[council] Crowdsourcing a bi-ennial performance review of the ICANN CEO

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

I have been informed that sometimes my first reaction can be harsh. This 
is a failing I have spent many years trying to reform, since once I hear 
the other sides of an issue, my perception frequently softens a wee bit 
and even .  Unfortunately sometimes I type more quickly than I 
self-repress and I am grateful for the intervention of friends who warm 
me when my harshness threshold goes too high.

This makes me think that perhaps you are right and this is a good pilot 
of the newly recommended modality.  It would be helpful to see how this 
mechanism could work on issues in a community such as ours.

I would be interested in possibly seconding a motion, if we can phrase 
it in the form of a request that the ICANN board initiate such an 
exercise.  Perhaps they could even request that Beth, or some from her 
branded institute for which we have seen multiple notices, lead us in 
the activity to show us how it is done.  Of course, the board would not 
be bound by the outcome, but if they initiated the process, they might 
at least consider it as seriously as they consider the panoply of other 
advisory panel recommendations.

I think the exercise may be rather important in that it is only the most 
active of voices that we hear on the subject of our leadership.  And 
whether we love Fadi or not as our leader, or even believe we need a 
leader of his caliber and vision, it is a topic where we need to hear 
the broader voice of the community before we know whether the community 
favors an extended mandate.

Thanks you for suggesting this, and apologies for my initial pooh-poohing.

avri


On 21-Feb-14 17:21, john at crediblecontext.com wrote:
> Avri,
> Note my earlier email.  It may be that no one will hear, but that does
> not mean we should not ask.
> Berard
>
>     --------- Original Message ---------
>     Subject: Re: [council] Crowdsourcing a bi-ennial performance review
>     of the ICANN CEO
>     From: "Avri Doria" <avri at acm.org>
>     Date: 2/21/14 3:31 am
>     To: "Council" <council at gnso.icann.org>
>
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Interesting idea, but what makes you think anyone on the Board would
>     care what the crowd had to say. They barely care about what the duly
>     constituted SOs, ACs or Review Teams have to say beyond what the
>     by-laws
>     force them to care about.
>
>     Now, if we can get National government ministers to crowd source the
>     review, maybe there is a chance they will pay attention.
>
>     avri
>
>     On 20-Feb-14 22:11, john at crediblecontext.com wrote:
>      > James,
>      > Yes, we should include all, but the ball has to start rolling
>      > somewhere. I figure we can do that.
>      > Berard
>      >
>      > --------- Original Message ---------
>      > Subject: Re: [council] Crowdsourcing a bi-ennial performance review
>      > of the ICANN CEO
>      > From: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel at godaddy.com>
>      > Date: 2/20/14 1:01 pm
>      > To: "Mike O'Connor" <mike at haven2.com>, "John Berard"
>      > <john at crediblecontext.com>
>      > Cc: "Council" <council at gnso.icann.org>
>      >
>      > Also think this is worth of discussion, but should include other
>      > SO/ACs in an effort to provide a “360” review.
>      > J.
>      > From: Mike O'Connor <mike at haven2.com ><mailto:mike at haven2.com>>
>      > Date: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 13:35
>      > To: John Berard <john at crediblecontext.com
>      > <mailto:john at crediblecontext.com>>
>      > Cc: GNSO Council List <council at gnso.icann.org
>      > <mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>>
>      > Subject: Re: [council] Crowdsourcing a bi-ennial performance review
>      > of the ICANN CEO
>      > hi John,
>      > i sense a certain irony in your reference to crowdsourcing, but i
>      > went ahead and circulated your proposal amongst the ISPCP — initial
>      > reactions are positive. i personally think it’s a great idea.
>      > mikey
>      >
>      > On Feb 20, 2014, at 10:28 AM, john at crediblecontext.com
>      > <mailto:john at crediblecontext.com> wrote:
>      >
>      > All,
>      > I think the next meeting of the ICANN, scheduled for London,
>      > marks two years of Fadi Chehade's term as the organization's
>      > President and CEO. In light of the interest driven by the
>      > Strategy Panels in what is called crowd sourcing, I wonder if we
>      > should consider instigating a performance review of the
>      > executive using that method.
>      > We can announce the initiative in Singapore and prepare a report
>      > for the London meeting. The standing for the Council is the
>      > growing executive influence over policy, looking no further than
>      > the rise of appointed strategy panels in lieu of community-based
>      > working groups.
>      > What is your view?
>      > Cheers,
>      > Berard
>      >
>      >
>      >
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