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-====== NCI Consitution ======+====== NCI Constitution (proposed draft) ======
 NOTE: This is barely a stub document. It is more of a simple laying out of some basic ideas that I (Quite Oh) would like to seem implemented in the constitution. Consider that at the moment of this writing (2009-10-06), that this is a very superficial outline of what could eventually be included in a constitution. This document will not a description of the structure, but the voluntary agreement made to create and sustain the structure. NOTE: This is barely a stub document. It is more of a simple laying out of some basic ideas that I (Quite Oh) would like to seem implemented in the constitution. Consider that at the moment of this writing (2009-10-06), that this is a very superficial outline of what could eventually be included in a constitution. This document will not a description of the structure, but the voluntary agreement made to create and sustain the structure.
  
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    * Ability to have a persuasive and measurable effect on NCI's policies, rules, regulations and directions. While on the positive side of human nature, this is a good thing, human nature also has a darker side that would be utterly foolish to overlook in the contruction of a structure designed to be long lasting and remaining faithful to it's mission. See "The integrity of NCI as an organisation."    * Ability to have a persuasive and measurable effect on NCI's policies, rules, regulations and directions. While on the positive side of human nature, this is a good thing, human nature also has a darker side that would be utterly foolish to overlook in the contruction of a structure designed to be long lasting and remaining faithful to it's mission. See "The integrity of NCI as an organisation."
    * Ability to allow people to contribute positive value to the organisation    * Ability to allow people to contribute positive value to the organisation
-   * __I will do some reaseach on this to have a clear understanding of not the dictionary definition of the term, but of what values individual wish to fulfill when they use the word.__+   * **I am currently looking into this: Please see the forum thread entitled [[http://nci-sl.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=166|"What is democracy?"]]**
  
 **The integrity of NCI as an organisation.** **The integrity of NCI as an organisation.**
 The structure of NCI must integrate some basic self-preservations mechanisms. This means that it's very structure is created in such a way to be resistant to The structure of NCI must integrate some basic self-preservations mechanisms. This means that it's very structure is created in such a way to be resistant to
    * Ensuring that first and formost that all members at all levels measurably serve NCI's mission    * Ensuring that first and formost that all members at all levels measurably serve NCI's mission
 +   * Ensuring accountability of all members for their words and actions
    * Ensuring that the entirety combines correct discretion with transparency    * Ensuring that the entirety combines correct discretion with transparency
    * Ensuring that those entrusted with a given position are qualified and are performing their duties in accordance with the overall mission, policies while permitting NCI to be a light-weight and flexible organisation    * Ensuring that those entrusted with a given position are qualified and are performing their duties in accordance with the overall mission, policies while permitting NCI to be a light-weight and flexible organisation
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    * Collaborative. We want to promote a culture of joyfulness, easy sharing and enthusiastic collaboration.    * Collaborative. We want to promote a culture of joyfulness, easy sharing and enthusiastic collaboration.
  
-Tateru Nino based NCI's model on that of the Red Cross. I think this is an excellent example. I am currently looking at structural models to see which best fits a flexible, fluid volunteer organisations that have the above criteria. At the moment, I'm taking a close look at the model used by Alcoholics Anonymous. It has many similarites to how NCI operates, and could perhaps be adapted to suit our needs. Specifically, it's designed to be self-maintaing, cheap, flexible, membership driven, generally corruption resistant and self-propagating. It has as it's very basis the notion that some people might fly off the handle and is resistant to that. These ideas are described in what they call "the 12 traditions". This is, at the least and interesting start.+Tateru Nino based NCI's model on that of the Red Cross. I think this is an excellent example. I am currently looking at structural models to see which best fits a flexible, fluid volunteer organisations that have the above criteria. At the moment, I'm taking a close look at the model used by Alcoholics Anonymous. It has many similarites to how NCI operates, and could perhaps be adapted to suit our needs. Specifically, its designed to be self-maintaing, cheap, flexible, membership driven, generally corruption resistant and self-propagating. It has as its very basis the notion that some people might fly off the handle and is resistant to that. These ideas are described in what they call "the 12 traditions". This is, at the least an interesting start. It is in some ways related to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy|sociocratic]] model, which at the time I writing I'm strongly looking into as something potentially useful. 
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 +If I were to use a few simple words to describe what I'm looking for they would be: intelligent, effective, nimble, robust, adaptable, suited to NCI and SL's culture, corruption resistant, people oriented and life enhancing. Ideally, it would be nice if it were self-organizing as well.
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