Hi Pine, I think these are great questions for the discussions on Meta! I say that sincerely, and with the intent of making sure that the questions, and any responses, are captured in the next cycle.
May I urge you to repost them here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2? Katherine On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Katherine, > > Thanks for sharing this update. > > I have two general questions, not directed at anyone in particular, but > perhaps you or someone from the strategy leadership could comment. > > 1. The five themes articulate grand visions, but I wonder how realistic it > is that progress toward these visions could be provided with the necessary > resources. > > For example, there have been many initiatives on growing communities over > the years, and it's unclear to me if any of these initiatives have led to > significant and sustained increases in content contributors (who are human > resources). > > Changing focus to financial resources, I think that there is significant > room for improvement in the design and speed of our interfaces but > financial resources for design, engineering, and research paid staff have > been insufficient to close the gap between Wikipedia and other online > destinations such as Facebook and Google. My impression is that Wikipedia > is 10 to 15 years behind Facebook and Google in terms of our ease of use. > > My question is, how could we dramatically expand our human and financial > resources so that we could have a realistic hope of achieving the goals > articulated in the strategy themes? > > 2. It seems to me that the Wikimedia universe has always had some tension > between priorities, such as privacy and transparency. I see similar tension > in these themes between the goal of having "projects flourish from the > healthy community we cultivate together" and the goal of "upholding our > standards for verifiable, neutral and comprehensive knowledge." The > verifiability and neutrality of content are frequently in dispute, and it > seems likely to me that this will always be the case. I am wondering how we > reconcile our goals of verifiable and neutral information, supporting the > value of freedom of expression, and cultivating healthy communities. I've > struggled with these questions myself and I don't think that there are > definitive answers, but perhaps someone involved in the strategy process > could talk about how to address situations where strategy goals are in > tension with each other. > > Thank you, > > Pine > > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > *Summary: Cycle 2 discussions have started on Meta-Wiki and a wiki near > > you![1]* > > > > The core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than > > 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have > > identified 5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations - > > each with their own set of sub-themes.[1] To be clear, these are not the > > final themes! They are just an initial working draft of the core > concepts. > > There are more conversations yet to come. > > > > Starting this week, you are invited to join the online and offline > > discussions taking place on these 5 themes. This round of discussions > will > > take place between now and June 12th.[2] You can discuss as many as you > > like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) > > important to you. > > > > For each theme, we are asking five questions. These questions are > intended > > to help us understand the impact of these potential themes and the > > tradeoffs we will have to make. To succeed in any strategic venture, we > > must not only declare what we will do, but also what we will not! If you > > have research and other citable data related to your opinions, please > > include them! Finally, we ask that you participate in an honest and > > respectful manner. > > > > Each theme has a page on Meta-WIki with more information about the theme > > and how to participate in that theme's discussion. Here are the five > major > > themes, and their brief descriptions: > > > > *== Healthy, inclusive communities == [3]* > > By 2030, the Wikimedia volunteer culture will be fun, rewarding, and > > inclusive for both existing contributors and newcomers. We will welcome > new > > volunteers to our movement and mentor them to ensure that they have a > great > > experience and continue to engage in the projects. People from every > > background will feel included in an ecosystem of unique groups and > > organizations that deepen connections with each other. As a result, our > > movement will grow both in size and in character, as our projects > flourish > > from the healthy community we cultivate together. > > > > *== The augmented age == [4]* > > By 2030, the Wikimedia movement will collaborate with learning machines > to > > help our volunteers be much more creative and productive. We will use > > prediction and design to make knowledge easy to access and easy to use > with > > novel, humanized, intelligent interfaces. Volunteers will collaborate > with > > machine translators to deepen the quality and quantity of content in more > > languages – at a heightened pace and scale. We will curate knowledge in > > structured and interactive formats that enhance and reflect the way > people > > learn and contribute — beyond the browser, the app, and the encyclopedic > > format. We will embrace technological innovation as the most viable path > > toward meeting our vision. > > > > *== A truly global movement == [5]* > > The Wikimedia movement will turn our attention to the places in the world > > that were underserved during the first 15 years of our history. We will > > build awareness of Wikimedia and make it more useful to people. We will > > overcome barriers to accessing knowledge, so more people can freely share > > in the Wikimedia projects. We will support communities in underserved > parts > > of the world and make space for new forms of contribution and citations > > that meet global knowledge traditions. By 2030, we will be a truly global > > movement. > > > > *== The most respected source of knowledge == [6]* > > By 2030, Wikimedia projects will be regarded as the most trusted, > > high-quality, neutral, and relevant source of free knowledge in the > world. > > We will uphold the accuracy and verifiability of our content by > integrating > > high-quality secondary sources and supporting the existence of reliable > > sources in society. We will improve public understanding of the processes > > that make Wikimedia reliable, and we will invite experts to join us and > > share their knowledge. We will surface the most relevant information to > > people when and where they need it. We will expand the depth of knowledge > > available, while upholding our standards for verifiable, neutral and > > comprehensive knowledge. > > > > *== Engaging in the knowledge ecosystem == [7]* > > By 2030, the Wikimedia Movement will have dramatically improved the > > quality, diversity, and global availability of free knowledge by working > > with diverse institutions and organizations that collaborate toward free > > knowledge for all. Wikimedia content, technology, and communities will be > > embedded in formal and informal learning throughout the world, in > > partnership with the world’s leading institutions in education, the arts, > > entertainment, civil society, government, science, and technology. > Through > > strategic partnerships across our movement, we will build a diverse new > > generation of knowledge providers and seekers who will build and care > for a > > growing body of freely accessible knowledge. We will make Wikimedia an > > integral part of a global knowledge ecosystem. > > > > On the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki, you can find more > > information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to > > participate.[2] > > > > We also have efforts underway to collect feedback from people who are not > > currently involved with Wikimedia - and may not even have internet > access. > > We will be summarizing how we’re collecting this information, and the > > perspectives themselves, and sharing them on Meta-Wiki as they become > > available.[2] > > > > One more thing - hopefully you are already aware that we are in the final > > days of the community selection process for the Wikimedia Foundation's > > Board of Trustees![8] > > > > If you are eligible to vote and have not already done so, please consider > > doing so before voting ends at 23:59 (UTC) on Sunday, 14 May 2017. You > can > > find out more information about the candidates and how to vote on > > Meta-WIki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10240438. Thank you! > > > > مع أطيب التحيات (Arabic translation: “Best regards”) > > Katherine > > > > PS. A version of this message is available for translation on > Meta-Wiki.[9] > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Cycle_2 > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Participate > > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Cycle_2/Healthy,_Inclusive_Communities > > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Cycle_2/The_Augmented_Age > > [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Cycle_2/A_Truly_Global_Movement > > [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Cycle_2/The_Most_Respected_Source_of_Knowledge > > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Cycle_2/Engaging_in_the_Knowledge_Ecosystem > > [8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > > elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees > > [9] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > > movement/2017/Updates/12_May_2017_-_Update_16_on_Wikimedia_ > > movement_strategy_process > > -- > > Katherine Maher > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 149 New Montgomery Street > > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <%28415%29%20839-6885> > > +1 (415) 712 4873 <%28415%29%20712-4873> > > kma...@wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Affiliates mailing list > > affilia...@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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> -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kma...@wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ 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>
