Bob Martens

Tag: Communication

  • Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software

    Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software by Nadia Eghbal I just finished this book while walking on the treadmill this morning and I am torn. There are definitely parts that I find insightful, especially as an overall look at the struggles open source communities, founders, contributors, maintainer, etc. run into…

  • Team Chat Talk Posted

    I was privileged to lead a sectional at the WELS EdTechLead Summit this week and I have finally posted the presentation on this site. It was a lot of fun to be able to talk briefly about team chat platforms and just to show off some of the myriad of options available. I am hoping…

  • scale is the enemy

    scale is the enemy by Alan Jacobs But that’s a feature, not a bug. Scale — as-big-as-possible, universal-not-local, something-for-everyone scale — is the enemy. I am coming around to this way of thinking in many aspects of life … and even technology.

  • You don’t have to live in public

    You don’t have to live in public by Austin Kleon It seems ridiculous to say, but 2013, the year I wrote the book, was a simpler time. Social media seemed much more benign to me. Back then, the worst I felt social media did was waste your time. Now, the worst social media does is…

  • Four Conclusions from the 2017 Enterprise IT Summit

    Four Conclusions from the 2017 Enterprise IT Summit by Betsy Reinitz Nothing amazing to share here, but relationships and partnerships between technology and the other department and roles of the institution continue to be at the forefront of almost any discussion.