Hi folks, Today the Open Organization Ambassadors community gathered for its first meeting of the 2018 calendar year, and it was a doozy! Notes are available in the usual place [1], but I will summarize the high-level takeaways (and potential homework!) below. A play-by-play recording of the call is also available to those unable to join us [2].
* We launched a productive discussion of our 2018 publishing plans by brainstorming potential article ideas. Those ideas are collected in a working document [3], and Bryan will work to transfer these ideas to individual cards on our GitHub projects board for easier reference and tracking [4]. In particular, ambassadors suggested articles on: - Having open-style one-on-one meetings - Making "open" less scary - What's so "radical" about "radical openness" - Roadblocks to transparency - The nature of trust in an open organization ... to name but a small few! Track metamorphosis of these great ideas into great articles (maybe even write one yourself!) by following the GitHub board [4]. * Jen Kelchner initiated a well-received discussion on the role the concept of "trust" plays in The Open Organization Definition. The group had a robust discussion of whether, in open organizations, trust is an "input" (i.e., a principle on par with the five characteristics of openness that we've enshrined as core values), or an "output" (i.e., the product of practicing our five values at scale). Ambassadors agreed to review Jen's materials on trust (constructed as part of LDR21's work on the Open Index and dragonfli measurement tool), and return to this discussion next month. Jen and Bryan will collaborate on potential reading and "homework" materials for the group, so we're all best able to participate in that discussion. * Laura Hilliger notes that Mozilla has re-ignited a project focused on "defining" openness and "open leadership," and suggested we review those materials and reach out to the organization to sync with them (SYNERGY! Laura's word, not mine). Bryan and Laura will work together to determine the best way to do this, and we invite anyone interested to join us. Just drop us a line. What a wonderful day. Thanks to all who attended and contributed to the discussion. See you in February! Bryan ---- [1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sSC6HUXxwDGPW941CErQrsIrlK3KrkhVwHOifBeMjL8/ [2] https://bluejeans.com/s/5bBNB/ [3] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dfpKUK6emePjE7knPUNbuK94LgLuHvuV6igC4xNyhIg/ [4] https://github.com/orgs/open-organization-ambassadors/projects/1 _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
