{"id":18770,"date":"2023-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techforgood.cymru\/resource\/how-to-work-in-the-open-sharing\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T08:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:14:08","slug":"how-to-work-in-the-open-sharing","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/promo.cymru\/cy\/resource-articles\/how-to-work-in-the-open-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in the open: ways to share your work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"\">Last we talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.org.uk\/blog\/what-is-working-in-the-open-for-non-profits\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">what working in the open is<\/a> and why we think it&#8217;s important for charity digital projects. <\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Working in the open sounds great and everything, but how do you actually do it? Are there rules to follow or specific people you should share to? And how can you work this out without it becoming too complicated?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">There are only really three things to think about when you\u2019re thinking about sharing your work: <strong id=\"\">what<\/strong> you\u2019re sharing, <strong id=\"\">where<\/strong> and <strong id=\"\">who to<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">What you share<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">There are two main things you can share: writing about your work, and your work itself.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">1. Write about your work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">Writing about your work helps you reflect on it, creates opportunities to connect with others and encourages others to work more openly too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">write weeknotes<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">tweet about your work<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">make your presentations open<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">blog about your work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"\">You might write about things you\u2019ve done, what you\u2019ve learnt and even fears you\u2019ve overcome. The Dovetail project wrote open <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wkj1K6QuRmBA9jwKruOB5kXk9bcmyiw-gX_Mh4EtQMI\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">weeknotes<\/a>. The Children\u2019s Society wrote a helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/on-the-frontline-of-systems-change\/how-we-are-learning-during-our-response-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-d6d1ab1adb51\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">blog on responding to the Coronavirus outbreak<\/a>. All of this is helpful for others.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.org.uk\/blog\/weeknotes\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">You can learn how to write weeknotes<\/a> with Catalyst&#8217;s guide.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">2. Your work: design assets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"\">These are the products of your design process. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/miro.com\/app\/board\/o9J_larrRJk=\/\" id=\"\">many examples<\/a>. When you share them others working on similar projects can reuse them, saving time. Or they see what is possible and it helps them produce their own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"\" class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-center\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/promo.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6048aaba4185859b857e1e4a_6MhORbj3xXMwsAK_z006zFw4PvC8ZjLxriwRisrftpdUYx3FjUD6N4_TRFE1Bpg9nvpiM6Y6FWIYqxxvo3eGnHcKjQyoInfbgoc1O0BS7xxfZtoo4yF_C_wGwxBmxRkrwfoUbjqr.png\" id=\"\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">3. Your work: service recipes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recipes.thecatalyst.org.uk\/\" id=\"\">Service recipes<\/a> show detailed step-by-step how something was accomplished, using a format developed by Catalyst. Others can see exactly how to deliver the work you did, saving them time and money and helping more people. Case studies can\u2019t do this. <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrGEwFtFg2O4sD0x\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Share a recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">We Are With You\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/recipes.thecatalyst.org.uk\/recipes\/booking-appointments\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Booking appointments<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"\">NCVO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/recipes.thecatalyst.org.uk\/recipes\/using-a-content-pattern-to-write-guidance-that-helps-people-work-out-what-to-do\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Using a content pattern to write guidance that helps people work out what to do<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Where to share<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">online professional such as your organisation\u2019s blog and social channels<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">personal channels such as Twitter and LinkedIn<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">events such as conferences and meetups &#8211; online and real-world (when allowed)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Who to share with<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">peers in your network (colleagues, people you\u2019ve met at conferences, friends in the sector, someone you\u2019re trying to impress, mentors and mentees)<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">people in your industry or sector that you don\u2019t necessarily know<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Why sharing is good for you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">Imagine people from 20 different organisations shared just one thing &#8211; an asset or one thing they\u2019ve learned. You suddenly have a wealth of information and knowledge waiting for you. For free!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"\">Other benefits include:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">saving time when you\u2019re learning by seeing what others have done<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">saving money by re-using templates and other assets<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">avoiding making decisions that aren\u2019t right for your project<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">getting a range of relevant advice and information<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">connecting with others facing similar challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">Why sharing is good for your organisation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">There are so many reasons why you should think about working in the open, including:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">raising the profile of your project and organisation<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">get valuable feedback and ideas from others in your community<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">attracting the attention of funders&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong id=\"\">OWL can help Catalyst projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"\">If you\u2019re working on a Catalyst project until April 2021 then Catalyst\u2019s Open Working Lineup can:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"\">\n<li id=\"\">make your work visible and open on our webpage and open trello board<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">share your work more widely when you have already made it open<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">help you think about blog topics and quick ways to write about your work<\/li>\n<li id=\"\">help you get started with a service recipe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.org.uk\/research\/open-working\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about working in the open<\/a> and find examples of what other charities have done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18773,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[],"resource-category":[1969],"class_list":["post-18770","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource-category-sharing-your-work"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Working in the open: ways to share your work - ProMo Cymru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/promo.cymru\/cy\/resource-articles\/how-to-work-in-the-open-sharing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"cy_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Working in the open: ways to share your work - ProMo Cymru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last we talked about what working in the open is and why we think it&#8217;s important for charity digital projects. 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