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> From: Granillo, Anthony R <[email protected]>
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: An OSI Policy Question
> Date: Thursday, March 27, 1997 8:16 AM
>
> Peg, I'll answer, and maybe not? I'm not a member.
>
> Right place to talk about it. Don't think service for membership is
> appropriate. The organization will not be sustained without funds.
> Conversation for the board and members, definitely. Non-members...?
>
> Good luck.
>
> --tony
> G-5400, 7A-42
> (206) 865-5201
>
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> >From: Open Space Institute[SMTP:[email protected]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 7:45 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list OSLIST
> >Subject: An OSI Policy Question
> >
> >I recently had a question come up that in traditional organizations
would
> >be made by the people who control questions of policy. It raised the
> >question for me of who is the "right" audience for this kind of question
in
> >the Open Space Institute(s)*? So, I am going to try an experiment. I
am
> >going to put out the question with the intention of holding a discussion
> >and "meta-discussion." The discussion is on the question (don't worry,
> >I'll state it in a moment!) and the "meta-discussion" is on who do you
> >think SHOULD be making this sort of decision.
> >
> >Soooo... here's the story. Several situations have arisen of late where
> >people who are making significant contribution to OS are asking, "can I
> >trade service for membership?" One example is one of the people who
> >sponsors OST training. Another is the person who is re-developing the
web
> >site. So what do you think? Should we trade service for membership?
If
> >so, who/how do we decide when it's enough service to merit membership?
> >
> >And the meta-question: is this an appropriate topic for a group like
this
> >-- interested parties, some of whom who have become members, others not.
> >Is it a question for members only? Or is it a question for an OSI
board?
> >
> >(A parenthetical note: as I've been mulling the role of the OSI board of
> >late, the thing I've come to that makes most sense to me is its primary
> >task is to hold space: to be fully present and totally invisible.)
> >
> >My hope is that this will be a useful discussion not only for OSI but
for
> >anyone rethinking questions of power, authority and governance.
> >
> >Peg Holman
> >
> >* I'm using a plural as a reminder that there are currently two OSI
> >entities established with different governance structures: the OSI of
> >Canada which I believe is guided by a steering committee and the Open
Space
> >Institute which is incorporated as a non-profit in the US. By law, that
> >means the OSI (in the US) has a board.
> >
