Openness

Openness (and transparency), as used in the humanities, implies openness, communication, and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning used in the physical sciences: a “transparent
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Lessons Learned From Agile (Scrum) Applied - Slides and Notes From DrupalCon Chicago Panel

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our panel discussion at DrupalCon Chicago, and contributed to such a lively and educational session. For those who were there and wished to have access to our slides and notes, as well as for those who were interested but unable to attend, we have posted them below.

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Community-based Drupal training at DrupalCon Chicago

I'm at my third DrupalCon in as many years. This year's conference represents two firsts for me: it's my first as a CivicActions team member, and my first as a conference speaker. I'll be presenting on Community-based Drupal Training with three other people.

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Presenting... Some Tips on Presenting from She's Geeky

It is more than a month later, and I am still getting value out of my experience at She's Geeky in San Francisco. One of the most powerful sessions I attended was one by Lura Dolas, an acting coach, who also specializes in developing women's public speaking and presentation skills.

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Top 5 Resources for Agile/Scrum Development

As support for our panel session at DrupalCon Chicago on the topic of Lessons Learned from Agile Applied, and for all those who were not able to attend DrupalCon this time around, we have compiled our list of the top 5 resources to support Agile/Scrum development.

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Privacy Games Launched at the European Data Protection Day

Most of us are aware that many of our day-to-day actions are now captured in digitized form, from the more obvious online posts using email, blogs and social networking sites; purchases made using electronic payment systems and swiping your loyalty card at the supermarket.  Privacy games, launched on European Data Protection Day, provide deeper insight into data that is freely available with the hope that people will continue to ask the all-important questions: "who is collecting all of this – what are they doing with it  – with whom are they sharing it - why don't

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Augmented State Of The Union

Tonight is President Obama's second State of the Union address before Congress and the American People.  There has been no shortage of talk about civility (as signified by Republicans and Democrats intermingling on the House floor), and speculation about what the President will talk about (jobs), and in just a few hours we will see what it amounts to.

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She's Geeky Bay Area is Coming!

I am excited once again to support the She's Geeky Bay Area un-conference both through our sponsorship and attendance.  This year's Bay Area conference is happening January 28 - 30th, 2011 in downtown San Francisco.

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Comment And Vote On Our Knight News Challenge Submissions

Over the last few weeks a few people on our team have been buzzing away getting proposals together for the Knight News Challenge.  The deadline for submission was yesterday, and our proposals are now up and ready for comments and votes!

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Great Time at BADCamp!

After I found the right building amidst the chaos of a Big Game at UC Berkeley, BADCamp was a lot of fun. I spent the day on Saturday and attended a session by Hally Turner at Digital Rhino for those looking to break into the space. She gave a lot of good tips on the qualities that seem to define success in this community and specifically for web development shops.

Ian Rhett speaking at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Ignite Web Of Change: "Stay In The Game" Presentation 1.1 (Video)

For anyone working in social change who's ever struggled with the question "Why do I bother?" this is for you, my peeps. I'm available to deliver this presentation to your meeting or conference. Just ask and we'll see if we can work something out.

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