning experiences. Over the years I’ve noticed some repetition in… Read More »Leading Groups: Dealing with Too Cool for School & Other Personalities
Where the Talent Goes
Last week I read an article on OpenSource.com that had me thinking about personality traits that we in open source share. There are certain kinds… Read More »Where the Talent Goes
Open is an attitude
This past week I spent three days hanging out with the activists and thinkers who attended the Open Campaigns Camp. Participants included loads of folks… Read More »Open is an attitude
“Character Education” with quotes.
There are people in the world who think that their world vision is better than yours. People allow their cultural and societal norms to dictate… Read More »“Character Education” with quotes.
What’s next for Laura?
TL;DR My last day at Mozilla already happened, but I’m still me. I bring together disparate things to foster learning, spread openness and design for… Read More »What’s next for Laura?
Mozilla Academy Thoughts
Most of this post will be much easier to understand if you view Mark’s recent talk at the Next Billion in London, skim or reread… Read More »Mozilla Academy Thoughts
Iterating organizing structures
Here’s another stab at trying to nail down the competencies and topics leaders in the open community need to have and an organizing structure for… Read More »Iterating organizing structures
Open Web Leadership
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about an organizing structure for future (and current) Teach Like Mozilla content and curriculum. This stream… Read More »Open Web Leadership