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This is a blog of openly licensed thinkery. They are doodles, thoughts and ideas of Bryan Mathers – little curious tidbits which have emerged from juicy conversations. Also, this is a dumping ground for abandoned artwork. But one man’s dump is another’s treasure trove – amirite?

You can include artwork from this site under a Creative Commons CC-BY-ND licence.

  • It’s not all about you…

    It’s not all about you…

    …because it’s pretty hard to retrospectively change who you came into contact with five days ago. So let’s look out for each other.

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  • Correcting Imbalances

    Correcting Imbalances

    Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Editing Wikipedia

    Editing Wikipedia

    It’s one thing to consider the implications of a wikipedia page you’ve just edited. But we are all blindly biased – and this is why a diverse community of editors is essential… Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • I don’t know who…

    I don’t know who…

    …wrote my wikimedia biography. That’s rather the point – it wasn’t one person, but a network of knowledge activists. Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Universities are not the same.

    Universities are not the same.

    I wonder how a wikimedian-in-residence would affect a Universities thinking towards knowledge activism? Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • To be a Knowledge Activist…

    To be a Knowledge Activist…

    …and to have solidarity with a community. Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Remove Barriers to Knowledge

    Remove Barriers to Knowledge

    I enjoyed listening to @LornaMCampbell talking about Openness. I’m always surprised by how blind I am to those barriers, and have a lot to learn from the perspectives of other people. Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Digital Literacy by Stealth…

    Digital Literacy by Stealth…

    Editing, evaluating sources, research, copyright & plagiarism, media, cyber-safety, feedback & peer review, collaboration… Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Edit-a-thon

    Edit-a-thon

    I’ve been inspired by the motivations of Wikimedia editors. What could be your motivation? Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Wikipedia – A knowledge odyssey

    Wikipedia – A knowledge odyssey

    Wikipedia has come a long way since it’s humble beginnings in 2001. It’s now a universal knowledge resource. Created live at the Wikimedia UK Summit, hosted by DMLL, Coventry University, UK.

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  • Default User

    Default User

    I’m guilty of thinking that “user” is a gender-neutral term. It turns out that this is rarely the case. By “default user” we commonly unconsciously think white male. That’s because those that are doing the building are while males. Blind Spots 1, Bryan 0. I’ve been listening to the excellent book Invisible Women – Exposing…

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  • Add your own time caption…

    Add your own time caption…

    Features are a poor measure of cleverness. Time careth not for degrees of measurement. I’m sure you can do better!

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