Difference between revisions of "2010 Staff Retreat Planning"

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Retreat Task Force

Caitlin, Liane, Luiz, Meredith, Valerie

Retreat Logistics

Day: Monday, June 21st
Schedule:
- 9 AM-12 PM: Morning "big picture" brainstorm
- 12 PM-1 PM: Lunch
- 1 PM-4 PM: Afternoon brainstorm, more specifically-focused
- 4 PM-5 PM: Social hour
Place: McMenamins - Edgefield

Potential Goals

Have the opportunity to discuss "big picture" issues we don't have time for in staff meetings
- Prioritize hiring
- Prioritize our priorities
- Look at the Free Geek Structure in terms of hierarchy/compensation/movement within/access to power and decision making/etc.

Facilitation

We still need a facilitator! Laurel 1.0 is a possibility, Valerie might know some one also.

The Agenda

After hearing back from the collective, the two discussion items with the broadest support by a large margin:

What do you envision the ideal future of Free Geek to be? (Morning discussion)
Staff structure (Afternoon discussion)

Who's Coming?

The Retreat Task Force recommends to staff that we invite committed staff members to the entirety of the retreat.

Pre-Retreat All Staff Meeting

Why: improve communication, improve access to information and decision-making, create an avenue to hear what more Free Geekers think, see each other's pretty faces all in a room together, solve problems, probably eat donuts or something... Also it's never happened before!
We will hold an all-staff meeting on Tuesday, May 25th from 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Facilitator: maybe Jiro, maybe Richard?
Some suggested agenda topics:
- Clarity in mobility within staff categories
- Long term planning for production areas (ex: how will we need to adapt Laptop Build to accommodate an increase in laptop donation and demand.)
- Cross-department staffing - to improve communication and organizational security for when staff go on vacation.

List of Collective Members

Ali
Meredith
Caitlin
Luiz
Dave
Sergio
Richard
Darryl
Valerie
Liane
Laurel
Tony

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+==Retreat Task Force==
+Caitlin, Liane, Luiz, Meredith, Valerie
+==Retreat Logistics==
+* Day: Monday, June 21st
+* Schedule:
+** 9 AM-12 PM: Morning "big picture" brainstorm
+** 12 PM-1 PM: Lunch
+** 1 PM-4 PM: Afternoon brainstorm, more specifically-focused
+** 4 PM-5 PM: Social hour
+* Place: McMenamins - Edgefield
+==Potential Goals==
+* Have the opportunity to discuss "big picture" issues we don't have time for in staff meetings
+** Prioritize hiring
+** Prioritize our priorities
+** Look at the Free Geek Structure in terms of hierarchy/compensation/movement within/access to power and decision making/etc.
+==Facilitation==
+We still need a facilitator! Laurel 1.0 is a possibility, Valerie might know some one also.
+==The Agenda==
+After hearing back from the collective, the two discussion items with the broadest support by a large margin:
+* What do you envision the ideal future of Free Geek to be? (Morning discussion)
+* Staff structure (Afternoon discussion)
+==Who's Coming?==
+The Retreat Task Force recommends to staff that we invite committed staff members to the entirety of the retreat.
+==Pre-Retreat All Staff Meeting==
+* Why: improve communication, improve access to information and decision-making, create an avenue to hear what more Free Geekers think, see each other's pretty faces all in a room together, solve problems, probably eat donuts or something... Also it's never happened before!
+* We will hold an all-staff meeting on Tuesday, May 25th from 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
+* Facilitator: maybe Jiro, maybe Richard?
+* Some suggested agenda topics:
+** Clarity in mobility within staff categories
+** Long term planning for production areas (ex: how will we need to adapt Laptop Build to accommodate an increase in laptop donation and demand.)
+** Cross-department staffing - to improve communication and organizational security for when staff go on vacation.
 ==List of Collective Members==
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 ;Laurel
 ;Tony
-==Questions to Answer==