We are thrilled to announce that the first keynote of FOSS Backstage 2023 will be held by Clare Dillon, the Executive Director of Inner Source Commons! In her keynote “Open Collaboration and our Lizard Brains”, she will explore how open collaboration is sometimes hampered by what seem to be irrational emotional reactions from those we rely on to make collaborations work. We think of ourselves as rational, but very often, many of our interactions are driven by primal emotional responses. Drawing on neuro-science and psychology, Clare will take a look at how we can sometimes unintentionally trigger unhelpful emotional responses in our efforts to enable open collaborations. She will examine some of the frameworks that can help us make sense of how our lizard brains overrule our rational brains, and how we can use these same framework to plan for successful open source and InnerSource communities!
Apart from her occupation at InnerSource Commons, which is the worlds largest community of InnerSource practitioners, Clare also works with the OSPO++ Network to support the establishment of University and Government Open Source Program Offices globally, that can collaborate to implement public policy and trustworthy public services. In 2021, Clare co-founded Open Ireland Network, a community for those interested in advancing open source at a national level in Ireland. Previously, Clare was a member of the Microsoft Ireland Leadership Team, heading up their Developer Evangelism and Experience Group. Clare is a certified coach and also frequently speaks at international conferences and corporate events on topics relating to the open collaboration, future of work, innovation trends and digital ethics.
We can’t wait to welcome Clare to the stage and learn about our lizard brains! If you’d like to hear her speak as well, you can get your ticket for FOSS Backstage 2023 (March 13&14) now at our ticket shop! Also, our Call for Papers is still open till November 6th, if you want to be a speaker at FOSS Backstage. We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you in March!