We offer mentorship that builds technical and collaborative skills
for teams and organizations.
Our initiatives are all remote-by-design, for researchers and those who support research. Welcome!
CHAMPIONS PROGRAM
Openscapes Champions is an open data science mentorship program for science teams. It is a multi-month program that is designed to ignite incremental and sustainable change within research teams and beyond. It helps teams get their own work done, while building skills and community within the realities of scientists’ busy schedules, varying expertise and needs.
This is our flagship program, and from 2019-2024 we have led 20 cohorts. We work with partners to coordinate cohorts of 5 to 7 research teams.
Champions Program Resources
The Openscapes Champions Lesson Series is our open source curriculum we use to teach Champions Cohorts, and you can use it too.
The Lessons Series also has details about the overall program, and what to expect. Read about the experiences of our past and current Champions cohorts on our blog!
NASA OPENSCAPES
NASA Openscapes is a multi-year effort to develop a mentor community across NASA Earth science data centers to support researchers as they migrate analytical workflows to the Cloud. We approach this work as movement building, using the concept where transformations occur from relentlessly pushing a giant, heavy flywheel that builds momentum over time.
We began in 2021, co-led by Erin Robinson of Metadata Game Changers. We are currently working with Mentors from 11 of the 12 NASA Earth science data centers.
NASA Openscapes Resources
The NASA Earthdata Cloud Cookbook is a collection of common tutorials co-created and co-taught by NASA Openscapes Mentors, and it is an open source curriculum you can use too!
Learn more on the NASA Openscapes website, and read about the experiences of our past and current NASA Openscapes work on our blog.
NMFS OPENSCAPES
NMFS Openscapes is a 3-year effort to develop a mentor community across NOAA Fisheries science centers and offices to support NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure, and workforce modernization as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. We approach this work as movement building, using the concept where transformations occur from relentlessly pushing a giant, heavy flywheel that builds momentum over time.
This work is co-led by Eli Holmes, Open Science Lead at NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
NOAA Fisheries Openscapes Resources
The NMFS OpenSci Resource Book is a compilation of resources and experience to support open Science communities in NOAA Fisheries, and it is an open source curriculum you can use too!
Learn more on the NMFS Openscapes website, and read about the experiences of our past and current NMFS Openscapes work on our blog.
MENTORS FRAMEWORK
The Mentors Framework is a multi-year engine for culture change within organizations. It blends tech and community building through mentoring, coaching, facilitating, art, open source, environment, inclusion, movements, and leaders we admire.
We began developing the Mentors Framework in 2021 through NASA Openscapes, describing this in Robinson & Lowndes 2022. We have also been growing the Mentors Framework with NOAA Fisheries, the California Water Boards, and Pathways to Open Science teams and are excited to expand what we are learning with other groups.
Mentors Framework Resources
Learn more about the teams who have adopted the Mentors Framework and explore their open work and books:
NASA Openscapes | Earthdata Cloud Cookbook | blog posts
NOAA Fisheries Openscapes | Resource Book | blog posts
California Water Boards Openscapes | blog post
Blog: How coaching skills have made us better open data science mentors
PATHWAYS TO OPEN SCIENCE PROGRAM
Pathways to Open Science is an event series for Black environmental & marine researchers. It is led by Ileana Fenwick of Openscapes in partnership with Black in Marine Science (BIMS) and Black Women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science (BWEEMS), focused on building community for the future of data-intensive science.
We launched this program in 2023 and plan to lead it annually in January-March.
Pathways to Open Science Program Resources
Learn more on the Pathways to Open Science Program webpage, and read about experiences on our blog.
REFLECTIONS PROGRAM
Openscapes Reflections is an open data science coaching program for researchers and those who support research. We know many like you have been looking for a lighter-weight way to get involved or continue building habits to support yourself and your colleagues. We’ve designed the Reflections Program to meet this need; Reflections is a 3-week program modeled from leadership coaching, something now core to the Openscapes approach.
We launched this program in 2023 and plan to lead it annually in May!
Reflections Program Resources
Learn more and register in the Openscapes Reflections Booklet, which introduces prompts to guide your reflections.
