Freedom of Choice for the Greater Good?
I think modeling the behavior I want to see in the world is a good way to spread the open ethos. But when other people… Read More »Freedom of Choice for the Greater Good?
Learning
How to run a Community Call
I originally wrote this article for Opensource.com Open organizations explicitly invite participation from external communities, because these organizations know their products and programs are world… Read More »How to run a Community Call
2015 and done.
Here’s my reflective post for 2015: 2015 was crap. On to the resolutions: I didn’t make any except to clean up the kitchen, and I… Read More »2015 and done.
On Being Fearless
I wear my punk rock, bad ass, have jumped out of a plane and befriended homeless crack heads for an evening of drunken debauchery on… Read More »On Being Fearless
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
The No Tech School
Here’s an idea: let’s all move to Colonial Williamsburg and churn some butter. Or maybe we should all buy horses. Wait, wait, I’ve got an… Read More »The No Tech School
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
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?
Collapsing Open Leadership Strands
Missing context? Catch up with recent posts tagged with “Methods & Theories”. A couple weeks ago, in the Open Web Leadership call we talked about… Read More »Collapsing Open Leadership Strands