Developing the Creative Concept
The week of February 6th, the core team working on the Planet 4 Project got together in Amsterdam. The goal of the meetup was to… Read More »Developing the Creative Concept
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!
What storytellers can teach open leaders
Learning from great storytellers makes us better open leaders—as long as we understand what these roles have in common. People are natural storytellers. From the… Read More »What storytellers can teach open leaders
Actions Speak Louder than Words
What drives people to act? What’s the difference in motivations between a single act and repeated participation in a particular project or community? To figure… Read More »Actions Speak Louder than Words
Diversity & Inclusion: User Personas
In Planet 4, we’re designing with the needs of many in mind. From a content perspective, we have a global audience. People all over the… Read More »Diversity & Inclusion: User Personas
Let’s chat about Immersive Storytelling
Several years back while I was working at Mozilla, I worked on a program to teach youth how to conceptualize immersive stories. At the time,… Read More »Let’s chat about Immersive Storytelling
Kicking off a courage conversation
Through the results of a recent survey, I learned that Greenpeace staff don’t feel engaged. They don’t feel informed, listened to, or empowered. Greenpeace is… Read More »Kicking off a courage conversation
Open Courage
My colleague Amrekha has been developing some materials around the concept of courage. It has me thinking. A lot. I’ve mentioned courage in other posts:… Read More »Open Courage
Social norms: “professionalism”
I’m not sure if it came from a guidance counselor or my parents or some sort of magical “install social norm” button, but somewhere along… Read More »Social norms: “professionalism”
Leadership should come with a smile
In the past, I’ve worked to detail what competencies and skills a leader inside the Mozilla community commonly has. For me, the majority of what… Read More »Leadership should come with a smile
The Calm Catalyst
The last chapter of the Open Organization talks about how a leader in an open community has to be a catalyst: “An agent that provokes… Read More »The Calm Catalyst