Thanks, Anders and Anton, for your uplifting feedback. We'll update the overview section right away.
We have documented the changes in this change log, I hope this is helpful: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports/Finalization_Change_Log_(January_-_April_2020) Best wishes, Nicole On Tue, 12 May 2020 at 12:22, Anton Protsiuk < [email protected]> wrote: > Impressive work, thanks to all those involved. > > Were there any major changes to the content of recommendations as compared > to the previous iteration? That is, apart from clarifying & condensing the > text. > > Best Regards > Anton Protsiuk > > On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 1:07 PM Anders Wennersten < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: [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 and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Nicole Ebber Leiterin Internationale Beziehungen Program Manager Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Wikimedia Deutschland e. 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