[CCWG-ACCT] A question about WS1 v WS2

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi Colleagues,

In agreement with Dr. Lisse, we need to get it right nonetheless the
essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. (Michael Porter)



On 6/23/15, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:
> Dear Co-Chairs,
>
> he's wrong. As usual.
>
> We need to get it right. Not get it done.
>
> Never mind that Strickling has pronounced himself very clearly and
> repeatedly.
>
> el
>
> --
> Sent from Dr Lisse's iPad mini
>
>> On Jun 22, 2015, at 17:24, Jonathan Zuck <JZuck at actonline.org> wrote:
>>
>> I certainly agree with your interpretation, Jordan. The pressing nature of
>> the transition dictates we limit our function to empowering the community
>> and not trying to solve every challenge of ICANN accountability. There’s a
>> great deal that can and should be done to improve the accountability of
>> the organization as a whole including operational improvements and
>> metrics, facilitating periodic participation in policy development and
>> greater use of data in policy development as well as establishing a
>> culture of continuous improvement (working on those two!).
>>
>> But we can't do that in WS1
>>
>> Jonathan Zuck
>> President
>> ACT: The App Association
>> Www.ACTonline.org
>>
>> From: Jordan Carter
>> Sent: ‎Monday‎, ‎June‎ ‎22‎, ‎2015 ‎5‎:‎19‎ ‎PM
>> To: Accountability CCWG
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I had the dubious pleasure of reading a post by one of our participants
>> which got me thinking a range of things[1].. some of them constructive
>> :-)
>>
>> One is something I wanted to test others' views on.
>>
>> Both in Kieran's piece and in the other feedback from various
>> conversations and comments, there's a clear current of both
>> staff/management accountability and ICANN entities/organisations
>> accountability as needing work.
>>
>> Now, I agree with that - I think the openness of this ICANN system is very
>> poor, due to many things - the ridiculous time demands it makes on people
>> to understand how it works (something none of our proposals materially
>> complicates), the density and extent of the information, the rushed pace
>> of many discussions, the ICANN way of doing multiple things at once, etc
>> etc.
>>
>> I also think the culture across the organisation is relatively inwardly
>> focused... and that the Board has a job to do in building a culture and
>> practice of accountability and community engagement in parts of the staff.
>>
>>
>> But those are the views of an insider/outsider: someone whose job links
>> him to this ICANN system, but who has only (!) attended six meetings of
>> ICANN. Others of you will have different perspectives.
>>
>> To the crux of my point: while I would really like us to tackle all the
>> above, we face an imperative to not hold up the transition. I think we
>> have been clear about that from the beginning, which was delayed from when
>> it should have happened due to some of the factors I note above.
>>
>> So: my interpretation has always been as follows:
>>
>> Making ICANN's operations more generally accountable, and the whole
>> organisation more outward looking and open, is very important - but our
>> job in WorkStream 1 has been to put in place the structural features of a
>> new accountability settlement that will give us the chance to achieve that
>> in WorkStream 2.
>>
>> To put it another way: we have to constrain ourselves to building the
>> levers in this WS1 process that will allow the broader changes to approach
>> that are needed and will be on the table in WS2, and then the first of the
>> new ATRT reviews.
>>
>> Do you share this understanding of why we have limited our focus?
>>
>> Interested in people's thoughts on this. Want to know if I am out on a
>> limb!
>>
>>
>> thanks
>> Jordan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> [1]:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/18/us_government_stages_another_iana_intervention/
>>
>> --
>> Jordan Carter
>>
>> Chief Executive
>> InternetNZ
>>
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>>
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