Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Luis Villa]

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 11:43 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> Thanks Luis. I am trying to wrap my mind around the strategy process and
> how it interfaces with the many moving pieces in the Wikimedia universe.
>

As are we all. I know we've talked about putting some of the timeline
pieces together in a FAQ, but honestly not sure if that has happened yet.


> A comment that I've heard from staff is that strategies and priorities seem
> to shift frequently. This results in confusion and lack of clarity. Once
> there is a coherent strategy that emerges from this process, will it remain
> set for the next 12-24 months? (Even 12 months seems rather short. Perhaps
> we could be looking at longer-term horizons and higher aspirations, with
> clearly defined intermediate SMART goals.)
>

I've had those concerns myself :) There's a real tension between being
nimble and reactive (which we need to be) and having ability to do
longer-term planning. We've been talking about this as an 18-24 month
strategy; but inevitably that will be different for different parts of the
org - some parts of product may find it outdated almost as soon as we
publish it (based on the earliest experiments they run as a result of it),
while some parts of the community strategy could conceivably last 3-4 years
(given the inevitably longer time scales for social/cultural work).

Sorry that's not more firm/specific, but inevitably some flexibility is
required here.

Luis



> Thanks,
> Pine
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Luis Villa  wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Pine W  wrote:
> >
> > > 2. You wrote, "This is a major step to help us prioritize the work of
> the
> > > Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running for the next 12 to 24
> > months
> > > thereafter into a strategic plan." It seems that there will be some
> > overlap
> > > in the development of the 2016-2017 Annual Plan, and that the
> completion
> > > of
> > > the strategic plan process will come too late to significantly
> influence
> > > the AP until after the AP is already being executed. Can you share with
> > us
> > > which principles are being used to guide the development of the
> 2016-2017
> > > Annual Plan which this document [1] is scheduled to be published for
> > > community review on March 31, 2016?
> > >
> >
> > We mentioned this briefly in the FAQ
> > ,
> > but let me elaborate here:
> >
> > "We also need to finalize the Foundation’s strategy quickly, so that we
> can
> > meet our 2016 Annual Plan deadlines and align our team and department
> > strategies with the overall strategy."
> >
> >
> > In other words, we really are waiting on the results of the public
> > discussion before making our biggest annual plan choices. :) This is part
> > of why the process is somewhat rushed; if we planned to use *other*
> > principles,
> > we could have had a multi-month process, but we really do want to use the
> > outcome of this process to help guide the annual plan, so we do have to
> > make it a bit tighter than we might otherwise have liked.
> >
> > We're splitting things up into "core" and "strategic" to help make this
> > process fit together better: that will allow us to do initial planning on
> > issues we expect will not be affected by strategy (e.g., "keep servers
> on")
> > while waiting for the outcome of the public discussion.
> >
> > (For those who are curious for more details, I also addressed this
> somewhat
> > in my metrics meeting talk
> > 
> > last week, and the question
> > 
> at
> > the end of it.)
> >
> > Hope that helps answer that question-
> > Luis
> >
> > --
> > Luis Villa
> > Sr. Director of Community Engagement
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > *Working towards a world in which every single human being can freely
> share
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Pine W]

Thanks Luis. I am trying to wrap my mind around the strategy process and
how it interfaces with the many moving pieces in the Wikimedia universe.

A comment that I've heard from staff is that strategies and priorities seem
to shift frequently. This results in confusion and lack of clarity. Once
there is a coherent strategy that emerges from this process, will it remain
set for the next 12-24 months? (Even 12 months seems rather short. Perhaps
we could be looking at longer-term horizons and higher aspirations, with
clearly defined intermediate SMART goals.)

