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elifarley

Friends,

I suggest that we create a publicly-readable forum category for radical transparency (or maybe we use this one - OSE Core Team)

See the Wikipedia article on what Radical Transparency means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_transparency

By implementing a radical transparency approach in OSE, we could prevent future misunderstandings and other problems that arise when a group of people take decisions and others don't know how on earth those decisions were reached.

There can be times in which it is not practical to post things publicly (it takes less time to simply act than to document why you are taking an action and then act), but let's try to see how it goes.

There can also be times in which a third-party requires from OSE some level of confidentiality. Let's try to keep this to a minimum, using confidentiality as a last resort.

Wikipedia excerpt:

Radical transparency is a management approach in which (ideally) all decision making is carried out publicly. The term was used by Daniel Goleman in his book Ecological Intelligence. In the book, Goleman discusses the potential for "new technologies that reveal with "radical transparency" the eco-impact of products we buy, with the potential to drive consumers to make smarter decisions and companies to reform their business practices."Draft documents, arguments for and against a proposal, the decisions about the decision making process itself, and final decisions are all publicly accessible and remain publicly archived.Exceptions to full transparency typically include data related to personal privacy, security, and passwords or keys necessary for access required to carry out publicly negotiated decisions. Technical actions perceived to be controversial or political are considered to lack legitimacy until a clear, radically transparent decision has been made concerning them.

DavidIAm

I wholeheartedly agree. This is a valuable approach to take.

TriSimon

Hi folks,

I am new to OSE.
You can read about me here: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Simon_Walter-Hansen
I am logging my activity here: opensourceecology.org/wiki/Simon_Walter-Hansen/Log
I am agreeable to Radical Transparency.
I have been directed to this post for the purpose of understanding the use of Radical Transparency within OSE.
I do not see a category for Radical Transparency in the forum, has this been created?
I only see two posts tagged "transparency".
Where is it appropriate to post and view who is working on what?

Thanks!

-Simon

Mike_Apostol

Hey Simon, welcome to OSE! You show an impressive list of past achievements, I hope we can put all that knowledge to good work :D

Howdy, Stranger!

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