Support this podcast! https://opencollective.com/weareopenLinks and notes:https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2024/04/12/tearing-your-anger.htmlWislawa SzymborskaDrive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczukhttps://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/06/13/a-disgruntled-federal-employees-1980s-desk-calendarhttps://kottke.org/23/03/notes-arthttp…

Ramble chat season :) In this episode Doug and Laura discuss corporatizing learning and credentialing, volunteerism and the fact that all the answers are already out there.Av We Are Open Co-op

Laura and Doug speak with the author of Radical Technologies: The design of everyday life, Adam Greenfield. A Verso author, Adam has a new book coming out called Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in A World on FireAdam Greenfield: https://speedbird.wordpress.com/Favourite book: Stephen Mitchell translation of Tao Te Ching: https://stephenmitchell…

In this episode, Laura and Doug lament the crashing of their Etherpad server and chat about tools they use for knowledge management. Support the Tao of WAO at https://opencollective.com/weareopenAv We Are Open Co-op

In this episode of the Tao of WAO podcast, Laura Hilliger and Doug Belshaw discuss a range of topics including the Six Degrees of Wikipedia tool, feminism and the divergence of Gen Z's political views by gender, conspiracy theories and Taylor SwiftAv We Are Open Co-op

In the ninth season of the Tao of WAO podcast, Doug Belshaw and Laura Hilliger casually discuss their personal technology use, ranging from e-readers and work devices to gaming, and touch upon broader topics such as AI's impact on jobs and unique websites like the German customs auction platform. They note a trend of professionals, including themse…

This season of the podcast looked at the future of new literacies as part of a submission to the Winter 2023 edition of the Journal for Media Literacy. Our guest host for the season is Ian O'Byrnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wiobyrne/Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenAv We Are Open Co-op

Speaking with Kay Oddone on the future of Media Literacy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/koddone/Elucidating key concepts, terminologies, and the present landscape of media and information literacy. Talking about the critical need for a progressive approach in these disciplines.Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopen…

Speaking with Helen Beetham on the future of Media Literacy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-beetham/Weaving the concept of Intersectionality and Transdisciplinarity with media literacies, emphasising how different social identities interplay in unique experiences and perspectives in media and information literacy, and underscoring the integration…

Speaking with Roz Hussin on the future of Media Literacy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/rozhussin/This podcast series, accompanied by a comprehensive written article, aims to illuminate a diverse and inclusive perspective on media and information literacy, exploring the intricate intersections of technology, culture, and society.Support this podcast: …

Dialogue with experts focusing on the themes of Race, Gender, AI, and Geographic Location & Language/Localisation. Each expert delves into how these areas influence and shape the future trajectories of media and information literacy.Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenAv We Are Open Co-op

This season of the podcast is looking at the future of new literacies as part of a submission to the Winter 2023 edition of the Journal for Media Literacy. Our guest host for the season is Ian O'Byrnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wiobyrne/Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenAv We Are Open Co-op

Support our podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenJoin our bookclub: https://literal.club/club/tao-of-waoMore about us: https://weareopen.coopIn this episode, we chat a little bit about what literacy means and how our perception of it shifts and changes as technologies advance. We start to unpick AI literacy and get ready for Season 8, which…

In this episode we speak with Krystal Rawls, the Program Leader and Storyteller currently directing the Cal State University Dominguez Hills Workforce Integration Network. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/professorrawls/https://toby-89881.medium.com/explode-on-impact-cba283b908…

Today's guest is Matt Jukes, a self-described 'product person' who just left the position of Head of Profession for Product Management at the UK government's Department for Business and Trade. He's got a really useful newsletter called Public Service Internet jobs and is an all-round interesting person. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://l…

https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookInspiration for this episode from Nita Farahany on Undivided Attention, The Battle for your Brain.https://your-undivided-attention.simplecast.com/episodes/protecting-our-freedom-of-thought-with-nita-farahany-_HAu6pb4Deconstructing power in the age of AI: https://www.laurah…

Today's guests are Tim Riches founding director of Navigatr and Omid Mufeed, CTO at Navigatr. We're talking about their history, open badge technology and new AI improvements in the world of badging and credentiallingLinkshttps://www.navigatr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-riches-a784792/https://www.linkedin.com/in/omufeed/…

Today's guests are Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones from The Curious Advantage podcast. They are both co-founders of The Ludic Group, a highly successful business consultancy and have worked with companies such as Novartis and Coca-Cola. They are the authors of several books, including The Curious Advantage, and Digital Humans!Linkshttps://www.curio…

