There are a lot of misconceptions about what open means, when it is the right strategy to apply, and the fundamental tradeoffs that go…
The Open Organization Definition
Openness is becoming increasingly central to the ways groups and teams of all sizes are working together to achieve shared goals. And today, the most forward-thinking organizations—whatever their missions—are embracing openness as a necessary orientation toward success. They've seen that openness can lead to:
OPEN (Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy)
OPEN is a grassroots advocacy nonprofit working to advance legal rights and cultural acceptance for non-monogamous families and relationships of all varieties.
Open Game
Open Game[1] (or Double King's Pawn Opening) is a generic term for a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:
Cataloguing and theorising open research practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Problematising and diversifying ‘Open Science’
Background Discourses of ‘Open Science’ have been criticised for privileging the quantitative and positivist methodologies of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research at the expense of qualitative, interpretive, critical-theoretical, practice-based, and other forms of research more common in the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS). Methods In this article, which emerged from a work component of the MORPHSS (Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences) project, we document the process, outcomes and practical implications of work to develop a catalogue of open research practices in these disciplines, which proceeded via a wide-ranging literature review followed by targeted desk research and a conceptual mapping exercise. Results Key findings include the fact that open research practices in AHSS are diverse, extending beyond the suite of practices emphasised within dominant accounts of Open Science. We identify among these practices a range of forms of openness including those focused on mobilising the involvement and expert knowledge of diverse participants and communities. Conclusions Presenting a typology of forms of openness in AHSS that is consistent with the epistemic logics of these disciplines, we conclude that openness in AHSS is highly situated and context-dependent, as well as resisting quantification and binary measurement. Drawing on these conclusions, we offer a series of recommendations for institutions, open research monitoring initiatives, funders, publishers, learned societies and researchers to enhance the inclusivity of their policy and practice around openness.
Reframing “Open Source AI” with Meredith Whittaker: AI Impact Summit 2026
Some Thoughts on the Open Web
The Open Web means several things to different people, depending on context, but recently discussions have focused on the Web's Openness in terms of access to information -- how easy it is to publish and obtain information without barriers there.
Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...
The Paradox of Open
Numerous organisations and initiatives have been launched with a belief in openness and free knowledge. Their proponents placed their bets on the combined power of networked information services and new governance models for the production and sharing of content and data. We – as members of this broad movement – were among those who believed it possible to leverage this combination of power and opportunity to build a more democratic society, unleashing the power of the internet to create universal access to knowledge and culture. For us, such openness meant not only freedom, but also presented a path to justice and equality.
Open models in perpetual catch-up
The open-closed gap, distillation, innovation timescales, how open models win, specialized models, what’s missing, etc.
When AI says it is open, ask what opened - Sensemaker
“Open” AI can mean weights, code, workflows or governance. Ask what opened, what freedom it grants and what still needs permission.
A Safe Path to Open Weights
Strategic openness can strengthen AI safety and support broader access as defenses and safety science mature.
Open Market - Buy, Sell, and Trade Locally
Buy, sell, and trade locally without fees. Open Market is a community-owned marketplace built on the open web.
Open Market - Buy, Sell, and Trade Locally
Buy, sell, and trade locally without fees. Open Market is a community-owned marketplace built on the open web.
One of my long held convictions is most people don't care about concepts like "openness" or "decentralization" or "interoperability" (people are busy!) but they do care about what those enable. It's the job of the much smaller number of people who do care to build the experience people will love.
“Not simply to be open, but to make openness feel inevitable.” Last Year, I Wrote About Podcasts. This Year, I Went In Search of Them. A blog post based on my talk from AtmosphereConf.
In Search of Podcasts
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