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How To Rock The Call For Papers And Get Your Talk Picked

by Jono Bacon | Jan 21, 2019 | Public Speaking, Speaking

The Call For Papers. A battle of wits, personality, and expertise where every contender wants a coveted slot at the conference. Last week I announced that I am running the Open Collaboration Conference again which is part of the Linux Foundation’s Open...

Remote Working Survival Guide

by Jono Bacon | Jan 14, 2019 | Remote Working

Remote working seems to be all the buzz. Apparently, 70% of professionals work from home at least once a week. Similarly, 77% of people work more productively and 68% of millennials would consider a company more if they offered remote working. It seems to make sense:...

Video: 10 Avoidable Community Management Mistakes

by Jono Bacon | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Community management is hard work. It requires a careful balance of technology, psychology, workflow, and building organizational capabilities. Fortunately, as the Internet continues to spread, more and more people are building communities. As such, we have a growing...

Using The ‘IKEA Effect’ To Improve Collaboration

by Jono Bacon | Jan 2, 2019 | Behavioral Economics

There is an interesting psychological pattern wedged into all of our brains called the IKEA Effect. Put simply: we overvalue the things we either created ourselves or had a role in creating. It is named after the Swedish furniture manufacturer that puts you to work...

Lego, Blocks, and Better User Interfaces

by Jono Bacon | Dec 18, 2018 | Community, User Interfaces

Lego is an ingenious invention in that there is value in the individual blocks, but unlimited value in what you can build with them. Sure, you get the instructions with a new set to build the race car, but what really rocks is the super jet-powered drone...