Simply Frida Rit the Knowledge Saver
At global Wikimania in Stockholm, Frida “FridaRit” Panoussis will be live scribing the three day conference with the theme “Stronger together: Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals.”
I am an innovator, initiator and integrator. With passion for devolvement, justice and a fair world — I use the power of the pen to make the world easier to understand.
We wanted to share some insights about Frida so we did a small interview with her to get to know Frida and her motivations a bit better. If you want to connect with Frida you’ll find her social media and contact details at the end of this interview.
Happy reading :)
Frida, how would you describe yourself in 50 words?
A redheaded Pippi Longstocking spirited mom. Creative, kind, connecting and cute hehe.
An innovator, initiator and integrator. With passion for devolvement, justice and a fair world — I use the power of the pen to make the world easier to understand.
Tell us a bit about your background?
SMH, Certified in Sales and Marketing. I’m an experienced Key Account Manager, Project Manager for conferences and events and I worked as a Marketing and Communications Manager at Bright Relations. I’ve worked with clients such as IKEA, ICA, Volvo Finance and several government agencies.
What do you do for a living?
Draw.
Why and how did you start your visual practice?
Because in 2016 the world of visual, live drawing appeared and it sings to my heart. Can’t stop drawing from that moment.
Why are you volunteering to be part of the Knowledge Savers team at Wikimania?
To contribute to the sharing of open and free knowledge.
How will you add value to Wikimania participants and the open knowledge movement?
With illustrations everyone can see the bigger picture.
Favorite quote?️
Dare, do and act.
Thank you Frida and we’re looking forward following your live scribing 16th–18th of August!
Live reporting via www.instagram.com/simplydrawitbig
Name & Last name: FridaRit, Frida Panoussis
Age: 39
Family: Man, two kids
Living in: Stockholm, Sweden
Website: fridarit.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/fridarit.se
Twitter: @fridaRit
Linked In: https://se.linkedin.com/in/fridapanoussis
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fridarit/
Visual facilitation speciality: Generative scribing, Free drawing
What is Wikimania?
Wikimania is the annual conference celebrating all the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation — Commons, MediaWiki, Meta-Wiki, Wikibooks, Wikidata, Wikinews, Wikipedia, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikiversity, Wikivoyage, Wiktionary — with three days of conferences, discussions, meetups, training, and workshops.
Wikimania 2019 will be held at Stockholm University, Sweden, from 14th to 18th August 2019.
Have you ever thought about the Wikimedia movement in terms of sustainable development? How free knowledge could have the potential to radically change peoples’ lives? Or how we through cooperation, innovation and passion actually could build a better world? Perhaps you haven’t, but we want to think about it and start a conversation.
The theme of Wikimania 2019 is: Stronger together: Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals.
More about Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania
About Simply Draw it Big
Simply Draw it Big is your number one Live Scribing agency in Sweden, innovating the field of graphic recording and visual facilitation to keep your events and workshops meaningful. We visualize live to make meetings memorable. The visual summary help people understand and remember more. We believe in a more visual work-life. Meetings, events, trainings or exhibitions deserve to be more visual. Learn more about Simply Draw it Big: www.simplydrawitbig.com
