Open Source Summit + AI_dev Japan 2024

This panel aims to provide lessons learned on cultural differences when approaching OSS communities. In the past, Willem and Daniel explored the differences between China and Spain. This time we are bringing Yuki Hattori, based in Japan, GitHub employee, and Ana Jiménez from the TODO group with a wide perspective on OSS projects around the world. We learned in the past about how Chinese society works [ring-based trusted networks] and barriers to effectively bringing people into Western based organizations and the other way around, how to effectively interact with more Chinese-based OSS projects. This time we would like to expand this discussion with Japanese concepts such as 'nemawashi' which is the practice of laying groundwork and building consensus before making proposals, 'uchi-soto' dynamics which is the distinction between 'insiders (uchi) and outsiders (soto) in social groups, and others. This panel will bring this discussion to the audience with practical advice on how to engage and onboard newcomers, while we are all learning together from each other.