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> > From: marlene <orgle...@us.net>
> > To: o...@tmn.com
> > Subject: Re: An OSI Policy Question
> > Date: Thursday, March 27, 1997 12:51 PM
> >
> > The questions evoked for me from this:
> > Where does the money go from memberships? What do we invest
in?
> > If OSI would have paid for services from someone to accomplish work,
then
> a
> > trade option seems viable. I am thinking as OSI as a living organism
> like
> > the person asking to trade. Marlene
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:45 PM 3/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
> > >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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
