Hi all, we have just published the Chapters Dialogue movie. 1 year condensed into 30 minutes.
https://vimeo.com/102508380 Upload to Commons and subtitles will follow soon. Enjoy! Nicole On 1 August 2014 21:28, Nicole Ebber <nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Dear Wikimedia friends, > > I am happy to announce that we have finally released the documentation > of the Chapters Dialogue project. > > You might probably remember: The Chapters Dialogue was the project > that was initiated by Wikimedia Deutschland in spring 2013, my former > colleague Kira Krämer interviewed representatives from Wikimedia > Chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation as well as Funds Dissemination and > Affiliations Committee. Kira and I presented the insights at several > occasions already, and now the written report is at your disposal. > > Please find all the information on the Meta page: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue > > For those of you who are already on their way into the weekend, to > London, or reading via mobile, I’m copying the Executive Summary of > the findings at the end of this email. > > Luckily, Wikimania is coming and I will be available to answer your > questions and reflect on ideas or concerns with anyone interested. > I’ll be in London from Tuesday till Monday, and will host a session on > the Chapters Dialogue insights on Saturday from 12:15 to 13:00 in room > Auditorium 1[1]. Attendees of this session will witness the premier of > the Chapters Dialogue movie, which will be released to the public > shortly after. If you cannot attend the session and don’t find me > hanging around at the Wikimedia Deutschland booth in the Community > Village, you can reach me via my user page[2] or via email. > > I would like to take this opportunity to again express my sincere > gratitude to everyone who participated, be it as one of the 94 > interviewees or one of our mentors, critical friend or supporter in > any other way. It’s been a blast! > > A very special and very warm thank you goes out to Kira. Together, we > rocked this last year and went through most exciting times. Kira is no > longer working for WMDE, but I promised to forward her every comment > and email that we receive from you. > > Best regards, > Nicole > > > [1] > https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_State_of_Wikimedia_-_A_movement_Dialogue > [2] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nicole_Ebber_%28WMDE%29 > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland – Chapters Dialogue > Nicole Ebber (Project Lead), Kira Krämer (Project Manager) > > Executive Summary > Wikimedia is a global movement: the Wikimedia Foundation, the > Wikimedia Chapters and the international communities work and fight > for Free Knowledge. In spring 2013, Wikimedia Deutschland initiated a > structured assessment of the movement organisations’ needs, goals and > stories: the Chapters Dialogue. Nicole Ebber led the project and hired > Kira Krämer, who adapted the Design Thinking methodology to the > process. > > In the course of the project (August 2013-February 2014), 94 movement > representatives (volunteers and staff) from Chapters, the Wikimedia > Foundation as well as the Funds Dissemination Committee and the > Affiliations Committee were interviewed. > > The interviewees spoke about their understanding of roles and > relationships within the movement, of responsibilities that come with > being a Chapter or being the WMF. They described their goals and > stories, what support they need and who they think is in a position to > offer this support. > > The synthesis of all the interviews resulted in an overall picture of > the movement and a distillate of the most pressing issues. The > findings and insights cover these main areas, which have had a great > influence on the movement as it is today. > > Lack of empathy and the persistence of old narratives: All the > conflicts described in this report are based on causes that are deep > rooted and manifested in people’s perceptions about each other that > still persist today. Each party in the movement has its own needs and > tries to solve issues in its own interests, while lacking empathy for > other views, opinions, contexts and behaviour. > > Measuring success when exploring new territory: The movement lacks a > definition of what impact actually means to it, as all Wikimedia > activities can be described as exploring entirely new territory. > Chapters struggle with proving that they and their activities are > worth invested in while WMF has difficulty providing a clear movement > strategy. > > Organisational structures: Organisational structures have grown > organically without any official recommendation for or analysis of the > best organisational form to achieve impact. The lack of a shared > understanding about the Chapters’ role and contribution to the > movement causes severe insecurities and is fuelling conflicts and > misperceptions. > > Money-driven decisions: Creating a consensus about money, its > collection and responsible dissemination (donors’ trust!) is scarcely > possible. The Haifa trauma persistently blights the relationship > between WMF and the Chapters, fuelled by additional disagreement about > the new fundraising and grantmaking processes. > > The gap in leadership: Who should take the leadership role and what > should leadership in the Wikimedia movement look like? Adopting the > narrowed focus, the WMF clearly states that it does not see the > development of movement entities as their duty. Chapters on the other > hand expect the WMF to take a leading role in Chapters’ development, > while the WMF expects Chapters to be more proactive. > > None of these conflicts can be viewed in isolation, and no solution > can be developed without a thorough understanding and frank > conversations about the causes in the first place. We therefore > consider that it would be highly irresponsible to suggest solutions to > any of the described issues. Instead, we have distilled tough > questions from the insights that need to be addressed urgently and > answered in an open and comprehensive manner: > > 1. What do we as a movement want to achieve? Do we run a website or > foster free knowledge? Why are we doing the things we do, and what > for? > 2. How do we define impact when exploring new territory? And how do we > measure success? > 3. What is the role of the Wikimedia Foundation? > 4. How do we want to communicate with each other? How can we build the > necessary empathy and learn from each other? How can we overcome the > old narrative and perceptions? > 5. Where does the money come from and where should it go? Should money > be the limiting factor when striving for Free Knowledge? > 6. What movement framework is best suited to fulfil the Wikimedia mission? > > The way things are at present inhibits the movement from striving > effectively for Free Knowledge. Instead of using its full potential to > further its mission, it revolves around itself. The common mission is > at serious risk if the movement does not tackle the causes of its > problems. > > These tough questions can only be approached in a structured and > professional way, with dedication and commitment. There is no point in > tinkering with the symptoms and finding single-problem solutions. > > The Chapters Dialogue concludes with the recommendation to build upon > the insights and to initiate a sequel: the design of a framework for > the Wikimedia movement in which it can work strongly and effectively > towards its mission in a professional way, yet stay true to its > grassroots and maintain its diversity. > -- Nicole Ebber Leiterin Internationales Head of International Affairs Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. 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