Excellent process and results. Thanks for sharing (the presentation)! Michael
--- Michael Jahn Leiter Kommunikation & Partnerschaften Head of Communications & Partnerships Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 260 http://wikimedia.de <http://www.wikimedia.de> Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei! Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. 2017-02-28 6:07 GMT+01:00 Guillaume Paumier <gpaum...@wikimedia.org>: > Hello, > > The discussion is now wrapping up. The process and its outcome were > presented last week at the Metrics and activities meeting; you're > encouraged to watch the segment in this video: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-blWUhkm8g4&t=17m18s > > You can read the full transcripts of the discussions on Meta: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Transcripts > > as well as browse through the main themes that emerged: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Themes > > and their synthesis: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion/Synthesis > > The discussion on the talk page of the synthesis is open until March 4 > to finalize the language of the descriptions. > > I want to thank everyone who participated in the discussions, and > everyone who helped with the organization. It was truly a joy to see > the interest of the participants and the deep, thoughtful discussions > that resulted from it. > > I believe the values that have emerged as part of this process > constitute a part of our organizational identity that we had not > entirely codified, or even been conscious of, before. As our friend > Ray aptly put it in 2007, "The values were already there. Perhaps they > might have been poorly codified. Had they not been there, neither you > nor I would have stuck around for over five years." > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2007- > September/079180.html > > I hope that this exercise has helped us realize why we're here, and > that its outcome resonates with many members of our communities, both > present and future. > > > 2016-10-18 11:27 GMT-07:00 Guillaume Paumier <gpaum...@wikimedia.org>: > > Greetings, > > > > As a community, we've talked a lot about values in the past year. The > > core values of the Wikimedia Foundation were first formulated in > > 2007−2008 and have not really been discussed in depth since then. In > > 2013, we also developed Guiding principles, a list of more practical > > norms and expected behaviors that guide our day-to-day work at the > > Foundation. Combined with our vision and mission statements, those > > documents represent the core facets of our organizational identity. > > > > Both staff and volunteers have expressed concerns that there isn't > > currently a shared understanding (among the staff and other > > constituents) of what our core values are, and how we express them in > > our work. We've also talked about a need to revisit or reinforce them. > > > > A few months ago, a working group formed to organize a series of new > > discussions about the WMF's values. The goal is to reflect on what is > > bringing us together, identify the core beliefs that motivate our > > vision, refine our list of values, and clarify our organizational > > identity. > > > > Discussions about values in nonprofit organizations are usually done > > internally. Given the open and collaborative nature of the Wikimedia > > movement, such a closed, internal process wouldn't make sense for the > > WMF. The Foundation is part of an integrated ecosystem of individuals > > and organizations that contribute to defining its identity. Input > > should be collected not just from staff and Board members, but also > > from volunteers, affiliates, and partners who wish to participate in > > this process. > > > > On behalf of the Values working group, I would therefore like to > > invite you to this discussion on Meta. There, you will find more > > information about the process, as well as a page to share your > > perspective on the Wikimedia Foundation's values. The framing that > > we're using for this discussion is one that considers values as the > > core intrinsic beliefs that drive our participation in the movement. > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Values/2016_discussion > > > > The discussion will be open for a month, i.e. until November 20. > > Comments added after that date will still be welcome, but may not be > > included in the summary process. > > > > I hope many of you take this opportunity to help define (or refine) > > the Foundation's organizational identity. > > > > -- > > Guillaume Paumier > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > -- > Guillaume Paumier > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
