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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
Jessemusse Cacinda — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 12
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“Open culture creates conditions for us to know ourselves, but above all to eachother.” Jessemusse shares this insight with us and talks about what open culture and open access in GLAM institutions has done for his writing work and how it has shaped his views about language representation. Open Culture has provided a way to…
Killian Downing — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 11
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureIn this episode Killian Downing tells us how “[Open Culture] is about inclusivity and inspiring people and involving them more deeply…” in stories through digital cultural heritage. He is passionate about creating community and engagement through digital cultural heritage initiatives. Open Culture VOICES is a series of short videos that highlight the benefits and barriers…
Sandra Soster — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 10
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureSandra notes that “the collections being present online, helps to reduce theft of works of art.” When the information about collection is available to the public then the public will also help to recover works that are sold on marketplaces illegally. Sandra shares insights about working with Open GLAM in Brazil, in museums, and other…
Nkem E. Osuigwe — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 9
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“When the culture of openness is part of society it helps knowledge to grow” is what Nkem says to introduce her perspective on Open Culture. In this episode we learn about how the walls around culture discourage growth and discovery and how opening up knowledge and culture encourages inclusivity and fosters growth. Open Culture VOICES…
Eric Luth — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 8
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“Creativity does not happen in a vacuum” is how Eric Luth introduces his take on Open Culture in the GLAM sector. Our creativity is inspired by others which is why being able to enjoy our shared cultural heritage is so important. Platforms like Wiki-commons and others work to support these efforts and encourage sharing. Open…