[CPWG] Ready, Fire, Aim

[Jonathan Zuck]

I think it's WAY too late to pull THAT off, Ed, but I can check.

Jonathan Zuck
Director, Future of Work Project
Innovators Network Foundation
www.InnovatorsNetwork.org

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From: Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 7:38:53 AM
To: Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org>
Cc: Jonathan Zuck <JZuck at innovatorsnetwork.org>; CPWG <cpwg at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [CPWG] Ready, Fire, Aim

I fully support providing Evan with the necessary resources to attend the conference in person in Hamburg. His attendance would be extremely valuable, given his expertise and knowledge. Investing in his participation will likely yield significant benefits for our organization that outweigh the costs.

-ed

On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 10:50 PM Evan Leibovitch via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org<mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
In a previous life I believed that any time spent on crafting a corporate mission statement was truly time wasted. Since then I have realized that this disdain came from my observation that most mission statements are bland, generic business-speak using words like "excellence" and "leadership" and especially "synergy" (a trait well expressed in a lovely Weird Al song<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyV_UG60dD4>).

I have come to realize that an succinct, expressive, jargon-free statement of purpose can be of substantial value and is worth the effort. It can provide necessary focus, constantly reminding us why exactly we're here, minimizing mission creep and setting priorities on which to spend our limited resources. Mission drives strategy (getting more specific) and strategy drives tactics (down to the detail level). The reason I started this thread comes from the frustration of seeing ALAC engage in activities that don't seem to be part of a coherent strategy and thus questionable linkage to any overarching At-Large goal. Like Jonathan said, we can occasionally have differences about whether any particular ICANN issue serves our mission but without clear frames of reference such debates are inefficient at best and futile at worst.

In this light, I welcome the opportunity to engage in a good-faith attempt to develop something akin to an At-Large Strategic Plan, to ensure that we pick our battles wisely and then fight them as best as our collective talent is able. I would be delighted to participate in the Frankfurt discussion Jonathan describes and perhaps even help to lead any followup effort if you'll have me. Successful execution of this effort directly addresses the concerns I expressed in opening this thread. Plus, it would be a chance for people who don't know me here to finally see my constructive side ;-).

- Evan
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