Director for Process - Revision history

Ideath: updating status; cleaning up for inclusion in policy reg. still needs name rectification, as other board seat descriptions

2011-11-27T05:18:44Z

updating status; cleaning up for inclusion in policy reg. still needs name rectification, as other board seat descriptions

Ideath: updating status; cleaning up for inclusion in policy reg. still needs name rectification, as other board seat descriptions

2011-11-27T05:18:32Z

updating status; cleaning up for inclusion in policy reg. still needs name rectification, as other board seat descriptions

Ideath at 03:00, 14 July 2011

2011-07-14T03:00:40Z

Ideath at 02:34, 14 July 2011

2011-07-14T02:34:03Z

Ideath: /* About this document */

2011-06-29T04:14:00Z

About this document

Ideath at 04:12, 29 June 2011

2011-06-29T04:12:23Z

Ideath at 04:11, 29 June 2011

2011-06-29T04:11:32Z

Ideath: minor fixes.

2011-06-17T17:20:03Z

minor fixes.

Ideath: ok, here's a first go.

2011-06-17T17:18:20Z

ok, here's a first go.

New page

''alternate names: Director for Orderly Cooperation, Director for Productive Conflict''

{{draft}}
The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking, which is a practice that requires skill and dedication, especially as an organization grows large.

* '''Demonstrate relevant experience in democratic decisionmaking.''' Ideally, the director will be able to enrich Free Geek and broaden our capacity with experiences from outside the native culture. Will assist with determining and encouraging an appropriate and effective level of formality in board operations.
* '''Model and teach facilitation and groupwork skills.''' We cannot assume that board members have experience in democratic decision-making; with important policy and strategy decisions on the line, competence is important. The director will act as role model and mentor in the realm of participation, working with the Chair to ensure effective facilitation.
* '''Pay attention to in the intra-organizational connections that connect groups within the whole.''' The best in-group process will be worth nothing if not informed by and communicated with the rest of the organization. The director will evaluate the channels of communication and draw attention to ones that are insufficient or dysfunctional.
* '''Assist with planning and carrying out the [[Town Hall Meeting]].''' This organizational forum is a key piece of our governance and requires skill and dedication in carrying it out.

==About this document==
This draft is being created by the [[recruitment committee]] of the board to enable the recruitment of a board member to this skills-based seat. To be presented to the [[board]] for approval at the July 13, 2011 meeting.

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 * '''Demonstrate relevant experience in democratic decision making.''' Ideally, the director will be able to enrich and broaden our capacity with experiences from outside Free Geek's culture. Will help establish and encourage appropriate levels of procedural formality in board operations as Free Geek continues to grow, in order to assist the board in making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organization and its community.
-* '''Teach and oversee trainings of facilitation and groupwork skills''', especially for the board and its liasons, but also provide procedural guidance for others developing and maintaining Free Geek's governance at all levels. With important policy and strategy decisions on the line, competence is important, but we cannot assume that all board members have experience in democratic decision-making. This position will take responsibility for keeping forward momentum in internal education, professional development and skill building.
+* '''Teach and oversee trainings of facilitation and groupwork skills''', especially for the board and its liaisons, but also provide procedural guidance for others developing and maintaining Free Geek's governance at all levels. With important policy and strategy decisions on the line, competence is important, but we cannot assume that all board members have experience in democratic decision-making. This position will take responsibility for keeping forward momentum in internal education, professional development and skill building.
 * '''Pay attention to the intra-organizational connections that connect groups within the whole.''' The best in-group process will be worth nothing, if not informed by and communicated with the rest of the organization. The director will evaluate the channels of communication and draw helpful attention to ones that are insufficient or dysfunctional.

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 The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking. Inspired largely by philosophies of the Free and Open Source Software movement, Free Geek relies on open and transparent collaboration to keep itself honest in its business practices, and making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organizational culture to advance the common good.
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 * '''Assist with planning and carrying out the [[Town hall meeting]].''' This organizational forum is a key piece of our governance and requires skill and dedication in carrying it out.
+<noinclude>
 ==About this document==
-This draft is being created by the [[Board recruitment committee]] to enable the recruitment of a board member to this skills-based seat. To be presented to the [[board]] for approval at the July 13, 2011 meeting.
+This document was created by the [[Board recruitment committee]] to enable the recruitment of a board member to this skills-based seat. Adopted with modifications (as above) at the [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2011-August/001163.html July 13, 2011 board meeting].
 ''alternate names: Director for Orderly Cooperation, Director for Productive Conflict, Director for Collaborative Culture'' (hee hee)
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+[[Category:Board]][[Category:Policy]]

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 {{draft}}
-The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking. Inspired largely by philosophies of the Free and Open Source Software movement, Free Geek is democratically run, relying on open and transparent collaboration to keep Free Geek honest in its business practices, and making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organizational culture to advance the common good.
+The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking. Inspired largely by philosophies of the Free and Open Source Software movement, Free Geek relies on open and transparent collaboration to keep itself honest in its business practices, and making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organizational culture to advance the common good.
 * '''Demonstrate relevant experience in democratic decision making.''' Ideally, the director will be able to enrich and broaden our capacity with experiences from outside Free Geek's culture. Will help establish and encourage appropriate levels of procedural formality in board operations as Free Geek continues to grow, in order to assist the board in making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organization and its community.

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 {{draft}}
-The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking. Inspired largely by philosophies of the Free and Open Source Software movement, Free Geek is democratically run in a non-hierarchical way, relying on open and transparent collaboration to keep Free Geek honest in its business practices, and making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organizational culture to advance the common good.
+The Director for Process seat exists because not everyone is familiar with democratic decisionmaking. Inspired largely by philosophies of the Free and Open Source Software movement, Free Geek is democratically run, relying on open and transparent collaboration to keep Free Geek honest in its business practices, and making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organizational culture to advance the common good.
 * '''Demonstrate relevant experience in democratic decision making.''' Ideally, the director will be able to enrich and broaden our capacity with experiences from outside Free Geek's culture. Will help establish and encourage appropriate levels of procedural formality in board operations as Free Geek continues to grow, in order to assist the board in making the fullest use of broad contributions from across the organization and its community.

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 This draft is being created by the [[Board recruitment committee]] to enable the recruitment of a board member to this skills-based seat. To be presented to the [[board]] for approval at the July 13, 2011 meeting.
-''alternate names: Director for Orderly Cooperation, Director for Productive Conflict'' (hee hee)
+''alternate names: Director for Orderly Cooperation, Director for Productive Conflict, Director for Collaborative Culture'' (hee hee)
 [[Category:Board]]