This is part 2 of Co-op Lessons. Doug and Laura chat with fellow We Are Open Co-op founding member, John Bevan about the lessons learned over the last 7 years of running a cooperative.https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinkshttps://wiki.weareopen.coop/en/guidelines/running-a-projecthttps://learnwith.weareop…

In this 2 part episode, Doug and Laura chat with fellow We Are Open Co-op founding member, John Bevan about the lessons learned over the last 7 years of running a cooperative. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication https://outlandish.com/workshops/re…

Laura & Doug talk to John Atherton, cooperative expert and the Project Organiser for workers.coop.https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: CoTech: https://www.coops.tech/ Workers.coop: https://workers.coop ICA structure (like the UN for co-ops): https://ica.coop/en/whats-co-op/co-operative-identity-values-…

Laura & Doug talk about community and content and a grab bag of other themes close to the cooperative world and the work of WAO. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinksThe Art of Community [IMAGE] https://blog.weareopen.coop/the-art-of-community-cultivating-online-connections-738cc90b0a39TWiT - https://twi…

Today we're pleased to speak with Emily Goligoski, the Head of Research at Charter. Emily is wicked smart and thinking about the future of work, what we really need from work, mentorship in the workplace and so much more. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: https://www.emilygoligoski.com/ https://www.…

Today we talk to Micky Metts, a Cooperative Consultant and speaker, and Melissa Bingham, a privacy, security and ethical tech advocate. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: https://agaric.coop/ https://communitybridge.com/privacyworkshops https://www.meet.coop/ https://mayfirst.coop/en/ https://www.ins…

Laura and Doug reflect on the season and share loads of thoughts about the fediverse migration, content warnings and more in this recap episode.Support our work > https://opencollective.com/weareopenJoin the book club > https://literal.club/club/tao-of-waoAv We Are Open Co-op

Today we talk to Julie Keane and Mark Otter from Participate.com – a platform and service designed to support and operationalize Communities of Practice. https://www.participate.com/Books (check out our new Book Club: https://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/book ) Anne Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Underworld by Don DeLillo Power Broker by Robert A. Caro Th…

Today we're talking with Anne Hilliger, a collaborator studying media education and the lead author of We Are Open Co-op's new course on Feminist Pedagogy.Anne's favourite books: Invisible Women Margaret Atwood - Oryx & CrakeFeminism Is For Everybody, Especially Educators!https://learnwith.weareopen.coop/courses/fife/Links https://www.theguardian.c…

Laura and Doug have a chat with Pedram Parasmand, a workshop designer, leadership coach, team builder and consultant. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedramparasmand/https://theskillslab.comPed's favourite books:- Fiction: '1984' by George Orwell - Non-fiction: 'The Art of Possibility' by Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander…

Today we're talking to Aaron Hirtenstein, an organisational development advisor, collaborator, and cooperative badass.https://twitter.com/shepherdstone21https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-hirtenstein-5862032a/Aaron's books: 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth, An Equal Music Collins guide to MushroomsLinks …

Welcome to Season 5! The season kicks off with guest Elizabeth Godwin, the Global Lead, Digital Learning and Architecture at Greenpeace Internationalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-musar-godwin/Books- Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen)- Fire Island (Hulu) - new adaptationNotesHoney & Mumford - https://www.eln.co.uk/blog/honey-and-mumford-learnin…

Our introduction to Season 5 of the Tao of WAO!Av We Are Open Co-op

Both seasoned speakers and facilitators, Laura & Doug chat about reentering in real life events. Get tips on preparing and running sessions, participating in them, networking and even event recovery in this episode.LinksSupport this podcast and other We Are Open projects and products at https://opencollective.com/weareopenBadge Summit: https://www.…

Today's guest is futurist, author and educator Bryan Alexander. Bryan is currently thinking loads about the intersection of education, technology and climate – so regular listeners will know why we're so excited to have him on. Bryan Alexander's sites: https://twitter.com/BryanAlexander/ http://futureofeducation.us/ https://bryanalexander.org/ http…

Support our podcast! https://opencollective.com/weareopenOur guest Heather Leson is open advocate and the Digital Innovation Lead at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherleson/ https://twitter.com/HeatherLeson/Heather's favourite book(s) Global Soul -https://bookshop.org/book…

Support us! opencollective.com/weareopenIn this episode Laura and Doug start chatting about Self Hosting IT and end up talking politics, perspectives, behaviour and more.- dougbelshaw.com/blog/2022/05/23/jitsi-sociocracy/- wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Fifty_Shades_of_Open- learnwith.weareopen.coop/courses/open-course/- raw.githubusercontent.com/open-orga…

