Doug Belshaw
@dougbelshaw.com
"If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again." (Groucho Marx)
Founding member of We Are Open Co-op. General man about town.
🟡 Some capacity for new projects
Founding member of We Are Open Co-op. General man about town.
🟡 Some capacity for new projects
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Doug Belshaw
@dougbelshaw.com
· Nov 18
👋 Hi, I'm Doug. I deleted my Twitter account in 2019 as I could see the way the wind was blowing.
I'm part of a #coop focusing on #learning, #technology, and #community.
Probably best known for my work on #OpenBadges and #DigitalLiteracies
Currently studying towards an MSc in #SystemsThinking
I'm part of a #coop focusing on #learning, #technology, and #community.
Probably best known for my work on #OpenBadges and #DigitalLiteracies
Currently studying towards an MSc in #SystemsThinking
The caffeination roller coaster: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/25/the-caffeination-roller-coaster.html
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The caffeination roller coaster: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/25/the-caffeination-roller-coaster.html
Early blogger energy: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/25/early-blogger-energy.html
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Early blogger energy: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/25/early-blogger-energy.html
TL;DR: come to our open, online Xmas party!
"New," as they say, "on the blog" blog.weareopen.coop/solidarity-f...
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
TL;DR: come to our open, online Xmas party!
Great Britain rainfall map, courtesy of Alasdair Rae
www.linkedin.com/posts/alasda...
www.linkedin.com/posts/alasda...
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great Britain rainfall map, courtesy of Alasdair Rae
www.linkedin.com/posts/alasda...
www.linkedin.com/posts/alasda...
"The faster one goes, the more strain there is on the senses, the more they fail to take in, the more confusion they must tolerate or gloss over - and the longer it takes to bring the mind to stop in the presence of anything."
(Wendell Berry)
(Wendell Berry)
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"The faster one goes, the more strain there is on the senses, the more they fail to take in, the more confusion they must tolerate or gloss over - and the longer it takes to bring the mind to stop in the presence of anything."
(Wendell Berry)
(Wendell Berry)
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
When scaling up your business is as simple as clicking 'reprint tray' on the 3D printer: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/23/when-scaling-up-your-business.html
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When scaling up your business is as simple as clicking 'reprint tray' on the 3D printer: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/23/when-scaling-up-your-business.html
"It is strange to view your childhood favourite film and realise you’ve become the villain.": https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/23/it-is-strange-to-view.html
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
"It is strange to view your childhood favourite film and realise you’ve become the villain.": https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/23/it-is-strange-to-view.html
No-one:
Me: why don't I organise stuff around ambiguity and start sharing my ideas on a dedicated blog?
dougbelshaw.com/blog/2025/11...
Me: why don't I organise stuff around ambiguity and start sharing my ideas on a dedicated blog?
dougbelshaw.com/blog/2025/11...
Organising some thoughts around ambiguity
Using Are.na and XMind to categorise different ways in which ambiguity affects human life.
dougbelshaw.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
No-one:
Me: why don't I organise stuff around ambiguity and start sharing my ideas on a dedicated blog?
dougbelshaw.com/blog/2025/11...
Me: why don't I organise stuff around ambiguity and start sharing my ideas on a dedicated blog?
dougbelshaw.com/blog/2025/11...
Web literacy for the mid-2020s: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/21/web-literacy-for-the-mids.html
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Web literacy for the mid-2020s: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/21/web-literacy-for-the-mids.html
Thanks to those who recently gave me feedback on updating my home page. This is what I ended up with! dougbelshaw.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Thanks to those who recently gave me feedback on updating my home page. This is what I ended up with! dougbelshaw.com
Reposted by Doug Belshaw
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
The Arc of Democracy: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/19/the-arc-of-democracy.html
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Arc of Democracy: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/19/the-arc-of-democracy.html
TOOLBOX TOOLBOX: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/19/toolbox-toolbox.html
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
TOOLBOX TOOLBOX: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/19/toolbox-toolbox.html
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Dark Forests rule everything around us: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/19/dark-forests-rule-everything-around.html
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Dark Forests rule everything around us: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/19/dark-forests-rule-everything-around.html
Reposted by Doug Belshaw
My work on counterpublics and related topics
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My work on counterpublics and related topics
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
"Integrity has no need of rules."
(Albert Camus)
(Albert Camus)
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Integrity has no need of rules."
(Albert Camus)
(Albert Camus)
Weeknote 46/2025
What I’ve been up to this week.
dougbelshaw.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Reposted by Doug Belshaw
