I find this final version much easier to get to grips with, both in
language and structure/content. And to condense it into 10
recommendations instead of 13 complemented with 10 principles is a big
improvement.
It is a great base on which to build our "new" movement, and I expect it
will be many more years to discuss and implement this direction.
Thanks to all involved
Anders
But the section Overview seems to need an update (it ends in March)?
Den 2020-05-12 kl. 10:40, skrev Katherine Maher:
Hi everyone,
I hope this finds you all as well as could be. It's been a while since I've
sent a note out about movement strategy; so much has changed in the world
since we started these conversations in 2017, including this global
pandemic. Indeed, much has continued to evolve in our movement too,
including the growth of the projects themselves and the continued expansion
of the global community.
Against this backdrop, and on behalf of the working group members [2], the
team of writers who finalized the content [3, 4], and the core team [5], I
have the honor of notifying you of the publication of the 2020 movement
strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1].
*=== The 2030 strategic direction ===*
As you recall, the 2030 strategic direction calls upon Wikimedia to become
"the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and
anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us. This final version of
the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement
should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the
Wikimedia vision in a changing world.
They are also the culmination of a tremendous amount of work over many
dozens of places, of many thousands of hours, by many hundreds of
Wikimedians. They are the synthesis of your thoughts, critiques, insight,
and hopes for our work. Thank you, all of you, who have contributed to this
thinking about the future of our movement.
*=== What’s in the recommendations? ===*
These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was
published in January this year. The team that finalized the content has
done an impressive job of reviewing and integrating movement feedback,
refining the recommendations, and making the language as clear as possible.
The result is a 40-page document that outlines 10 recommendations for
change in our movement, along with 10 underlying principles, a narrative of
change, and a glossary of key terms.
These recommendations are intended to` guide our movement over the next
decade. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible
enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow
us to navigate future challenges.
*=== How to review the recommendations ===*
The recommendations are online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,
Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have a summary available in
Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian, and we welcome
volunteer translation support for these and other languages.
We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your
own pace, either online [6] or in a PDF [7]. There are a couple of other
formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page
summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta [8]. If you would
like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However
please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No
further edits will be made.
*=== What’s next ===*
The focus of the movement strategy process will shift toward
implementation. Originally, we had intended to meet in Berlin for the
Wikimedia Summit to discuss and plan how we want to move forward. Due to
the current global health crisis, this is unfortunately not possible.
Instead of a physical event, the Wikimedia Foundation is intending to host
a series of virtual events that will help us transition to the
implementation phase. The goal will be to produce a plan to begin the
implementation — to identify what initiatives must come first, and in what
sequence, and with what resources and support.
This series will not only address Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia
Foundation, but have a wider scope to ensure various parts of the movement
are engaged in different ways. Planning has started, but it will take a few
more weeks. We are mindful that everyone has been impacted by the pandemic
in different ways, and we are therefore taking things one step at a time.
We expect to share more details this month, and begin this work together
through the summer and into the fall.
*=== Thank you ===*
I want to extend my deep gratitude to every single person who has helped
create these recommendations. True to the Wikimedia way, it is through the
contributions of many that we have reached this milestone.
Working group members dedicated more than a year to engaging with movement
stakeholders and developing the draft recommendations. On-wiki contributors
took part in community conversations to share their thoughts on the content
and help improve it. Affiliates and community organizers held dedicated
events to discuss strategy and provided valuable advice throughout the
process. Wikimedia Foundation staff and Board of Trustees supported and
guided the process from the beginning. The writing team and the reviewers
[9] worked tirelessly to revise and finalize the recommendations. Community
and affiliate strategy liaisons facilitated countless discussions. Thank
you all.
This work is remarkable, and I look forward to continuing on this journey
with all of you to create the future of our movement together.
Yours,
Katherine
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Writers
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Integrators
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/Strategy_core_team
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
[7]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_2030_Movement_Strategy_Recommendations_in_English.pdf
[8]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations
[9]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups/Reviewers#List_of_members
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