Working Open with Teens and Young Adults
David Bild | A Network50 Spotlight
David Bild works as the Coordinator of Teen and Young Adult Programs at the Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. He has been active in the internet health movement as a Hive Chicago member and advisor. He is a member of our first cohort of “Network50.”
David is one of the most active, prolific and collaborative members of Hive Chicago, and has led, supported, connected, spread, and shared a dozen or more projects in that community.
David works in the open, using open source tools, to create participatory, inclusive, and interest-driven programs for youth in Chicago; as an example, his Hive Mapping Cooperative project focused on enabling teens and educators to collect, visualize, and share media-rich spatial data using free and open source mapping, data collection, and data sharing tools.
In recognition of his contributions, David was nominated by his peers to serve an 18-month term on the Hive Chicago Advisory Committee. He has also been a regular attendee and session leader at MozFest and a collaborator across hubs.