Thanks,
Pine

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Luis Villa  wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Pine W  wrote:
>
> > 2. You wrote, "This is a major step to help us prioritize the work of the
> > Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running for the next 12 to 24
> months
> > thereafter into a strategic plan." It seems that there will be some
> overlap
> > in the development of the 2016-2017 Annual Plan, and that the completion
> > of
> > the strategic plan process will come too late to significantly influence
> > the AP until after the AP is already being executed. Can you share with
> us
> > which principles are being used to guide the development of the 2016-2017
> > Annual Plan which this document [1] is scheduled to be published for
> > community review on March 31, 2016?
> >
>
> We mentioned this briefly in the FAQ
> ,
> but let me elaborate here:
>
> "We also need to finalize the Foundation’s strategy quickly, so that we can
> meet our 2016 Annual Plan deadlines and align our team and department
> strategies with the overall strategy."
>
>
> In other words, we really are waiting on the results of the public
> discussion before making our biggest annual plan choices. :) This is part
> of why the process is somewhat rushed; if we planned to use *other*
> principles,
> we could have had a multi-month process, but we really do want to use the
> outcome of this process to help guide the annual plan, so we do have to
> make it a bit tighter than we might otherwise have liked.
>
> We're splitting things up into "core" and "strategic" to help make this
> process fit together better: that will allow us to do initial planning on
> issues we expect will not be affected by strategy (e.g., "keep servers on")
> while waiting for the outcome of the public discussion.
>
> (For those who are curious for more details, I also addressed this somewhat
> in my metrics meeting talk
> 
> last week, and the question
>  at
> the end of it.)
>
> Hope that helps answer that question-
> Luis
>
> --
> Luis Villa
> Sr. Director of Community Engagement
> Wikimedia Foundation
> *Working towards a world in which every single human being can freely share
> in the sum of all knowledge.*
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Luis Villa]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> 2. You wrote, "This is a major step to help us prioritize the work of the
> Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running for the next 12 to 24 months
> thereafter into a strategic plan." It seems that there will be some overlap
> in the development of the 2016-2017 Annual Plan, and that the completion
> of
> the strategic plan process will come too late to significantly influence
> the AP until after the AP is already being executed. Can you share with us
> which principles are being used to guide the development of the 2016-2017
> Annual Plan which this document [1] is scheduled to be published for
> community review on March 31, 2016?
>

We mentioned this briefly in the FAQ
,
but let me elaborate here:

"We also need to finalize the Foundation’s strategy quickly, so that we can
meet our 2016 Annual Plan deadlines and align our team and department
strategies with the overall strategy."


In other words, we really are waiting on the results of the public
discussion before making our biggest annual plan choices. :) This is part
of why the process is somewhat rushed; if we planned to use *other* principles,
we could have had a multi-month process, but we really do want to use the
outcome of this process to help guide the annual plan, so we do have to
make it a bit tighter than we might otherwise have liked.

We're splitting things up into "core" and "strategic" to help make this
process fit together better: that will allow us to do initial planning on
issues we expect will not be affected by strategy (e.g., "keep servers on")
while waiting for the outcome of the public discussion.

(For those who are curious for more details, I also addressed this somewhat
in my metrics meeting talk

last week, and the question
 at
the end of it.)

Hope that helps answer that question-
Luis

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Quim Gil]

Hi,

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:23 AM, Pine W  wrote:

> 1. What is the URL for the 2016 consultation?
>

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/2016_Strategy is the
main URL (currently redirects to the consultation page).


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Pine W]

Hi Lila,

A few questions:

1. What is the URL for the 2016 consultation?

2. You wrote, "This is a major step to help us prioritize the work of the
Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running for the next 12 to 24 months
thereafter into a strategic plan." It seems that there will be some overlap
in the development of the 2016-2017 Annual Plan, and that the completion of
the strategic plan process will come too late to significantly influence
the AP until after the AP is already being executed. Can you share with us
which principles are being used to guide the development of the 2016-2017
Annual Plan which this document [1] is scheduled to be published for
community review on March 31, 2016?

3. Could you clarify, in the 2016-2017 AP plan timeline [1], what the
difference is between "core work" and "strategic work"?

4. What methodology is WMF using for developing the 3-year forward revenue
forecast, and is WMF incorporating into this forecast any new potential
varieties of revenue?

I will likely have further questions as we go through these processes.

