Open source community management practices for the industry

This talk by community veteran ben van‘t ende explores the layers of a community and what you as an individual can build and contribute to a community, making you an effective part of a greater whole and growing together with your community. The presentation applies learning from open source community management and communication, to industries that are not related to free and open source culture. We explore the do’s and don'ts from collaborative practices and the opportunities that come with a collaborative mindset.

As collaboration strategist Ben works with people and teams to improve communication, collaboration and participation and enjoys every moment of it. This international working environment enables him to connect to many other folks whose aim is to collaborate and connect humans.
As a coach he shares people skills and mindful innovation in an open environment. As partner in Age of Peers Ben works towards including the things learned as community manager in a collaborative environment to the world of technology, where tech benefits all.