We talk about identity, civic society and how Twitter isn't a public square.Support our podcast! https://opencollective.com/weareopen- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall- https://clalliance.org/blog/curate-or-be-curated-why-our-information-environment-is-crucial-to-a-flourishing-democracy-civil-society/- https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2022…

(Content warning) In this episode we speak with Kayleigh Walsh, an Outlandish colleague, about restorative justice, trust and more. This podcast season is currently unfunded. You can support this podcast and other We Are Open projects and products at https://opencollective.com/weareopen. Kayleigh's favourite book(s)- Richard Powers the overstory- H…

WAO stuffLearn with WAO launch https://blog.weareopen.coop/learn-with-we-are-open-co-op-8a4dd9f31874Audience Ikigai https://blog.weareopen.coop/audience-ikigai-be0cebe4ceaHow to set Open Standards: https://blog.weareopen.coop/howto-set-open-standards-for-your-project-3e4aa1f57e1bArchitectures of Participation https://weareopen.coop/aopEmergent Comm…

Today we talk to our guest, Adam Procter, Interim Head of the new Department Art & Media Technology at University of Southampton about social impact games, game design and more.Support the Tao of WAO: https://opencollective.com/weareopen/Adam Procter:https://discursive.adamprocter.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/procter/https://www.theguardian.co…

This episode we chat about misinformation and disinformation. We explore some useful frameworks about information and critical thinking too.Support us! https://opencollective.com/weareopen Fake news. It’s complicated. > https://firstdraftnews.org/articles/fake-news-complicated/ MisInfoCon > https://misinfocon.com/ The archive shows the most popular…

This episode explores verifiable credentials, blockchain identity management, the current badges landscape and some badges history too as we talk to our guest Kerri Lemoie, the Director, Digital Credentials Research & Innovation at Badgr. We LOVED recording this episode, so tell us if you liked listening to it!Support us! https://opencollective.com…

This episode explores the difference between groups and networks as we talk to our guest Alex Worrad Andrews from another cooperative in the CoTech network, Common Knowledge. This description makes no sense? Well, listen to the episode!Support us! opencollective.com/weareopenAlex Worrad Andrews https://alexworradandrews.com/Common Knowledge: https:…

Our first episode in Season 3 features the members (and our intern!) of We Are Open talking about their predictions for 2022 and our cooperative policy of "dormancy". What's the difference between a sabbatical and dormancy? Listen to find out!Support us! opencollective.com/weareopenThe book we mention at the end: https://www.idler.co.uk/product/how…

Here it is, the Tao of WAO Season 3 Trailer! Doug threatens to quit the podcast unless Laura answers enough questions correctly. Ok, let's settle this!https://neal.fun/lets-settle-this/Av We Are Open Co-op

Part two of our remote work episodefocused more on the day to day tools and processes that we use to work remotely.Support us! opencollective.com/weareopenHow we work - some nerding out?https://usesthis.com/interviews/clay.shirky/https://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/https://joplinapp.org/https://medium.com/@LauraHilliger/tabby-mctabface-3bff866…

Today we're talking about remote versus in person working and the tools, practices and processes that have helped us become pros at not going to the office.Support us! opencollective.com/weareopenPositive Feedback in Remote work >https://buffer.com/resources/building-deliberate-praise-remote-culture-6-methods-use-bufferSurvey: Remote Workers Are Mo…

We talk to Kudzayi Ngwerume about her experience building movements and connecting people through creativity and passion. Support us! https://opencollective.com/weareopen Kudzayi Ngwerume on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KudzayiLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kudzayingwerume/James Baldwin - Giovanni's Room: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/…

In this episode, Laura and Doug talk about recognising learning and pro-social behaviours with badges. They also chat about the Participate project they're collaborating on, Keep Badges Weird.https://thebadgesummit.com Why do we need to keep badges weird?Participate KBW - https://app.participate.com/communities/keep-badges-weird/62003f3f-a7ba-4f6a-…

Today we're talking to Jess Klein, a principal designer at Wikimedia and a colleague and friend for...well, listen to find out how long we've had the pleasure of working with Jess!This podcast season is currently unfunded. You can support this podcast and other We Are Open projects and products at http://opencollective.com/weareopenSee our website:…

Doug and Laura get into the weeds talking about various frameworks and un-frameworks. They also talk about uncamping, whatever that means.This podcast season is currently unfunded. You can support this podcast and other We Are Open projects and products at https://opencollective.com/weareopenSee our website: https://weareopen.coopOur work in Framew…