Building a Community Platform
originally posted on the Amnesty International UK blog Activists and educator communities need to talk to each other. To do this, they require robust, secure,… Read More »Building a Community Platform
Concepts & Models
I design open educational programs and participation initiatives here in the 21st Century. Technology is fast moving, and my work requires a good bit of conceptualization and invention to discover ways of empowering lots of people. This category is little bit meta, but the models, concepts and frameworks within are meta-ideas that might make something you’re working on easier. As with many of “my” thoughts and ideas, I must give credit to the inspiring thinkers who have helped me develop these ideas over the years. You know who you are!
The algorithms are not working for us
originally posted on the WAO blog We’re makers and while we’ve managed to share much of what we make, we spend less time promoting ourselves… Read More »The algorithms are not working for us
Exploring AI’s Role in Education: A Balanced Perspective from Six Think Pieces
Collaborating to respond to UNESCO’s call for think pieces originally posted on the WAO blog A couple of months ago, after seeing a UNESCO call… Read More »Exploring AI’s Role in Education: A Balanced Perspective from Six Think Pieces
It is not the tool, it is the artist who sparks the revolution
The Importance of Art Education with or without AI Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman argued that modernity is characterized by fluidity and that “the job of critical… Read More »It is not the tool, it is the artist who sparks the revolution
Building Power and Making Change: Community strategies and tools
originally posted on the Amnesty International UK blog and crossposted on the WAO blog Community-driven change is more important than ever. Whether we are advocating… Read More »Building Power and Making Change: Community strategies and tools
Systemic complexities with AI
Cross-posted on the WAO blog This series is a brief look at the content within Harnessing AI for Environmental Justice, a report WAO developed for… Read More »Systemic complexities with AI
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… Read More »Podcasts I’m listening to in late 2024
Fractional Leadership in Social Impact Organisations
Setting up a successful leadership transition cross-posted at the WAO blog and on Coaching Buttons After years of working with and for a variety of… Read More »Fractional Leadership in Social Impact Organisations
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,… Read More »Unpacking the foundations of Verifiable Credentials
How to find the right mental models for your audience
Demystifying 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.… Read More »How to find the right mental models for your audience