The document outlines open source community principles for organizational change. It advocates decentralizing control while centralizing information. The principles provide opportunities for participation and transparency. They encourage structured deliberation and dispute resolution. The principles also provide access to raw materials, allow redistribution, and permit forking. Upper management should tune the parameters of communication to support these open source community principles.

1. Open Source Community Principles
for Organizational Change
J.J. Toothman
Web Strategist
NASA Ames Research Center 1

2. jj.toothman@nasa.gov
http://nasawebdude.com | http://gov20.tumblr.com
Twitter: @jjtoothman
Dell Federal Government Services
NASA Ames Research Center (2001-2007; 2010 – present)
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4. It’s all about the communityhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsgalpert/4558309000/ 4

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Innovative and of high qualityhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mojodenbowsphotostudio/2408750389/

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How?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2542450115/in/photostream/

11. Decentralize control

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Centralize Informationhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/epitti/2370873167/

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Provides opportunities for participation

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Works transparentlyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/1803505574/

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Encourage structured deliberation
and dispute resolution

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Provides access to raw materials
http://www.flickr.com/photos/surfstyle/322293837/

17. Allows for redistribution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crimsong19/4969463895/

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Permits forking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4648505447/

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“see it, make your own version,
and then get to work” – Anil Dash on Forking
http://dashes.com/anil/2010/09/forking-is-a-feature.html

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Decentralize control
Centralize information
Provide opportunities for
participation
Works transparently
Encourage structured deliberation
and decision making
Provide access to raw materials
Allow for redistribution
Permit forking

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The role of upper management (and
community managers) is to tune the
parameters of communication.http://www.flickr.com/photos/faceme/767676104/in/photostream/

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26. J.J. Toothman | jj.toothman@nasa.gov | http://nasawebdude.com | @jjtoothman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/4759535950/sizes/l/
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