{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Committee Room","title":"Ep 20 Changing the Rules","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1329,"description":"The committee knows the Constitution isn't working anymore. It describes an organisation they no longer are. Changing it feels too hard, too expensive, too complicated and too uncertain — so they work around it, work through it, ignore the bits that don't suit them, and keep going. Until one day they can't ignore it anymore. And by then, the problem they've been avoiding for years has become a constitutional crisis.\nThe good news is that the process doesn't have to be as hard as people think. And already knowing what needs to change is half the job.\nIn the second episode of the Documents Done Right series, Kate H and Kate M cover what happens when the Constitution needs to change — and the companion documents that mean it needs to change far less often than most committees think.\nIn this episode:\nThe difference between what the Act requires and what your organisation can choose — and why this changes everything\nThe dot point method for working out what you want to change before touching any legal language\nHow the amendment process actually works — notice period, approval threshold and registration\nWhy 75% is the default but not the only option — and why you get to choose\nThe four companion documents: Committee Charter, Code of Conduct, By-laws and Policies\nDocument architecture — why getting this right means the committee can update operational detail by resolution, not by general meeting\nFuture-proofing: how one sentence can cover video calls, phone-ins and whatever technology comes next\nFive husbands and what they have to do with change management — unlike husbands, constitutions can be improved without dividing up the furniture\nFree companion documents overview from the Committee Companion in the show notes.\nFull show notes and free download at thecommitteeroom.com.au","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3KhiTf_Rg9u2Mabpnojtt9QRRB8v_oHBmz7df_bAv4w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTAy/YTFiMTEyNTI0ZGE0/YzBlNDIyMTkwNjE3/ZGRjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}