STRATEGIST & IDEA(L)IST
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👋 Hi! I’m an expert in open principles, community building, technology for a better world and some other things.
CURRENT ENDEAVOUR
Being cooperative.
We Are Open Co-op
I work independently on a variety of creative endeavors and enjoy working through We Are Open Co-op on complex client projects. The co-op members are crazy smart and overall fantastic humans. They’ve called me a “tech wizard”, “creative genius” and “expert facilitator”.
DOES ANYONE READ THIS STUFF?
Biography Basics.
I’m a generalist and a specialist. An open strategist. A facilitator. A writer. A technologist. An intellectual multipod. A skater. I’m a lot of things. I create bridges where community, technology and learning meet up.
I work with Greenpeace quite a bit. I spent over 5 years at Mozilla. I am a founding member of the We Are Open Co-op. I’ve failed at a start-up and succeeded at earning a Masters in Media & Education. I write books and make stuff.
I mostly work at trying to make the world a better, cleaner, more equitable place. I like decentralization and distributed leadership.
I’m a thinker and a maker. I teach, speak, collaborate, make and write to help organizations with digital transformation, leadership development, curriculum and open strategies. I work to build healthy, open communities and am an Ambassador for Opensource.com. Find out more about what I do or just get in touch!
STORAGE UNIT
Stuff I write.
Writing openly.
I write for the WAO blog, Greenpeace publications, Opensource.com and many other places on the web. Everything I write eventually ends up on this site, and there are posts here that don’t appear anywhere else. Have a search of the archives if you’re looking for something!
- 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 community culture. They mean people… 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 year, with a lot of… 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 and follow-up once your session… Read More »From Sage on the Stage to Collaborator