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What Do You Actually Want with Open source as philosophy?

Discover what you truly want from open source by examining your deepest values and motivations through timeless philosophical wisdom and guided reflection.

Laoziguide
What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi
Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.
Understand first
Reverse Force in Conflict ResolutionThe Uncarved Block in VersioningReciprocal Flow in Contributor PathwaysCircular Dependency as Healthy EcosystemNon-Action in Code Architecture
Go deeper
Why Open source as philosophy MattersOpen source as philosophy: Questions Worth AskingOpen source as philosophy: What Nobody Tells YouOpen source as philosophy: A Deeper LookLiving with Open source as philosophy
Peri
New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.