# Open source design needs better collaboration tools

**URL:** <https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/open-source-design-needs-better-collaboration-tools/22>\
**Category:** Communication and collaboration\
**Created:** [April 8, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/open-source-design-needs-better-collaboration-tools/22 "2017-04-08T07:47:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![grahamperrin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/grahamperrin/32/62_2.png) [@grahamperrin](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/grahamperrin)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/open-source-design-needs-better-collaboration-tools/22/1 "2017-04-08T07:47:48Z")

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From [Open source design needs better collaboration tools – Open&nbsp;Source&nbsp;Design](http://opensourcedesign.net/open-source/communities/collaboration/tools/design/2017/03/27/osd-needs-better-collaboration-tools.html) (Studio&nbsp;Spring, 2017-03-27):

> … to improve the user experience of open source software. Because open source software development is distributed, certain critical infrastructure is necessary. I am talking about a way for designers to share and build upon ideas, interact, reach consensus and collaborate with other designers and all the other stakeholders involved in the creation of software.

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> … dedicated platform for designers to discuss open source design in general (box number 3), so I have merely exercised my imagination to describe its characteristics. Reddit has a [forum for open source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/), and StackExchange has a [UX forum](https://ux.stackexchange.com/), but I would argue the tone and nature of discussion is different from what we have and need here. Finally, the last box (5) is a totally different platform, which I described earlier as a collaborative design and development environment. This would be a platform that takes in to account the unique characteristics of open source software and ideally would be built from the ground up as a platform for design, for all stakeholders.

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[From the author of the article](https://github.com/opensourcedesign/organization/issues/73#issuecomment-292070860), under _Strategy for OSD’s goals, user base, platform and growth · Issue #73 · opensourcedesign/organization_:

> … there will be plenty of other topics to discuss 😉 …

That’s true, but I’m **seeding this topic early** – and **refraining from categorisation** – because the article should (amongst other things) encourage early adopters of this forum to think freely about:

- how the evolving forum might best meet the wishes and requirements of **diverse&nbsp;stakeholders**

– in the short, medium and long terms …