Choosing the best social media network to pursue your open source community engagement goals

There are quite a few examples of how to use this concept you can look up (I liked this one, this one, and this one), but it boils down to answering the question: "to what level of detail can you specify the attributes of someone who is likely to use (or contribute to) your open source software project". You may find that your existing project participants can help you form a good baseline to start from.

7 basic questions that lead to an actually useful strategy, and how to answer them with a Wardley Map

If you want to figure out the best solution to a given problem, you have to first understand the situation you are in. Most people skip the “situation” step, and wind up with a strategy that isn’t anchored in reality. I’ve been working on a leadership development program about understanding, communicating, and executing strategy for … Continue reading 7 basic questions that lead to an actually useful strategy, and how to answer them with a Wardley Map

How I curate a 10-article newsletter from over 1k links every single day

A couple of years ago I inherited a daily newsletter. For some reason the update had a level of institutional backing (i.e. someone important thought something kind of like it should exist) and it was handed to me. It had been started as a passion project and consisted of a collection of links vaguely related … Continue reading How I curate a 10-article newsletter from over 1k links every single day