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Connor Benedict
Open Culture CoordinatorConnor is a Kaospilot with a background in project management, organisational development, and process design. He has worked around the world on various projects within arts, culture, and community activism. At Creative Commons he supports the Open Culture Program with logistics, project management, production and design activities that help make Open Access a reality for cultural heritage organisations everywhere.
Posts by Connor Benedict
A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 1
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureIn this Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices series, CC hosts a conversation among five open culture experts from around the world. Dr. Andrea Wallace, Professor, University of Exeter Law School, United Kingdom Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Director, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, Nigeria Medhavi Gandhi, Founder, The Heritage Lab, India Evelin Heidel…
Introducing Open Culture Live: A Webinar Series
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict, Jocelyn Miyara Open CultureThe CC Open Culture Team is excited to announce a new webinar series, Open Culture Live. This series will feature conversations with experts on a number of topics, from the basics of open culture to discussions about traditional knowledge, artificial intelligence, respectful terminologies in collections, and more. As a first session, we wanted to introduce…
Stephen Wyber — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 20
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureDid you know that access to cultural heritage is part of the UN Declaration of Human Rights? Stephen discusses this little known article among other important aspects of access, participation, and engagement of cultural heritage and the responsibilities of institutions in this regard. He also explains how Open Culture is a way to establish the…
Mauricio Genta — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 19
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureMauricio says that “open access makes it easier for people to use what is a common good for all.” In this episode we dive into the work of a historian and librarian in Argentina. Mauricio discusses the value of cultural heritage preservation over generations and what role present day institutions play for the future. Open…
Ellen Euler — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 18
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureEllen shares that “by making cultural heritage openly available it can foster innovation and creativity.” This is a key aspect of why Ellen advocates for opening up cultural heritage and what drives her passion for open access in the cultural heritage sector. Open Culture VOICES is a series of short videos that highlight the benefits…