Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network hosted the first Institute for Open Leadership meeting in San Francisco 12-16 January 2015. The Institute for Open Leadership (IOL for short) is a training program to identify and cultivate new leaders in open education, science, public policy, research, data and other fields on the values and implementation … Read More “Report back: Institute for Open Leadership meeting”
The Presidio by Mindus under CC BY-NC-SA It’s a new year, and Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network are excited to work with the inaugural group of fellows at the Institute for Open Leadership. The Institute for Open Leadership–or IOL–is an effort to cultivate new leaders in open education, science, public policy, and other … Read More “Institute for Open Leadership kicks off next week”
On Saturday, we toasted to 10 years of the Creative Commons licenses, which has enabled the sharing and reuse of roughly half a billion creative, educational, and scientific works. Larry Lessig and guest toast CC10 / DTKindler Photo / CC BY Many others joined in to celebrate at events around the world, and are still … Read More “We celebrated CC10 in San Francisco with style”
In case you missed this week’s Creative Commons Salon in San Francisco, you can now view it online thanks to our media sponsor, VidSF, who filmed and broadcast the event. We heard from four stellar individuals involved in transforming the education landscape through the power of the internet and digital tools, such as open educational … Read More “"Open Education" ccSalon Video Now Online!”
Can’t make it to tonight’s Creative Commons Salon in San Francisco? No problem! You’ll be able to tune in virtually thanks to the talented and generous folks at VidSF, our media sponsors for the event. Watch the salon live at http://parisoma.com from 7-9pm PDT. Use Identi.ca or Twitter to join the conversation with hashtag #ccsalon. … Read More “Tune in LIVE to tonight's ccSalon at 7pm PDT”
Thursday a panel at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco explores an important question for anyone building or participating in a website premised on collaboration among users — Creating a Culture of Sharing — maximizing collaboration and minimizing conflict and other costs. This is an important question not only for entrepreneurs and communities, but for … Read More “Web 2.0 Expo: Creating a Culture of Sharing”
Join us at what’s sure to be a stellar Creative Commons Salon next Monday, on the power of open education. Bring a friend, come meet CC staff, and enjoy a refreshment as we explore the challenges facing the future of learning and how to harness the power of the internet and digital technologies as forces … Read More “Reminder: ccSalon SF next Monday (5/3), on Power of Open Education”