For conversations and events
Topics, a personal introduction and guidance for a relevant enquiry.
What I would like to discuss
The following essays show the questions I care about. They are starting points for a conversation, not a fixed programme of talks. We can discuss whether and in what format I can contribute.
- Not having to do everything yourself, but being able to
Delegating tasks while keeping the ability to act when needed.
- Building trust through scepticism
How understandable answers and verifiable commitments can help build trust.
- Access is not an invitation
What turns technical access into meaningful participation in open projects.
About me
I’m Martin Koltonowski: IT nerd, entrepreneur and Freifunk community member. I want to understand how technology works and how it affects us. As an IT architect, I look at how things connect; in my workshop, I open things up, measure and experiment. I care about open systems and shaping technology together.
A little more detail
I’m Martin Koltonowski: IT nerd, entrepreneur and Freifunk community member. I want to understand how technology works and how it affects us. “But it works” usually leaves me with more questions. So I read up, open things up, measure and experiment.
As an IT architect, I look at the connections: What problem are we solving? Who gets a say? What dependencies arise, who takes responsibility and what happens when something fails? In my workshop, I sometimes follow these questions down to the individual circuit. It’s a place to experiment, not a hardware showroom.
I like open systems, good questions and collaboration. Technology should be understandable and give people more room to act. With open networks, I care about participation as well as access. “Autopilot off” means questioning assumptions. Standards and automation can help, but we still need to understand their limits.
Away from the screen, I also enjoy ballroom dancing.
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A relevant enquiry
I welcome conversations with people and open communities. A professional title or a large budget is not a prerequisite. These details help me understand an enquiry:
- Topic, specific question and requested contribution
- Audience, organiser and participating organisations
- Date, location or online format, and time commitment
- Funding, sponsors and fee or public-interest context
- Any planned recording and use of my name, image or material
My time is limited. I don’t handle personal IT support, unsolicited product promotion, link exchanges or general sales pitches here. I can’t promise an individual reply or a particular response time.
Please direct commercial project enquiries to IT-Nerds GmbH.
Please don’t send credentials, confidential documents or personal project data without prior agreement.
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