Yup, 100%. I'll be honest, I expected standards bodies to be extremely elitist and effectively have an implicit caste system where the opinions of people who have been attending for 10+ years would be the most valid and would override anyone else's opinions.
I've never been more happy to be so entirely wrong. Everyone on the committee was very engaged with the suite of new participants (there were at least 6 of us who were first-timers) and I get any sense of elitism at all. They actually valued the fresh perspectives because they understood the burden of knowledge and appreciate the fresh context from practitioners.
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Yup, 100%. I'll be honest, I expected standards bodies to be extremely elitist and effectively have an implicit caste system where the opinions of people who have been attending for 10+ years would be the most valid and would override anyone else's opinions.
I've never been more happy to be so entirely wrong. Everyone on the committee was very engaged with the suite of new participants (there were at least 6 of us who were first-timers) and I get any sense of elitism at all. They actually valued the fresh perspectives because they understood the burden of knowledge and appreciate the fresh context from practitioners.