Back in early march I was lucky enough to share the #fossbackstage stage with Christoph (https://github.com/GBKS) of https://bitcoin.design/ to speak about contributing to the https://opendesign.guide/

I've personally created resources through my many OSS roles to help designers new to OSS get involved but the opendesign.guide evolved that work into something co-created and community owned.

Watch our talk here: https://bit.ly/FOSSBKST25

Talk blurb:
Designers often have a hard time seeing open-source as a place they might be comfortable in. So we are building a 12-chapter guide to make these journeys easier. It starts with a basic introduction to open-source, the role of design, how to get started, up to more advanced topics. The ambition is that the guide can be used for solo learning, group learning, and educational environments. It's a 100% open-source project, fully built in public. We are hoping to present it to you in this presentation, open up the space for conversation and feedback, and welcome contributions.

#opensource #oss #opensourcedesign #designersinfoss #foss #floss #usercentereddesign #design

The latest #techlounge episode features the state of European MedTech and what I learned at the recent #fossbackstage event that covered everything about #opensource that isn't coding.

Listen below, or search for "Tech Lounge" wherever you get podcasts.

https://chrischinchilla.com/podcast/medtech-and-fossbackstage/

You ever go to link a blog post and realize you never actually finished the post? That happened to me yesterday with my #FOSSBackstage talk. So today I finished/published said post.

I present: Six Ways to Onboard New Contributors

https://relational-tech.com/blog/six-ways-to-onboard.html

It rounds up my best suggestions for welcoming newcomers:

- context-building tasks
- FRAME tasks
- tasks that utilize newcomer ignorance
- tasks that utilize newcomer expertise
- pairing

and most important: letting new contributors "just be"

Trying to capture my notes on #FOSSBackstage #FOSSBack from the last two days for internal sharing.

Realizing I need to take better notes during the event itself :-)