I agree - few complicated problems can be solved once and for all - but it
is possible to move in a better direction. "Better" in this context means
to improve the existing lack of diversity and WWV (world wide view) of
things.
I´m fine with outsourcing the search for candidates for the board to ensure
that it holds the knowledge and talent required. But the decision should
rest with the house of representatives - which then could be also take care
of those other things needed.
Regards,
Thyge
2016-02-23 15:47 GMT+01:00 Yaroslav M. Blanter <putevod(a)mccme.ru>ru>:
On 2016-02-23 14:54, Thyge wrote:
We should not have direct elections to the board.
We should have a "house
of representatives" with X members from each part of the world and charged
with electing the board and decide major issues like location of the WMF,
changed of bylaws etc.
Regards,
Thyge
I do not think it could solve the diversity issue.
To appoint the number of individuals with a set of skills and needed
diversity, one needs candidates which will have needed skills and desired
diversity to start with.
Our experience as a movement (and also of people in other organizations in
different contexts) that these people do not always queue at the doors of
the WMF office to wait for being elected. They need to be scouted,
negotiated with, and convinced to be willing to sit at the board. This is
what currently various companies are paid to do, and this seems to be a
reasonable arrangement to me.
As far as the candidates are there, I do not see much of a difference
whether the community, a selected group (like house of representatives), or
the Board votes for them. And as soon as there is no difference there is
also no need to make the structure more complicated. I thus conclude that
this House of representatives is not needed for the Board elections.
(It might be needed for other things, which are outside the scope of this
discussion).
Cheers
Yaroslav
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