by Jono Bacon | Dec 6, 2018 | XPRIZE
One of my proudest achievements when I worked at XPRIZE was playing a role in the Global Learning XPRIZE. This is a $15 million competition to produce an Android app that teaches children to read, write, and perform arithmetic using a tablet, and without the aid of a...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 6, 2018 | Career
I don’t claim to be a career expert, but I have noticed some important career mistakes many people make (some I’ve made myself!). These mistakes span how we approach our career growth, balance our careers with the rest of our lives, and the make the...
by Jono Bacon | Nov 4, 2018 | Clients, Hiring
One of the things I love about working with such a diverse range of clients is helping them to shape, source, and mentor high-quality staff to build and grow their communities. Well, three of clients Corelight, Scality, and Solace are all hiring community staff for...
by Jono Bacon | Sep 16, 2018 | Community, Conflict Resolution, Linux
Today, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, which powers everything from smartwatches to electrical grids posted a pretty remarkable note on the kernel mailing list. As a little bit of backstory, Linus has sometimes come under fire for the ways in which he has...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 23, 2018 | Family
Designers! We need your help! We want to produce a fun family crest for the Bacon family, something that really reflects us and who we are. This will go on a flag poll at our house and on napkins/coasters for parties. Hello, Designers! The Bacon family needs a Family...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 21, 2018 | Crowdfunding
A little while ago I worked with a client called ZBiotics. They are producing an engineered probiotic which that can be a hangover cure, but the technology has a wealth of other potential applications outside of making your morning-after a little less brutal. They...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 20, 2018 | Conflict Resolution, Management
Every organization, community, and family has difficult people in them. Some get overly agitated, some are not constructive in their criticism, some rub other people up the wrong way, some always commit but never deliver, and other traits. In my new video I share some...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 26, 2018 | Community Leadership Summit
A few weeks ago I ran the ninth annual Community Leadership Summit in Portland, Oregon. As usual, O’Reilly provided the venue space and AV for us (as it happens the weekend before OSCON), and we had a fantastic line-up of sponsors, including: Many thanks to all...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 24, 2018 | Community, Community Leadership Conference, Community Management
Last week I ran the Community Leadership Summit in Portland, Oregon, and also attended the OSCON summit there. It was a fantastic week and I will be following up with more details about CLS soon. While there, my old friend (and editor of The Art of Community), Andy...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 10, 2018 | Leadership
Community leadership is critical for building communities that can grow and scale. This leadership isn’t just important for ensuring the community can make the right choices and accomplish their results, but also in training and developing future generations of...
