RE: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working Group Guidelines

["Ron Andruff" <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Alain,

 

Thank you for your thoughtful and informative comments.  Mikey is right when
he says “don’t worry, we all went through this…”.  All of the old-timers as
well as newcomers have experienced feeling this huge chasm of lack of
information and fear of speaking up for perhaps sounding foolish… And you
are correct to a certain extent that there is some merit in ‘growing’ in
ICANN through putting in the years, but with the maturing organization we
have today, with all the newcomers, we simply don’t have enough mentors to
do the job effectively. So now is a good time to address this issue and I
believe that the ‘tool kit’ that we – and staff – have been talking about
for what feels like a long time is within our grasp.

 

An organization can only function effectively when all members are versed in
the distinct language of the organization, in my view.

 

The other issue that you touched on made me aware that it seems to be a
recurring one amongst all of the volunteers of ICANN and that is our mutual
attraction to the great experiment of the multi-stakeholder model.  For my
part, that is one of the most exciting parts of ICANN and what has kept me
in this community for some 13 years or so.  It is obviously the same for
you, someone more new to the community.  So maybe you have identified ‘the
glue’ that brings this disparate community together… If everyone kept that
element at the forefront of their thoughts when engaging in ICANN work, we
would probably have a lot less friction in the organization and find our way
to more effective bottom-up decision-making.

 

Thanks again for bringing these ideas to light. Very helpful.

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

RNA <http://www.rnapartners.com>  Partners, Inc.

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From: owner-gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Alain Berranger
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:16 AM
To: Ron Andruff
Cc: gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx; Julie Hedlund
Subject: Re: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working
Group Guidelines

 

Hi Ron,

 

I think the survey is just fine to improve/refine the current WG guidelines
(For me they do the job in the main, so I think it is more about refining). 

 

In my opinion and related to this, I think that what needs attention at
ICANN (among many things) is a broader subject than refining the WG
guidelines. 

 

I am thinking of a more systematic manner for ICANN to get the various
categories of newcomers up the learning curve (I know many are working on
this - witness inter alia the ICANN Academy discussions - they seem to have
fallen of the radar!..and of course the Fellowship Program is quite
effective I think). 

 

Understanding the stakeholders' landscape and their learning needs requires
a thorough analysis of our various stakeholders profiles, their
ICANN-related motivation, and basically an understanding of their training
needs. If we meet those training needs (in many different ways I suppose),
then we will optimize the value, the reality, the sustainability and the
functionning of the multi-stakeholder model. Of course, I am of the school
of ardent supporters of the MS model as a key distinguishing feature of
ICANN and maybe even its key to long-term growth and sustainability. 

 

Indeed, I am of the opinion that participating in a WG is a great  way to
learn (and network to learn) but it is a time-consuming one and seen as
risky for many new stakeholders (time commitment, fear of the unknown and of
rejection, etc...). When faced with this, and after getting to know Mikey in
San José after having joined the IRTP-Part C WG with the view of learning,
Mikey told me something like: "don't be discouraged, welcome to the club, we
all went through this, it takes at least 2 years, etc...". Beacuse of
Mikey's advice, and at time mentoring, I am sticking to the plan, but sure
would welcome so learning opportunities a bit more structured! (Thanks Mikey
for all the time you have given me!). 

 

That said, I wonder now really if this is the better way to go... pay your
dues kind of argument... I think that leads to a kind of strong commitment
if ones sticks to the strategy, but how many do? and at what cost? 

 

I am of the opinion there could be a more systematic way for newcomers to go
through some learning modules in a certain systematic order, rather than ad
hoc diving in the website or wikipedia, ICANN meetings, WGs...

 

Cheers, Alain

On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Ron Andruff <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Thank you, Alain.  We appreciate your having filled in the survey and
providing your feedback.  At the end of the day, we are trying to ascertain
if the survey, as detailed, is an effective tool.  We would welcome your
thoughts on this question.

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

RNA Partners, <http://www.rnapartners.com>  Inc.

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From: owner-gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Alain Berranger
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 10:39 AM
To: Ron Andruff
Cc: gnso-irtpc@xxxxxxxxx; Julie Hedlund
Subject: Re: [gnso-irtpc] Invitation to Participate in Survey on Working
Group Guidelines

 

Dear Ron, dear Julie:

 

As you know I took the survey as a member of the SCI and see not usefulness
in taking it as a member of IRTP-C WG. I presume that is the correct
position. Let me know if you think differently.

 

Cheers, Alain

On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Ron Andruff <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Dear IRTP-C Working Group members,

 

As some of you may know, the GNSO Standing Committee on Implementation
Improvements (SCI) has developed a survey for GNSO Working Groups, as
requested by the GNSO Council, to solicit feedback on the GNSO Working Group
Guidelines.  As Chair of the SCI, I am contacting your Working Group to
invite you to take the survey because you have recently completed your work
and, thus, may have valuable insight on the usefulness of the Working Group
Guidelines and suggestions for improvements.  If you would like to take the
survey you may wish to review the Working Group Guidelines and Summary
first.  Please see the following links to the documents and the survey:

 

Link to the Working Group Guidelines:
http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf

Link to the Guidelines Summary:
http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf 

Link to Draft Survey for GNSO Working Groups:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FFTCJPT

 

The SCI appreciates your consideration of this request and we ask that if
you wish to complete the survey please do so by **Monday, 25 March 2013.**

 

Thank you for your consideration.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ron Andruff

Chair, GNSO Standing Committee on Implementation Improvements

 

 

 

Ronald N. Andruff

RNA Partners, Inc. <http://www.rnapartners.com> 

 





 

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