Region 7 - Basic Principles

Welcome to Region 7 - the Forest Service employee intranet

Here are some principles to consider:

1) Region 7 is neither a bottom up nor a top down effort.  Everyone participates equally, but the results will differ.  Better leaders will have more followers.  Better authors will have more readers. Better producers will reach a bigger audience.

2) Norms and etiquette are enforced  by the online community.  
Disrepectful or destructive people will be asked to leave.

3) Costs are low (i.e. open source tools and volunteer labor) but accountability
is high (i.e. participants are expected to make positive contributions to the Forest Service mission and community.)

4) Experimentation, innovation and creative play are encouraged.  Humor is appreciated.

5) The best ideas have not yet been conceived.