[gnso-review-dt] Additional input on 360 Assessment Questions

[Gomes, Chuck]

Here is one idea for improving the wording in the questions to deal with the concern that Ron expressed:  instead of saying “the governing or leadership body” or “the GNSO/structural component” say “applicable group”.  In the introductory instructions it would also probably be helpful to say something like this: “When the questions refer to ‘applicable group’, they are referring to one of the following groups: GNSO overall, GNSO Council, GNSO SG or Constituency,  or GNSO Working Group.”

Question 24 seems unclear to me:  “How well did the GNSO/structural component’s key products/outputs meet your expectations?”  First of all, I don’t think that ‘products’ is a very good term to use because GNSO groups don’t produce products in the traditional sense of the term.  Also, using the past tense seems to imply a specific occurrence in the past and I think we are looking for a continuum of experience.  Here is a suggestion for rewording: “How well have the outputs of the applicable group met your expectations?”  A similar change could be made in Question 25.

I am not sure that Question 26 is going to yield very helpful information: “In terms of quantity, has the GNSO/structural component completed a sufficient number of decisions and proposed policies?”  It may be that there is more than one question being asked here.  Here are some possible questions in place of the current one: “Is the applicable group able to make decisions in a timely manner?  Is the applicable group able to respond to requests for comments in a timely manner?  Is the GNSO Council able to act on WG policy recommendations in a timely manner?  Considering the demands of a bottom-up multistakeholder model, are working groups able to develop policy recommendations in a timely manner?  (Note that some of my suggested questions would not apply to all groups so, if they are used, they would need to be presented differently.)

I encourage everyone to freely critique my suggestions and/or add to them.

Chuck
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