Santa Clara University

To me, and this is my personal view not that of the Task Force, it means working in the public to the degree possible. It also means proactively sharing as work moves along.

This task force does that here; through this blog. We also have the benefit of the University sharing in our interest -- see this great FYI article about SCU 2.0.

How do other organizations do their work in public?

• Zappos opens their town hall meetings to anyone with an Internet connection. They will also share send you a free copy of their annual culture book and offer you a free tour of their facilities where you can freely talk to employees.
• Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has a CEO blog and publicly posts data about clinical results and medical errors
• Santa Clara University has conversations with students on Facebook

What do you think are would be the pluses and minuses of doing more of our work in public?

I would love to hear from faculty, staff, students, and administration about how their work could benefit or be hindered by being more transparent. Let’s take off the table for the moment issues that are generally thought to be extreme (grades, personal finance, personnel issues).

Think about your day to day work. Might an error have been caught if others were looking at a work product earlier? Might calendaring issues been seen sooner and resolved more easily? Could costs be kept down if we crowdsourced ideas?