Patrick Lencioni in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team highlights these points:

In reviewing each of the areas above, fear of conflict is the one place where most educators are…we’re striving for artificial harmony, having to toe the line because standing up in opposition gets you…well…fired. I’ve read time and again that the fundamental freedom of speaking up is abridged–that’s taken away in exchange for a paycheck–when you work for someone. In truth, professional and civil opposition is a must. As I review the 5 dysfunctions, I ask myself how my time at the campus level measured up?

While embracing uStream.Tv, as shared below, is something that should be done, what is our role and responsibility in doing this at meetings where we do not have clear permission to broadcast? In fact, instead of “citizen journalists” the term “ninja journalist” might be more appropriate. Would ninja journalism get us in trouble, right into conflicts, undermining trust with others, especially as one takes advantages of disruptive technologies that put meetings out there?

Everything else should be wide open to others in the community. I’m talking about literally taking a web cam and broadcasting weekly editorial meetings in real time streaming video. The most effective way to accomplish this task is by using the service offered for free by Ustream.tv…Streaming the budget meetings will give the community a tangible location in which to meet the reporters and hear what is being done, what isn’t being done and why. ..Ustreaming makes the community a part of the newsroom.
Source: NewAssignment.net

What if we broadcast those after-school faculty meetings? Are they top-secret? What if we ustreamed the faculty lounge? What if a teacher narrowcast those meetings to the Community? Would they be committing a public good or violating a sacred trust?

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