[NCSG-PC] ICANN76 Board Questions/Topics

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Julf,

I have a feeling of deja-vu as it seems like rehashing the idea of
Multistakeholder model effectiveness that was launched in the Barcelona
meeting.
I have a concern about appropriating the term agile approach which comes
from the software engineering space and it is related to a different
context than ICANN.
It looks like agile is translated as bypassing processes or undermining in
practice the role of GNSO or weakening consensus-based approach for sake of
getting quick results. GNSO council is delegating a lot to small teams and
there are some concerns that can disengage councillors from participating
actively in all discussions and make amendments to small team deliverables
more challenging. The GNSO council is continuously having this topic of
policy process improvements and I don't really believe that is the role of
the ICANN board to be involved.

Best,

Rafik

Le ven. 17 févr. 2023 à 23:48, Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> a écrit :

> Dear NCSG,
>
> It is time to decide what we want to take up in our meeting with the
> Board in Cancun. The Board has asked the SO/AC:s one question:
>
> "The ICANN Board would like to explore how to combine the efficiencies
> of an agile approach to problem solving, like the Council’s small teams,
> with the need for accountability and transparency, to make progress on
> policy conversations. When would such an approach be most appropriate
> and how can we ensure that it does not circumvent required steps in a
> policy development process?"
>
> What are our thoughts?
>
> As to our questions to the board, here are our questions from the
> previous meeting (as a reminder):
>
> - What is the Board’s take on the phenomenon of ICANN recycling veterans
>   for leadership positions. Does the Board think it’s beneficial for the
>   community to have the usual suspects rotating between leadership roles
>   of different stakeholder groups?  How do we fix this if we agree this
>   is a problem? How does the Board imagine its role in assisting the
>   community to recruit more new blood?
>
> - Is there a possibility of rebalancing the NomCom?
>
> - What efforts are channeled to keep the people in the community from
>    volunteer fatigue?
>
>         Julf
>
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