empowering change through open source - dozuki workshop series

EMPOWERING CHANGE THROUGH OPEN SOURCE

How organizations leverage open source to improve operations, accelerate innovation, and lower costs

DOZUKI WORKSHOP SERIES

[email protected] | @CaitEmmaSmith

Director of Outreach Dozuki

Cait Emma Smith

[email protected] | 828.582.9469

Operations Director and Community Manager Open Compute

Amber Graner

Empowering Change Through Open Source

• What is open source?

• Open vs. Closed

• Design an open source community

• How do you measure success?

Workshop Roadmap

• Community Management

• OCP Community

• Get Involved

•  Live Questions


What is Open Source?


The term "open source" refers to something that can be modified because its design is publicly accessible!

!Software!

!Hardware!

The Open Source Way


Open exchange!collaborative participation!

rapid prototyping!transparency!meritocracy!

community development!https://opensource.com/open-source-way!

Credit Red Hat!

How to Open Up?


Going “open” doesn’t mean you give everything away. !!

Your company can grow into “openness” gradually.!!

But how? And who’s done this well?!!

[insert examples]!

Designing and Open Source Community


What is the Mission?!What are opportunities and areas of collaboration?!

What are the skills that are required?!

http://www.artofcommunityonline.org/!

Measuring Success


Hooks & Data!http://www.artofcommunityonline.org/!

Case Study: Open Compute Project


Open Compute Project


Setting up the right structure !for your org’s goals!



Set up your metrics to align with your mission.!



Offer a variety of ways for users !to interact: plan for how to!

engage superusers and novices![insert picture]!

Live Questions


[email protected] @CaitEmmaSmith

Director of Outreach Dozuki

Cait Emma Smith Amber Graner

Operations Director and Community Manager Open Source

[email protected] 828.582.9469


empowering change through open source - dozuki workshop series

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