<div dir="ltr">Hi Craige,<div><br></div><div>Great points. I think some of the document falls into "Strat plan / action targets" territory, while some is "mission and vision" stuff. I wonder if the scope should be tightened to "mission and vision" for the purposes of the approving at the AGM, with a "suggested actions" section to fall under the consideration of the new committee?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 January 2016 at 14:28, Craige McWhirter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:craige@mcwhirter.com.au" target="_blank">craige@mcwhirter.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 05/01/16 12:15, Kathy Reid wrote:<br>
> On 05/01/16 12:52, Craige McWhirter wrote:<br>
>> On 05/01/16 10:05, Kathy Reid wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> - We provide until Sunday 10th January for commentary on the document<br>
>>> (another five days)<br>
<br>
>> Why such a tight time frame?<br>
<br>
> Council nominations end on Sunday. Given that none of the Nominees have<br>
> (as yet) emailed this list articulating what direction specifically they<br>
> would like to take LA in, and what their positions are on key issues (as<br>
> opposed to providing their credentials for standing - none of which I<br>
> dispute at all), this document helps to draw out the key decision points<br>
> and key strategic questions Council 2016 faces.<br>
<br>
</span>I appear to have mis-interpreted the document as a call to collaborate<br>
on a strategic plan. Such a document will take months of community<br>
consultation to get right (in some commercial organisations they take<br>
years).<br>
<br>
The document is much needed and raises many good points but also reaches<br>
some conclusions where the case for the conclusion has not yet been<br>
articulated (in the document) or the conclusion clashes with other<br>
groups / issues.<br>
<br>
I think these are excellent issues to be raised, discussed and resolved.<br>
<br>
I think we need to articulate the "why" in some of these conclusions and<br>
move on them (see my nomination email). We also need to review some of<br>
the conclusions that don't quite line up and get them right too.<br>
<br>
If this document's intention is to be a collaborative strategic plan for<br>
Linux Australia, then a short deadline does not really fit with that<br>
intention (and over time Google Docs will become more of a hindrance<br>
than a help).<br>
<br>
Especially as much of the community are quite probably still on holidays :-)<br>
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Craige McWhirter<br>
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