For the inside, I would think Yana W would be a good candidate, but as Raul
Veede suggested on FB, it would be bad to loose her expertise in her
current role.
Dan, I think you are right that we are not yet ready to have a drop-in
replacement simply because we should figure out what went wrong first.
Possibly we shouldn't even have an ED, but rather have a flatter
community-driven committee that allocates funds, and projects getting
resources from it. And this committee would, in affect, be the
direction-determining force.
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 1:23 AM, Oliver Keyes <ironholds(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'm agreed with Dan and Nathan (well, Nathan's
implied point) both.
Right now we need stability. I'd much prefer an interim ED appointed
from inside the organisation or movement, ideally someone who has been
watching what's been going on. And then time for healing and
reflection in that space of stability that lets us make a better
decision.
I have no particular opinions on Lessig - or on Creative Commons -
except to note that the organisational leaders are the people whose
opinions on trauma around reorganisations least matter, insofar as,
structurally, they are both the people least likely to be messed over
by them and the people most detached from any swirling mass of feeling
that exists in the employee base. I'd be interested instead in hearing
from current or former employees (I know a couple and they are not as
positive, but it's a small sample size) to make any evaluation more
informed.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Dan Andreescu <dandreescu(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
I met him, he's amazingly focused and
radical, I appreciate his brand of
intellect very much. But I think suggesting
candidates for the ED position
at this time is jumping two steps ahead of where we are.
We just screwed up. We were all dragged through months of an awkward
collapse of
our leadership and organizational structure. Before we start
piling the rubble of this collapse back up into the same exact shape with a
different keystone, let's take a breath and think.
First we should make sure we understand what, more or less, failed. It
was not
just Lila. Second, we should talk about what options we have and
what criteria we should use to evaluate those options.
We can be patient. We have reaffirmed our respect for each other and we
trust each
other enough to share ideas, emotions, and proposals. This is
our foundation, and it hasn't collapsed.
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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.
Thoughts?
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