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This morning, I came across this Charlie Parker quote that I really loved: “Master your instrument, master the music, then forget all that bullshit and just play.” My first instinct was to tweet it. My second, more practiced instinct, was to check the source first. It’s really not that hard to at least do a [...]
My big angst about the Wikimedia Strategic Planning process was that we didn’t focus enough on story. We did a great job creating space, building relationships, guiding conversations, and structuring the process, all of which was why we were successful. But our only-okay execution on storytelling still sticks in my craw to this day. This [...]
One of my past projects is a finalist for the Harvard Business Review / McKinsey Management 2.0 Challenge. I am recruiting Wikimedians and everybody who cares about open collaboration in general and the Wikimedia movement in particular to help us win. From 2009-2010, I had the pleasure of designing and leading the Wikimedia strategic planning [...]
I live a networked life, but there was something about yesterday that made me fully appreciate how lucky I am and how amazing this world is. Here’s yesterday’s rundown: 6am — Up early. Long day of work ahead of me. 7:30am — Asaf Bartov (currently in Israel, soon to be in San Francisco) and Moushira [...]
