Subtle messages to my daughter: What is exercise for?
I notice more of the world. That’s the best way I know to describe how my world has changed since last June when my daughter Aliyah was born. A big part of that are the subtle societal messages that I...
View ArticleUp next…Mozilla!
How could I possibly follow-up my incredible years spent with the very special Engineers Without Borders Canada? That was the central question hanging in the back of my mind, even as I promised myself...
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Introducing the Mozilla Participation Lab
I’m excited to introduce the Mozilla Participation Lab, an initiative across Mozilla to architect a strategy and new approaches to participation. As Mitchell articulated, people around Mozilla are...
View ArticleMcMaster Engineering Convocation Address – June 2015
I gave this address at the McMaster University Engineering Convocation, on June 12, 2015. Thank you Chancellor Large. President Deane. Provost Wilkinson. Dean Puri. Honoured guests. Distinguished...
View ArticleWhy Mozilla (for me)?
It’s official. I’m here at Mozilla for the indefinite future with a title of Head of Core Contributors, Participation. Basically, I’m responsible for enabling a team of volunteers and staff to grow the...
View ArticleParticipation Team: Getting organized and focused
The Participation Team was created back in January of this year with an ambitious mandate to simultaneously a) get more impact, for Mozilla’s mission and its volunteers, from core contributor...
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Reinventing Mozilla on campus
Throughout history, University students, staff and professors have often shaped the leading edge of change and innovation. The history of the web is no different: the student-built Lynx browser was one...
View ArticleRefreshing the Participation Buffet
Have an impact on Mozilla’s mission. The answer has been consistent every time we’ve asked volunteer Mozillians what their primary motivation is for contributing to Mozilla. 3 years ago, last year,...
View ArticleWe’re hiring: Technical Innovation Crowdsourcing and Open Source Engagement...
To further our work here at Mozilla in searching for and acting on ideas beyond the traditional bounds of our organisation, we’re building our Open Innovation team. This blog post from earlier this...
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Our Tribute to Aliyah Davida Elena Rotman
Eulogy delivered on Sunday March 13, 2022 (a video of the service is here)–forever her mommy and daddy, Sari Stillman and George Roter As the sun rose and rays of light crept in the window, our...
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