"Dave" == Dave CROCKER <dhc(_at_)dcrocker(_dot_)net> writes:
>> I find the jabber feed to be relatively useless at meetings for
>> this purpose as the chairs do not always notice questions.
Dave> This goes back to the question of methodology for chairing group
activities,
Dave> whether f2f or on a mailing list.
Dave> In special cases, a group does not need to be (actively) managed
(e.g., by a
Dave> chair) but normally it does. The rest of the time, active management
is
Dave> essential, which then leads to the question of methodology.
Dave> A small, well-behaved, knowledgeable group, working on a reasonably
Dave> well-understood topic, typically needs minimal management. The IETF
does
Dave> sometimes have such a group, but not often.
Dave> Large, well-behaved groups that are motivated to make progress
typically need
Dave> only basic, textbook process management methods.
Dave> Less well-behaved groups needs stricter management. Predictably this
is
Dave> where we tend to see large differences among chair skillsets. (The
challenge
Dave> is both being willing to be strict, and the particular methods used
for
Dave> strictness.)
Dave> What is being layed on top of this range, here, is the multi-media
challenge
Dave> of remote/local participation. As noted, that's a matter of
attention to the
Dave> fact of this challenge and adjusting.
Dave> Simplistically, my own observation is that when chairs put energy into
Dave> worrying about including remote participants -- unless the room is
Dave> cantankerous -- things go rather better for the remote folk. When
the chairs
Dave> do no pay ongoing attention to the inclusion of remote folk, then the
remote
Dave> folk lose.
My belief is that a properly done (researched and taught, with some
technology to help reinforce the social contract) remote participation
process will in fact *help* weaker chairs deal with less well-behaved
groups.
I'm claiming that not only do remote folks benefit, but local folks
benefit too!
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