Session Proposal: Is our approach to consensus working

[MylesBorins]

Proposal

We use various forms of building consensus in our projects. What is your consensus model? What are the challenges to these models? How could we improve them?

Topic of the session

Cross Project discussion

Type of the session

• Collaborate
• Workshop
• Talk

Timezone of facilitator

• ET / PT

Estimated duration of the session

1 hour

Follow-up / Set-up sessions (if any)

TBD

Level

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Pre-requisite knowledge

Consensus Seeking Models
Open Source Governance

Describe the session

Discuss current consensus seeking models and explore alternatives (such as rough consensus). Possible focus could be on ways our current process enforces unsustainable work structures.

Session facilitator(s), Github handle(s) and timezone(s)

@MylesBorins - ET
@maggiepint - PT

Additional context (optional)

This has been inspired by a variety of conversations I've had. Some related to burn out of existing contributors, and others related to ways we drive away potential collaborators. It might also be worth exploring if there is a correlation between our consensus models and lack of diversity in our project spaces.

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Track

• New Contributor Orientation Track (see New Contributor Orientation Track #251)
• Regular Track
• Cross-Project Track

Triage

• Track chosen
• Scheduled

[MylesBorins]

Discussion topics:

• Review value + mission of OpenJS Foundation
  • "To create a center of gravity for open source projects throughout the end-to-end JavaScript ecosystem guiding them toward open governance and diverse collaborator bases."
• Do our decision making processes align with our values?
  • How are decisions made?
  • How do you manage disagreements or lack of consensus?
  • What are negative patterns of engagement caused by your decision making process
• What kinds of structural changes can we make to better align with the foundation's mission?

[jorydotcom]

Notes from the room

Session was not recorded.