Blog Interdependent Thoughts maintained since 2002 by Ton Zijlstra.
European citizen in a networked world. Based in the Netherlands, living in Europe, working globally. There are no Others. There is just me and many of you.

I write about how our digital and networked world changes how we work, learn, decide and organize. I explore the tools and strategies that help us navigate the networked world. I am passionate about increasing people's ability to act (knowledge), and their ability to change (learning). Key-words: open data, open government, fablabs, making, complexity, networked agency, networked learning, ethics by design.

Contacting me is easy and appreciated! I prefer e-mail.
blog@zylstra.org or use
tonz@protonmail.ch (encrypted webmail)

Mastodon personal @ton@m.tzyl.eu
Mastodon work @ton@m.tgl.eu
Keybase keybase.io/ton
No use to try find me on Facebook or WhatsApp.
Proto WP sand box, Meso WP sand box

Book a conversation

I keep open hours Wednesday afternoons (CET). Book a conversation (45 mins max).

Like what you’re reading? Here’s a Tipjar

Read my book!

How to Unconference Your Birthday, by Ton & Elmine

Supporting what I use & appreciate

I support the IndieWeb, monthly

I support the Internet Archive, monthly

Ik steun CoderDojo NL in de Club van 100

I support Obsidian.md development

I’m a member of Open Street Map.

I’m a supporter of noyb, the EU’s leading GDPR activists.

On this day…

There are 4 posts found on this site published on May 17

May 17, 2022
- 2022 Public Spaces Conference Day 1 2022 Public Spaces Conference Day 1 impressions.
May 17, 2019
- The State of Open Data (and its Future) This looks like a very useful work, by over 65 authors and a team of editors including Mor Rubinstein and Tim Davis: The State of Open Data A little over a decade has passed since open data became a real topic globally and in the EU. I had my first discussions about open data in […]
May 17, 2014
- 3D Camp Limerick: Mixing Open Data and Making Earlier today I gave a short talk at 3D Camp in Limerick, Ireland. I explored how open data can inform digital making, and how digital making can help create data. So that we can get around to making things that matter, that solve something for us or the communities we’re part of. Away from making […]
May 17, 2009
- Strengthening Networks in Health Care Last week I gave a workshop for a network of health care institutions in the Netherlands about strengthening social networks. This network has facilities all over the Netherlands that are independent and working locally, as a network however they have a strong collective brand as well. The workshop was part of a day of exchanges […]

This site is powered by WordPress and styled with SemPress