From the desk of Ministry Surplus Shop
- Tell no more lies. We deserve to be told the truth, and so does the public. Otherwise there is no hope of building the trusting relationship necessary for any success.
- Keep no secrets. Building up expectations with false promises of ‘surprises’ is divisive and again, undermines trust.
- Relinquish control. Only by allowing truly devolved local autonomy will there be a genuine willingness to make the required sacrifices for global change to happen.
- No more grids, tables and spreadsheets. An obsessive desire to box things in is the sign of an ill mind. Let there be narrative and multi-directional discourse.
- Open source means the source code is made freely available. Where is the source? Where is the application?
- Dump the control freak. Nothing but an opportunist who won’t stop manipulating behind the scenes until the entire organisation consists of just one person.
- Have a nice weekend, there are always plenty more Mondays.
Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
