At the start of a new decade, I want to continue this tradition to pause and be thankful for 2019 while looking forward to the 2020s.

Movement Building: The Next Step

In 2019, I was able to focus on Mozilla’s movement-building work for a healthy internet and test out ways to grow. After years of scaling Mozilla Open Leaders, which offers mentorship and training for leaders in the internet health movement, we launched Open Leaders X (OLˣ) to help others do the same.

Openness in science

We’ve seen openness inspire movements and transform various fields. Most of these stem from the four freedoms in the Free Software Definition and the Open Source Definition. The Open Knowledge Foundation does a good job summarizing the thinking around ‘open’ in a way that applies well to science:

“Knowledge is open if anyone is free to access, use, modify, and share it (subject, at most, to measures that preserve provenance and openness).” — Open Knowledge Foundation

Open science starts a broad conversation on what openness could mean for science. Open science is full of different topics because there are many…

Update: Applications are open for OLˣ! Applications close Aug 1st 11:59am

Mozilla Open Leaders started 3.5 years ago to make openness the norm in innovation and research. Through personal mentorship and cohort-based training, participants learn how to lead open projects. From Gracielle building an open community of science communicators, to Kasia creating open tools to tackle bias in AI, graduates go on to be leaders in the internet health movement.

Over seven rounds, 25 cohorts and more than 500 open leaders were raised up as strong pillars in the internet health movement. …

This post is part 2 of the Openness at Mozilla series. Read part 1, Building an Open Movement for Internet Health.

Three years ago, I started Mozilla Open Leaders by mentoring a handful of champions in the internet health movement. Since then, I’ve seen the powerful impact that movement building and open practices have on the health of the internet.

That’s why I’m thrilled that my team, the Open Leadership & Events team (OLE, affectionately pronounced olé), is working to help Mozilla, as well as our friends and allies, in our efforts to work more like a movement. We want…

2018 was a year of growth and change. Before launching into the business of the new year, I wanted to take a moment to continue this tradition to pause and be thankful for 2018 and look forward to what 2019 might be.

Interviews & Photos

Some of my favourite moments in 2018 were the opportunities I had to chat about my work and share my passion for open source, open leadership and open science.

I spoke with TechRepublic on “Why open source isn’t just about code”. Read the full transcript on TechRepublic.

I was honoured to be photographed by Peter Adams for…

A lot has happened this year! While there’s been uncertainty in the world, I wanted to take the time to pause and celebrate at the new year. After starting these review posts last year, I’m looking back on 2017 and reflecting on where I’ve come.

Investing in Open Leaders

In 2017 I was able to focus on scaling Mozilla’s Open Leadership Training. It’s been incredibly rewarding to continue working towards culture change through 1:1 mentorship on open practices.

I started my career writing software at a cancer research institute. This was incredibly meaningful work for me: My grandmother had passed away from cancer, and the idea that I was helping someone else’s grandma or family gave me a lot of purpose.

I was lucky enough to work in a lab that believed that sharing data and results led to to the best innovations. But, after a few years in academia, I was shocked to learn how normal it is for researchers to fudge their data or hide datasets to make their results more appealing and publishable. …

It’s been a big year for me! A new role at work, a milestone birthday and my first year of marriage. Inspired by everyone else’s year-in-review posts, I’m looking back on 2016 and reflecting on where I’ve come.

Fueling the Movement

In 2016, I was able to focus on movement building and culture change both within the scientific research community and the broader Mozilla community. The work has been incredibly meaningful as we fuel the movement for the health of the Internet.

I got to invest in an outstanding group of researchers building in the open through mentorship in the first half of…