My experience with the Umbraco community over the last 20 years has shown me that open-source principles and values translated into the structure and operation of IRL communities and organizations can be powerful and beneficial to all involved.

I have observed how Umbraco HQ’s initiatives in tandem with community culture have resulted in valuable work getting done and meaningful interactions among those involved. Values of Transparency, Participation, and Win-Win Thinking have emerged as translatable tools which can be applied to other types of communities and organizations to achieve similar successes.

Takeaways:
- Examples of Transparency, Participation, and Win-Win Thinking I have seen in the Umbraco community
- Ways to bring those values into other environments to increase engagement and achieve organizational objectives
- The mindset shifts needed to have successful “open-source style” initiatives