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
I read some fantastic books in 2025 blog.dougbelshaw.com/books-2025/
Books I read (and gave up on) in 2025
Those I finished, with ratings, and those I didn't.
blog.dougbelshaw.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I read some fantastic books in 2025 blog.dougbelshaw.com/books-2025/
Despite only publishing for 9 months, I published ~375 posts on Thought Shrapnel this year blog.dougbelshaw.com/favourite-th...
My favourite Thought Shrapnel posts in 2025
I published around 375 posts, and these are the ones that stood out.
blog.dougbelshaw.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Despite only publishing for 9 months, I published ~375 posts on Thought Shrapnel this year blog.dougbelshaw.com/favourite-th...
Thought Shrapnel will return in 2026.
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thought Shrapnel will return in 2026.
Programme interrupted: #BelshawBlackOps25
I’ll be back in the new year
dougbelshaw.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Weeknote 48/2025
What I’ve been up to this week.
dougbelshaw.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On AI leisuretime 'dependence': https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/28/on-ai-leisuretime-dependence.html
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On AI leisuretime 'dependence': https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/28/on-ai-leisuretime-dependence.html
Developing a personal brand may leave you emotionally hollow: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/27/developing-a-personal-brand-may.html
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Developing a personal brand may leave you emotionally hollow: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/27/developing-a-personal-brand-may.html
I very much enjoyed this episode, especially the last part www.techwontsave.us/episode/231_...
Escaping the Processed World w/ Chris Carlsson - Tech Won’t Save Us
www.techwontsave.us
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I very much enjoyed this episode, especially the last part www.techwontsave.us/episode/231_...
AI has a 3,000-year history: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/26/ai-has-a-year-history.html
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
AI has a 3,000-year history: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/26/ai-has-a-year-history.html
Adolescence lasts longer than we thought: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/26/adolescence-lasts-longer-than-we.html
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Adolescence lasts longer than we thought: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/26/adolescence-lasts-longer-than-we.html
You'll not catch me using an 'AI browser' any time soon: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/26/youll-not-catch-me-using.html
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
You'll not catch me using an 'AI browser' any time soon: https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2025/11/26/youll-not-catch-me-using.html
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
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November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great Britain rainfall map, courtesy of Alasdair Rae
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"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