Thanks!
Pine


[1]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ys1JLDhpT93BrduEuA4jE3_RYOYHqakiyvR8LASgPCk/edit

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
>
>
> We are excited to have you participate in an important Community Engagement
> regarding our strategic approaches. This is a major step to help us
> prioritize the work of the Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running
> for the next 12 to 24 months thereafter into a strategic plan.
>
> Throughout 2015 the Foundation has been exploring how to prioritize its
> work to best support the movement's goals, set forth, but not yet reached,
> in the 2010-15 strategic plan.
>
> The strategic approaches presented here are based on our vision, strategy
> consultations in 2010 
> and 2015
> ,
> research on external impacts, and input from staff and a few small
> community think groups on key challenges and potential solutions.
>
> Timeline: These are our target dates for this process.
>
>-
>
>January 11: Put up pages for translation (done)
>-
>
>January 18: Launch of community consultation on key questions
>-
>
>February 15: Close of consultation
>-
>
>By February 26: Release synthesis of consultation
>-
>
>By March 4: Publish first draft strategy for comment
>
>
> We appreciate your time and efforts to help guide the Foundation in its
> work to support the movement.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Lila
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Dariusz Jemielniak]

Many thanks, Lila - this is a good step in our joint conceptualizing, where
we want to go. I'm glad we've made it this year, in spite of a tight
schedule.

dj

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 8:37 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
>
>
> We are excited to have you participate in an important Community Engagement
> regarding our strategic approaches. This is a major step to help us
> prioritize the work of the Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running
> for the next 12 to 24 months thereafter into a strategic plan.
>
> Throughout 2015 the Foundation has been exploring how to prioritize its
> work to best support the movement's goals, set forth, but not yet reached,
> in the 2010-15 strategic plan.
>
> The strategic approaches presented here are based on our vision, strategy
> consultations in 2010 
> and 2015
> ,
> research on external impacts, and input from staff and a few small
> community think groups on key challenges and potential solutions.
>
> Timeline: These are our target dates for this process.
>
>-
>
>January 11: Put up pages for translation (done)
>-
>
>January 18: Launch of community consultation on key questions
>-
>
>February 15: Close of consultation
>-
>
>By February 26: Release synthesis of consultation
>-
>
>By March 4: Publish first draft strategy for comment
>
>
> We appreciate your time and efforts to help guide the Foundation in its
> work to support the movement.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Lila
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Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
http://n wrds.kozminski.edu.pl

członek Akademii Młodych Uczonych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
członek Komitetu Polityki Naukowej MNiSW

Wyszła pierwsza na świecie etnografia Wikipedii "Common Knowledge? An
Ethnography of Wikipedia" (2014, Stanford University Press) mojego
autorstwa http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=24010

Recenzje
Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
Pacific Standard:
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/killed-wikipedia-93777/
Motherboard: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/an-ethnography-of-wikipedia
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http://thewikipedian.net/2014/10/10/dariusz-jemielniak-common-knowledge
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[Wikimedia-l] Launch of Community Consultation on strategic approaches

[Lila Tretikov]

Dear Wikimedians,



We are excited to have you participate in an important Community Engagement
regarding our strategic approaches. This is a major step to help us
prioritize the work of the Foundation beginning in July 2016 and running
for the next 12 to 24 months thereafter into a strategic plan.

Throughout 2015 the Foundation has been exploring how to prioritize its
work to best support the movement's goals, set forth, but not yet reached,
in the 2010-15 strategic plan.

The strategic approaches presented here are based on our vision, strategy
consultations in 2010 
and 2015
,
research on external impacts, and input from staff and a few small
community think groups on key challenges and potential solutions.

Timeline: These are our target dates for this process.

   -

   January 11: Put up pages for translation (done)
   -

   January 18: Launch of community consultation on key questions
   -

   February 15: Close of consultation
   -

   By February 26: Release synthesis of consultation
   -

   By March 4: Publish first draft strategy for comment


We appreciate your time and efforts to help guide the Foundation in its
work to support the movement.

Warm regards,

Lila
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