by Jono Bacon | Feb 12, 2019 | Gin
OK, folks, little personal post here. If you are not interested in gin, or are not old enough to drink it, you can safely ignore this. I am an enormous gin fan. I love it. Yes, I know it divides people and many of you can’t stand the stuff, but hey, our...
by Jono Bacon | Jan 28, 2019 | Behavioral Economics, Leadership, Psychology
Mimicry is an interesting phenomenon in nature. Animals copy animals in various ways, such as the common behavior of insects changing their appearance as a tool to fool predators. Interestingly, human beings mimic other human beings too. We haven’t yet figured...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 11, 2018 | Public Speaking
Public speaking is an art form. There are some amazing speakers, such as Lawrence Lessig, Dawn Wacek, Rory Sutherland, and many more. There are also some boring, rambling disasters that clog up meetups, conferences, and company events. I don’t claim to be an...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 9, 2018 | Speaking
I am excited to share that I will be heading to Tel Aviv later this month to speak at a few events. I wanted to share a few details here, and I hope to see you there! DevOps Days Tel Aviv Dev Ops Days Tel Aviv Tues 18 December 2018 + Wed 19 December 2018 at Tel Aviv...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 7, 2018 | Community, Uncategorized
This is an article I wrote for Forbes, which I wanted to share here too. Peloton are a fascinating company. Founded in 2012, they started selling their spinning bikes in 2014. These bikes are not your usual spinning affair though, they have large touchscreen wedged on...
