Trusting that whatever is shared is useful in some way. --Tree
Avoiding over-sharing. --Tree
Transparency is something that is greatly served by making a visible public commitment to it, and then actually sticking to that commitment in action. -- Tom
If you are going to use experts, make sure you reveal how they were chosen and any biases or conflicts of interest they (or their selectors) may have. This is ultimately true of all sources of information. -- Tom
A big part of transparency is accepting/welcoming feedback about how you are doing, including welcoming people who publicly Name your failures to be transparent (a form of Guerilla Facilitation). -- Tom
It is always legitimate to Go Meta to inquire about whether things are as transparent as they seem, or point out some non-transparent aspect of what's going on. -- Tom
A group can consciously choose to support transparent leadership or even a level of transparency among all its members (e.g., Radical Honesty). Or people, interactions, or leadership can be more private and closed. -- Tom
If you are being Transparent, you need to welcome virtually any inquiry about yourself or your process. -- Tom
In the Opening and Welcome it is important to be transparent about where this gathering came from, who is sponsoring and organizing it, and any potentially controversial interests or entities involved. Also true of Invitation. -- Tom
Seems like a useful quality to have while attempting to be transparent. --Tree
"What's the story?" If you don't have Transparency, people will make up stories to fill the void, which will usually be problematic, often divisive. -- Tom
Transparency builds relationship. --Tree
Transparency requires Trust in the Wisdom of the Group. If the group knows what's going on, it will make intelligent, fair choices about what to do next. Furthermore, a group that knows what's going on usually becomes more worthy of trust. -- Tom
Transparent leaders or functionaries make it easier for others in the group to see things through the eyes and efforts of those leaders and functions. -- Tom
In a way, having the whole system in the room together is a form of transparency. It also makes transparency especially valuable. --Tree
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