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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Sat Dec 14 04:32:00 UTC 2013
Madelynn Martiniere mmartiniere at gmail.com wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">The idea of consensus was brought up in discussion at the advent of every hackerspace I've been involved with, and was decided against, for good reason</pre>
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Hi y'all<br>
<br>
I'm breaking silence cuz this topic is thoughtful and hopeful, on a
topic that's very important to me. Merci beaucoupe, Madelynn. Nous
avons la chance d'avoir ton sagesse. I hope that's French. <br>
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CONSENSUS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT RESULTS: I've long been a critic of
Consensus, since witnessing first-hand the Consensus process destroy
another promising organization. Consensus has driven Noisebridge to
the near brink of irrelevancy and dysfunction. Consensus is wrong on
so many levels. It creates stagnation. It enables the individual to
hold back the group, by blocking, which is what we see at
Noisebridge. It produces drama and decisions leading in circles.
Consensus is based on wishful ideology, not results. <br>
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Thanks Madelynn for raising awareness. <br>
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MISSION COMES FIRST: Decision-making processes should be selected
(and continually refined) to support our primary Mission, and not
the other way around. I fully applaud every effort to refocus
Noisebridge on it's fundamental MISSION. Noisebridge's fundamental
mission is NOT "to promote Consensus." <br>
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WHAT IS NOISEBRIDGE'S MISSION? <br>
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"Noisebridge is a space for sharing, creation, collaboration,
research, development, mentoring, and of course, learning.
Noisebridge is also more than a physical space, it's a community
with roots extending around the world." - <a
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href="https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Vision">https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Vision</a><br>
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That is a beautiful statement, written years ago by earlier members.
It cannot be much improved on, in my opinion. <br>
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VISION STATEMENT: Technically, from the perspective of
Organizational Planning, that's NOT a Vision Statement: it's a
MISSION Statement. It's too abstract to be a Vision statement. A
Vision Statement, which is also crucial to success, should be a
concrete description of day-to-day activities (cred, i was trained
in Organization Planning at U of Mass).<br>
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FORETHOUGHT: Wishful thinking cannot replace forethought and
planning. Where ever Noisebridge goes from here, if it proceeds with
the same LACK of forethought and planning that brought us to this
point, the same rigid unwillingness to self-correct itself, the same
fear of change, then Noisebridge will keep falling on it's face. <br>
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ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING: Organizational Planning is not about rules
and procedures-- it's about designing an organization in a
structured, thoughtful, results-oriented way. In Organization
Planning, processes and procedures are designed to support the
Mission and Vision Statements. It's based on results, not ideology.
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LEADERSHIP: Organization Planning is a process Noisebridge needs,
and I'd love to bring some leadership to that process. The great
thing is that the wiki is filled to the brim with awesome ideas,
proposals, and sentiments, created by all of us, which just needs to
be massaged into an organized plan of action, through a
non-dramatic, non-rushed process.<br>
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YOU: If anyone has suggestions for or interest in a Mission-based,
results-oriented, Noisebridge Organizational Planning process,
please contact me off-list. <br>
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Thanks!<br>
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