If only you made this an actual verbal speech! That's how inspiring I find this statement :).
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Vishnu <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 Lila. Best wishes. > > Vishnu > > > On Tuesday 03 June 2014 10:52 AM, Lila Tretikov wrote: > >> A month ago, I met some of you for the first time at the WMF’s monthly >> metrics meeting. Officially, today is my first day as Executive Director >> of >> the Foundation. In practice, it’s a day like many others: Today and in the >> future, we’ll keep working together towards our mission. >> >> When I first started learning about Wikimedia, I thought to myself: this >> will be different. Now, seeing the world from within the information Big >> Bang <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang>, I know: it is. >> >> Every second the universe of information is expanding around us, and >> Wikimedia is a major force that turns this information into knowledge. It >> is beholden to no one, yet accountable to each and every human being. We, >> the people who create knowledge and bring it to every corner of the world, >> are the ones that help it expand. We, the people who read and learn, are >> the ones that hold the power to make this world a better place. >> >> I often speak about human experience. Most have understood this as talking >> about user experience: the way we access the information or contribute >> knowledge. You are — partially — right. But what I mean is bigger than >> that. >> >> What I am after is our connection to the world and each other through >> knowledge. What I’d like us to do is to think big. Think beyond ourselves. >> Think about humanity as a whole. Because you can. Because Wikimedia is the >> place to transcend the now and to build the future. >> >> This means that what’s ahead is bigger than any one of us. Yet, together, >> we can make it happen. It means thinking beyond ourselves. It means >> thinking as a student in Cambodia learning about Khmer poetry >> <https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%80%E1%9F%92%E1%9E% >> 9A%E1%9E%98%E1%9E%84%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%99>, >> or a doctor in France writing about infectious diseases >> <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladies_infectieuses>. This means >> empathy, >> altruism and compassion. It means making things accessible, friendly and >> easy for everyone. >> >> This is what makes Wikimedia big. >> >> This is what makes each of us bigger than we could ever be. >> >> This is the what. Our job, as the community and the Foundation, is to >> build >> the how. Where is the will, there is a way. We are here to walk it. >> >> Let’s think big. >> >> >> *Lila Tretikov <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LilaTretikov> >> Executive >> Director* >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
