Lawrence Lessig has done wonderful things for the free culture movement (including making that very phrase famous!) I am pretty confident, given his recent interests, that he would not want this position,but he's well worth discussing anyway.
Though I don't know Larry Lessig personally, I do know his organization (Creative Commons) well. And interestingly enough, CC has recently undergone a substantial shift in its leadership (board turnover and CEO turnover). It has been carried out in a remarkably drama-free way; just last week, I talked to the current CEO and two recent past leaders, who all tell very much the same story, and all feel that the organization is better off, despite having gone through some turbulent times, and despite having further work ahead.
I would strongly support any organizational effort to learn from Creative Commons' recent experiences, and how to emulate its success and/or learn from less than ideal parts of its process.
-Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Yuri Astrakhan yastrakhan@wikimedia.org wrote:
I would like to continue the discussion of who, in an ideal case, would be a good fit for the ED position. This person has to fit culturally, share movement's values, and be a trusted figure in the time of rebuilding.
Lawrence Lessig seems to have a very strong support in the community, and even attempted to run (unsuccessfully) a large organization called United States.
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