[OpenID board] OIDF Board Update: Proposed process changes

[David Recordon]

I'm actually working on Google Apps right now.

--David

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Chris Messina <chris.messina at gmail.com> wrote:
> I support these changes as well.
>
> To that end, one point about moving calendars and groups to hosted Google
> Apps for your Domain should be a Q1 priority. We need better and more modern
> tools for collaboration. I would ask Don to take on that responsibility,
> insofar as delegating that task to Inventures or someone else equally
> suitable.
>
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone 2G
>
> On Jan 15, 2010, at 14:44, David Recordon <recordond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Don,
>> Thanks for following up and I do support everything you've outlined.
>> In a large part you articulated a lot of these responsibilities in
>> your orientation deck so having the Board formally adopt them makes a
>> lot of sense.  I'm (and Chris I'm sure) are happy to help document the
>> responsibilities of Directors on the wiki as well for reference.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --David
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Don Thibeau (OIDF ED) <don at oidf.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is to set out some changes I would like to see in how the OIDF Board
>>> works in 2010.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Recordon has challenged me to be a more effective advocate of
>>> change
>>> and to do so more openly. He asked me to take on a role of moving private
>>> threads into the public mailing list and doing some level setting around
>>> this at the first meeting.  As he noted, this allows for feedback from
>>> non
>>> board members.  David pointed out that doesn't mean that we make changes
>>> based on all of the feedback, but that goes hand in hand with increasing
>>> value for non sustaining members.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David has underlined some important and timely issues. This kind of
>>> feedback
>>> helps me do a better job. The new member orientation meeting previewed a
>>> set
>>> of specific changes I am advocating to improve our performance,
>>> accountability and growth. To be sure, while an executive director can
>>> advocate change; only directors can make a motion and vote to change.
>>> Accordingly, I am advocating the process changes below other product
>>> change
>>> will be discussed separately.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1.       Clearer expectations
>>>
>>> a.        2010 Board roles and responsibilities be clearly articulated
>>> and
>>> shared.
>>>
>>>                                                               i.      In
>>> ED
>>> personal interactions with all board members,
>>>
>>>                                                              ii.      In
>>> writing and discussed in orientation and inaugural board meeting content
>>>
>>> b.       2010 Board meeting calendar be discussed and accepted at first
>>> board meeting
>>>
>>>                                                               i.
>>> Should a board member be unable to attend-proxies should be issued
>>>
>>>                                                              ii.
>>>  Board
>>> meetings and calendars posted on www.openid.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2.       More responsibility
>>>
>>> a.        More responsibilities in board committees less in the executive
>>> committee
>>>
>>>                                                               i.
>>>  E.g.
>>> committee help develop budget plans and priorities
>>>
>>>                                                              ii.      A
>>> expanded board level program tracking and management  function
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 3.       More accountability
>>>
>>> a.        E.g. in 2010 each director co chairs at least one committee
>>>
>>> b.       E.g. in 2010 each co chair report committee progress at every
>>> board
>>> meeting
>>>
>>> c.        More F2F Board Meetings
>>>
>>> d.       More use of OIDF’s financial “dashboard”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 4.       More “Open-ness”
>>>
>>> a.        More OpenID Summits
>>>
>>> b.       More engagement with openid-eu at lists.openid.net
>>>
>>> c.        In 2010 I will be using openid-general at lists.openid.net more
>>> than
>>> board-private at openid.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 5.       A fundamental change in membership structure
>>>
>>> a.        More on this topic in a separate email
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Don Thibeau
>>>
>>> don at OIDF.org
>>>
>>> Executive Director
>>>
>>> The OpenID Foundation
>>>
>>> http://openid.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> board at lists.openid.net
>>> http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board
>>>
>>>
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