I’ve been meaning to write this for months.

I was so busy building OCL and running its first workshops that I never found time to announce it properly. By the time I sat down to write, people were already using it. The project is called Open Community Leadership, or OCL. It started as a problem I kept running into, and …

We are living in a moment where diversity and inclusion work is being actively undermined. From policy changes to corporate rollbacks, the gains we’ve fought for are being questioned and dismantled. Having lived in different countries and been part of many diverse communities, I’ve seen firsthand what happens when …

How can we give positive criticism without discouraging volunteers and co-workers?

We all need feedback to improve

In the open source world, sharing knowledge is the key to learning and growing the community. Giving positive compliments are great. People love:

“Great job!” , “ Thank you for your time!”, “ This is incredible!”. …