The opposite of ‘open’ isn’t closed. The opposite of open is ‘broken.’

For the collection of 2012 buzzwords I’m curating, ‘open‘ is one of my favorites.

Consider:

• Open Education
• Open Journalism
• Open Space Technology
• Open Science

That said, here’s one of my favorite quotes of the year: The opposite of ‘open’ isn’t closed. The opposite of open is ‘broken.’ – John Wilbanks and cited by @cgreen Cable Green, The Obviousness of Open Policy

The presentation was delivered at this year’s Open Education Resources Congress held by UNESCO. A separate version is embedded below from Slideshare.

I could use some help translating this into other languages. Suggestions and corrections are welcome!




SLOAN: The Obviousness of Open Policy from Cable Green