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> From: Blank, Jerry <bla...@wdni.com>
> To: Open Space Institute <o...@tmn.com>
> Subject: RE: An OSI Policy Question
> Date: Thursday, March 27, 1997 8:35 AM
>
> Peg,
> Thanks for opening this issue us to the wider group for input.
> Given the nature of this organization, it is my belief that their should
> not be trade of skills for membership. The organization is so young and
> under capitalized that it needs all the dues it can get. I also feel
> that the individuals who asked the question would go ahead and pay for
> membership and donate their skill for a specific purpose without the
> trade.
>
> You might consider the trade once the organization is on solid ground.
>
> Jerry
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> From: Open Space Institute
> To: The recipient's address is unknown.
> Subject: An OSI Policy Question
> Date: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 7:45PM
>
> 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.
>
>
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