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What I learned at Open Cambodia
I had the privilege of traveling to Cambodia last week to work closely with Allen Gunn (Gunner) and Misty Avila from Aspiration, running an event for the Open Institute called ‘Open Cambodia.’ We had...
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Questions to Ask Frequently (QAFs) when working with Data and Marginalised...
This list of questions was derived during a session at the Responsible Data Forum in Oakland on March, 6th 2014. Our desire was to create a list of questions to ask yourself when working as an...
View ArticleUsing the Spectrogram for Stakeholder Mapping & Power Analysis
Understanding how any technology used in campaigning functions as a tactic to further your campaign strategy is essential. For every training session that Fabriders runs, whether it’s about utilising...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned about Impact Assessment
I recently spent two days facilitating a workshop on how to evaluate the impact of data training and learning endeavors for Open Knowledge, several School of Data chapters and like minded organisations...
View ArticleData Advocacy Basics, Pt III – Data Sources
Data Sources You have two options for finding data to use in your advocacy work: use existing data or collect it yourself. Data that already exists has the benefit of not needing to be collected, but...
View ArticleLevelUp Webinar Notes: Evaluating DigiSec Trainings for Effectiveness
During this webinar taking place on February 23rd, We: Looked at the key challenges we face in evaluating digital security trainings Explored how we measure our effectiveness according to what our...
View ArticleLevelUp Webinar: Preparing for Your DigiSec Training
In this webinar for LevelUp, we will look at ways of preparing your training to help best ensure its quality, success, and safety. It will feature guest speakers who will share practical advice for...
View ArticleLevelUp Webinar Notes: Preparing Your Digital Security Training
During this webinar which took place on April 28th, 2016, and was cohosted by Dirk Slater, FabRiders and Nic Sera-Leyva, Internews, we discussed: Step Zero, what to consider before you even start...
View ArticleA training of trainers module on adult learning and ADIDS
As someone who has spent a good part of the last two decades developing trainings and workshop sessions and subsequently learning from those experiences, I’ve also been asked to help other trainers...
View ArticleA Data Strategy Workshop Curriculum
This is a day-long training that we’ve run in at least a dozen countries for a variety of individuals involved in social change at various levels of ‘data literacy.’ Big thanks to all the participants...
View ArticleTips for designing an effective workshop session
Our journey learning about effective workshop session design began in the mid-90’s, when we were helping activists and community organisers in the United States understand how to harnass the potential...
View ArticleQAF’s and Resources to Mitigate Risks in Academic Research
On June 12th and June 13th, FabRiders collaborated with two doctoral researchers, Lydia Medland and Maria-Teresa Pinto, to design and deliver a workshop at the University of Bristol aimed at helping...
View ArticleWhat We’ve Learned by Prototyping Workshops
The discipline of iteration and testing have been the most important processes to our work at FabRiders. A final product is never produced, whether it’s a how-to guide or a project plan, without...
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The Half Wheel & The Pyramid: The Half Wheel (Step 2 of 3)
Please note: a new version of this exercise is now available: Using the Spectrogram for Stakeholder Mapping and Power Analysis. Step 2. The Half Wheel See also: Step 1: Stake-holders or Step 3: The...
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The Half Wheel & The Pyramid: The Pyramid (Step 3 of 3)
Please note: a new version of this exercise is now available: Using the Spectrogram for Stakeholder Mapping and Power Analysis. Click here for Step 1: Stakeholders or here for Step 2: The Half Wheel...
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What I Learned from Drug Users
I was recently in Kiev, for Tactical Studios, running a training on Social Media for the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network, GIZ and Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe. To be fair, not everyone in the training was a...
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Rocking the Spectrogram
As I mentioned in my post, Lessons from the Road one of my favorite training exercises is the spectrogram, and no one runs it better than Gunner from Aspiration. You can find a detailed description of...
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Forget written notes, try graphic recording!
Courtesy of Graphic Recorders Indonesia This blog post initially appeared on the TABridge Blog at: http://tech.transparency-initiative.org/notes-by-graphic-recorders-capture-the-moment/. Special...
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Designing EFF’s Security Education Companion, Online Discussion Notes
FabRiders’ Network-Centric Resources project helps resource developers understand how to develop people-powered and participatory resources and establish assets for networks and communities that share...
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Co-Creating IFRC’s Data Playbook, Online Discussion Notes
FabRiders’ Network-Centric Resources project supports the development of people-powered and participatory resources that establish assets for networks and communities. On Friday, December 14th, 2018,...
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