This talk was an invited keynote for linux.conf.au 2022, held online due to ongoing pandemic restrictions.
This talk took a systems thinking lens to open source communities, showing that communities and systems are transformative and interactional; they shape each other. Systems thinking concepts such as boundaries, requisite variety and entropy were then applied to open source communities, uncovering insights to help strengthen them.
The talk was recorded and is available on YouTube at:
Led by a consortia of Skilling the Bay, Deakin University - Manufutures, Entrepreneurs Geelong and Enterprise Geelong, this project was initiated to map the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Geelong, and identify gaps and opportunities to drive further maturity.
Vidica, a boutique unified communications consultancy, required a refresh of their web presence, which was built in WordPress. A new Theme was chosen and customised to fit client requirements and the client was delighted by the end result.
Learn more about how near field communication (NFC) works, and the applications it can be used for.