Governance & Structure Working Group

Workgroup Objectives

Objectives for governance

1. Articulate the overarching principles of governance, and in particular, those that could guide decision making across the mandala.
2. Develop recommendations (suggests choices) that articulate potential configurations and roles of central governing bodies for our mandala.
3. Develop a set of recommendations to clarify, guide and bound the particular governance and decision-making relationships between and among the central governing bodies and other principal entities of the mandala. In particular, make recommendations that address current conflicts in authority and decision making.  

Objectives for structure

1. Develop a realistic model that identifies and prioritizes the critical tasks and services in the mandala, and identifies where responsibility and authority for managing these could most effectively reside.
2. Develop a set of recommendations for structuring the mandala to create a robust form for accomplishing our mission.
3. Coordinate these recommendations with the budget and funding model being developed in the New Economic Model work group.