Working Out Loud

Working Out Loud (WOL) is the concept of continuously narrating - and/or executing - work openly. The first written mention of the term was in late 2010 by Bryce Williams who defined it this way:
"Working Out Loud = Observable Work + Narrating Your Work"
In business, the term is often used in the context of open or shared social collaboration spaces or networks.
More recently, a broader definition has been proposed:
"Working Out Loud is working in an open, generous, connected way so you can build a purposeful network, become more effective, and access more opportunities."
This broader definition includes a focus on building relationships in addition to making work visible, and doing both in a purposeful way that emphasizes contribution and continuous improvement.
The term is important to modern work-life because it synthesizes a number of vast challenges found in large organisations such as the
need for increased transparency of the accumulated work done (knowledge sharing and serendipity), team productivity and motivation,
effective leadership and communication.

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