Bryan Behrenshausen (he/him)

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Durham, NC

Bryan formerly managed the Open Organization section of Opensource.com, which features stories about the ways open values and principles are changing how we think about organizational culture and design. He's worked on Opensource.com since 2011. Find him online as semioticrobotic.

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Authored Content

An open conversation about open societies

Watch our interview with Johan Norberg, author of Open: The Story of Human Progress.

4 new videos about working and leading openly

Here's an overview of September's new releases on OpenOrgTV.

5 stories about open principles changing organizations in 2020

Open principles are reshaping our organizations. These stories—our most-read of the year—explain how and why that's happening.

How an open community rebrands

A community's brand is its visual identity, its logo a unifying symbol. How does a community rebrand in the open?

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on open source and "growing the pie"

Evolving the Open Organization community

Follow our series tracking the growth and evolution of an open source project—as it's happening.

How an open project's governance model evolves

As open projects mature, their governance models inevitably change. Here's how we're evolving ours.

Contributed Content

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7 summer book recommendations from open source enthusiasts

Members of the Opensource.com community recommend this mix of books covering everything from a fun cozy mystery to non-fiction works that explore thought-provoking topics.

How to manage feedback on your open project

Open projects generate feedback—lots of it. How can leaders manage it all? This process might help.

New ways to learn about open organizations

Celebrate the Open Organization community's sixth anniversary by getting involved in two exciting new projects.

"Going out of your way to be open": An important practice for executive leaders

How can managers empower other managers to lead with open principles in mind?

In it together: When your manager is your greatest advocate

In an open organization, the best kind of manager is the one that sets context and empowers others to do their best work.

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Putting open values into management practice

How does transitioning into management change someone's view of working according to open principles?

Authored Cheat Sheets and Downloads

The Open Organization Guide for Educators

By Bryan Behrenshausen

Organizations everywhere are becoming more open—and more innovative, agile, and engaged as a result. But can we say the same of our educational organizations? What if we could…

The Open Organization Definition Book

By Bryan Behrenshausen

Get your copy of The Open Organization Definition book.

Authored Comments

bbehrens

9 Jun 2023

New developments at Opensource.com

I, for one, continue to welcome our non-commercial overlords. All best to the team working on these new developments, and many thanks for your endless diligence and patience. We appreciate you.

bbehrens

22 Aug 2022

How I get students excited about math with Python and Raspberry Pi

Thanks for sharing this, Don. I always love reading about the work you're doing.