From juliaashleykreger at gmail.com Wed Jul 13 23:09:14 2022 From: juliaashleykreger at gmail.com (Julia Kreger) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:09:14 -0700 Subject: [OpenInfra Foundation] [Board] Following up regarding calls to draw conclusions - Was: Informal calls to draw conclusions from June meeting strategic discussions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greetings everyone, I would like to first thank everyone who joined the discussions on this subject. As often happens, the first call was heavily attended. The second call was a much smaller group, and in that call we quickly focused on the very same topics which the first group's discussion centered upon. In my mind, this underscored how important this core topic and the intertwined dependencies are for everyone. Overall, it seemed like simplicity was the key item which resonated. Simplicity makes a lot of sense because infrastructure is complex. The way an individual in an operations role using software perceives value is driven by an understanding of how much easier it makes their own life. The important thing we should all keep in mind is that perceptions evolve based upon user experiences and exposure to new information or emergent needs. But for something to be simple, we first need to understand how it is perceived. We need to share our experiences and feedback. We need to actively listen to and prioritize that feedback. Utilizing the feedback we gain to build new perceptions and help guide the next steps of our work. Not just on the board, but this should be something every operator, code contributor, and end user should engage in. Without this engagement and discussion, it is impossible for us to understand how the other side of the three forces is perceiving things and thinking. What one group may think is easy, may be frustratingly complex to the other group. Not just our software must be simple, but the process to contribute must also be simple. I think here is an opportunity for us all and we should be asking ourselves "Is this simple for [users|operators|contributors]?" with every step we take. Granted, driving feedback is difficult. We've learned from experience that there is no one single way to build communication channels. Specific preferences often govern use of tools for an individual. We all have different styles of communication as well. Our individual jobs have different focuses for us all, and that translates into how we are able to work. We also have different expectations on what and how we expect to communicate, and the process we wish to follow. Sometimes that process may be reasonable for one individual or group, but entirely unreasonable for another. We need to be mindful and reasonable. Build channels, and be willing to change or evolve as necessary. We need to identify, understand, and take on the challenges before us in order to evolve. To do this, we need to give ourselves permission to change and evolve. But in order to do that, we need to understand where we want to go. This means having vision, and using that as a guiding light. But vision should exist at every level. My personal perception is it is not uniformly practiced in our communities, but perhaps it should be. I believe this is also an opportunity, but one where it would be a positive culture change to encourage it within projects. In reflection, most of this is about changing and evolving the culture. Encouraging better communication, mindfulness, and vision. Placing simplicity as a core value, and giving ourselves permission to change and evolve. For the board, I believe these discussions help us frame our perceptions and future discussions. I think our next step is a vision to guide us. Perhaps then a resolution to set an expectation? Some of what we're talking about is actively and mindfully evolving culture. This too may be one of those things there is no one solution. We have many projects, and cultures. That does not mean we cannot encourage the principals as we work to attempt to bridge feedback loops. Building feedback loops is definitely a challenge, one which all of us need to ponder. Simplicity is also situational, but perhaps just agreeing as a core principle, might be enough to begin a shift in mindset. Of course, perhaps more discussion on this topic is required. If so, let me know, and we can schedule additional discussions. On the topic of feedback loops, I emailed Allison Price about one specific feedback loop idea which came up yesterday. The idea is to make it easier to engage by allowing a user survey submitter to indicate if they are willing to be contacted by the project team(s). The hopeful result is that User Survey comments are easier to follow-up upon and ultimately understand, hopefully turning into understanding, action, and ultimately an established communication channel. Allison has indicated she will get this change into the form in advance of the public push for this year's user survey which will be closing on August 31st of this year. At the end of the day, I think there is no one direction the board can set. There are clearly many, and it all starts with dialog and shared understanding of where we wish to go. One final note, regarding visioning. I would like to thank the foundation and some community leaders by helping facilitate training on this subject some years ago. The board did participate in some similar discussions and engagement back in the Boston summit time frame. If you would like to understand how I'm using the word vision and the process in which I have in mind, you may wish to visit ZingTrain's article "The power of visioning"[0]. -Julia [0]: https://www.zingtrain.com/article/the-power-of-visioning/ On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 7:03 AM Julia Kreger wrote: > > Greetings everyone, > > The Foundation's Board of Directors will be holding two informal calls > to draw some conclusions from the strategic discussions the Board of > Directors had after the June Board meeting. > > These calls will be at 1400 UTC on July 5th, and July 12th. > > We will be using Zoom to facilitate the call, and etherpad for notes. > > Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81728152837?pwd=JincD5Ta7CAkHFEa6n0fAFAbjVSYS0.1 > Etherpad: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/board-unofficial-2022-june-meeting-conclusions > > If you need to dial in to zoom using a telephone: > Meeting ID: 817 2815 2837 > Passcode: 902813 > Telephone numbers: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/krKen32nh > > If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. > > -Julia From ildiko at openinfra.dev Thu Jul 21 18:23:20 2022 From: ildiko at openinfra.dev (Ildiko Vancsa) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:23:20 +0200 Subject: [OpenInfra Foundation] New OpenInfra Working Group Message-ID: <263EB0C9-8482-4AF6-B74A-556682BA94F1@openinfra.dev> Hi, I?m reaching out to draw your attention to the recently created Computing Force Network (CFN) Working Group, which is a new OpenInfra Working Group. The group is aiming to formulate solutions for common challenges with using related technologies, promoting technical implementations, and gradually building the next generation of open infrastructure. You can find more information about the CFN effort on the https://openinfra.dev/projects/ page. The group is currently forming and setting up their structure and meeting schedule. If you are interested in their mission and activities and would like to participate, you can reach the group on their mailing list: https://lists.opendev.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computing-force-network Thanks and Best Regards, Ildik? ??? Ildik? V?ncsa Senior Manager, Community & Ecosystem Open Infrastructure Foundation From juliaashleykreger at gmail.com Mon Jul 25 15:07:59 2022 From: juliaashleykreger at gmail.com (Julia Kreger) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:07:59 -0700 Subject: [OpenInfra Foundation] OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors Meeting - August 2nd 0500 AM UTC Message-ID: Greetings Foundation members, Our next OpenInfra Board of Directors meeting is next week on Tuesday, August 2nd at 0500 AM UTC. This meeting is being held at 0500 AM UTC / 10 PM on August 1st in US Pacific. The meeting is largely anticipated to be a status update from the Foundation Staff with some discussion anticipated. At this time, the only anticipated item requiring a vote is the June 6th meeting minutes. Dial-in/Video Conferencing details can be found on the agenda. Agenda: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2022-08-02 Thanks, Julia From amy at demarco.com Sun Jul 31 23:13:11 2022 From: amy at demarco.com (Amy Marrich) Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 18:13:11 -0500 Subject: [OpenInfra Foundation] [Diversity] Diversity and Inclusion WG meeting reminder Message-ID: The D&I WG will be meeting tomorrow at 15:00 UTC. ? The meeting will be held on video at https://meetpad.opendev.org/osf-diversity-and-inclusion and the agenda can be found at https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/diversity-wg-agenda. Thanks, Amy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: