Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. That speaks volumes to me.

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Open Source Open Software Music 100

NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

Participatory. Those are the values President Obama cited last December in his Open Government Initiative. Participatory. Their theory is that anything they build has to be built open source, so that the taxpayers can access and use any innovations. If the data can contribute to the conversation, share it.

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San Francisco Public Open Source New York 60

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2009

In other words, a new kind of talkback board or participatory educational program. The most important aspect of designing a successful participatory platform is to intentionally, deliberately, and clearly DESIGN the platform. Signtific is not an open mushy conversation about the future.

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Game Experiment Participatory Museum 24

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

I just returned from the annual ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centers) conference, where there were LOTS of good conversations and controversy. From closed content to open-source forums. No museum is as flexible or participatory as the Web has become. The transition from "visitor" to "user." Should they be?

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Wikipedia Museum Participatory Aggregator 20

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Change the World, Lives, with Bikes core conversation Tuesday, March 16 at 11:00 AM – “This core conversation will talk about how cycling, the bike, and social media are changing the world and lives. We'll also talk about how you can get sizeable online grants and free/discounted help from key professionals.”

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Conference Government Social Media Influence 38

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Was it going to be called the 92y’s Giving Tuesday, or was it going to be open? And they made the decision and there’s a story we tell in the book of there’s a conversation Henry has with his board and his board goes, okay, we liked this idea, but where does the logo go? Was it going to be ownerless?

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Social Game Model Fun 22