I'm not really advocating that the TC would be a very good help promote your ideas team. However, I'm struck by the following even if I don't entirely know what to make of it.
>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Jackson <[email protected]> writes: Ian> * To be accessible and approachable, and not judgemental. Ian> * To have the communication and technical skills to help Ian> someone with an idea produce clear and cogent explanations. Ian> * To have high status and high visibility, so that when they Ian> introduce someone driving a project to stakeholders, they get Ian> airtime. Ian> * Ideally to contain people with few enemies. Ian> * To be dynamic and novelty-oriented. I'll note that with the exception of the last bullet point, that's fairly close to what I'd hope to see out of a TC. The last bullet point may well be important in this context. Yes, sometimes the TC will need to make judgments, but I think that to do its job and actually collect information, it needs to be perceived as non-judgmental in the sense you mean above.
