The society for technical communication (STC) sees that "The STC recognizes the need to change, to meet the needs of our members in the 21st century." They run nearly two dozen of communities but I was more interested in the role and vision of their transformation team.
The transformation team is actually in charge of the moving the STC itself into a new organization, so becomes apparent from their blog.
"If we agree that change is a guaranteed, albeit sometimes unwelcome, component of our profession, then it follows that the associations, organizations, activities, and avocations that we turn to for support, assistance, relationships, and education—among other things—must also change so they can continue to meet our needs and the needs of the technical communicators who are currently in training. "
Interestingly enough, one of the board members that is responsible for the STC transformation, is keeping a blog about the essence, process and endeavours: "I hope you’ll indulge this blog entry, which will take you behind the scenes for a look at the STC transformation initiative: the STC Board of Directors, the mechanics of blogging, and the authors behind the words you’re reading right now.".
And it's open to all (members?) because the blog is an open channel to the transformation team: "When you post comments, they’re read by other STC members, the STC Board, and followed closely by Transformation Team members. Yes, we do discuss the comments, and our subsequent posts try to respond to groups of comments."
"Through this blog, we want to engage with our members, to let you know about our discussions and to gather your ideas, as well."
Chapeau for their efforts - if you are interested in how they plan to do they organizational transformation process, check their article on "The transformation process explained", in which they contribute a role to communities, too.
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