I put a reply on the "What does free knowledge mean to you" questionnaire, but it did not turn up on the list below the edit box. Is the set of published replies being censored or cherry-picked to remove anything that someone does not like? Cheers, Peter
-----Original Message----- From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Essie Zar Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 12:48 AM To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Brand Project: Who are we as a movement? Hello Everyone, There are some new updates and opportunities to engage with the Brand project. Thank you to Lodewijk for bringing some attention to a few of these opportunities. We were actively drafting this update for this group when your email went out. As Zack indicated in September,[1] we have been regularly discussing with the members of the brand network (which people can still join )[2] ideas around an evolved brand system with "Wikipedia" as a center point. To assist in this evolution of the movement brand, we chose to partner with Snøhetta,[3] an internationally renowned design firm known for working on complex and multi-stakeholder projects like the modern Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) and the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Snøhetta has been tasked with figuring out precisely what this improved brand system will look like. They will release a proposed naming convention for movement-wide feedback in April, and a proposed design for movement-wide feedback in May. [4] The result of this process will be a new branding system that will be opt-in for affiliates. In order to have enough knowledge and context to arrive at these proposals, Snøhetta is reviewing feedback from the many points at which it has already been given, and has created a process with built-in community involvement. The process thus far has included workshops in Norway, India and online with 97 volunteers from the brand network (movement affiliates, volunteers, foundation staff, and board members) reflecting 41 nations. At the workshops, community participants were asked to break into small groups to answer the question "Who are we?". Through these workshops, groups developed rich concepts* that they think best represent who we are as a movement. Now, we would like to invite you to review the 23 concepts that came out of the community workshops by “liking” and providing feedback on the one(s) you think best represent the Wikimedia movement. You can click on any concept to see an expanded explanation and photos of the actual concepts built or selected by workshop participants. Approximate time to complete this exercise is around 10-15 min. https://brandingwikipedia.org/concepts/ Feel free to leave feedback directly on Snøhetta’s website, on the project talk page on Meta [5], or on the Brand Network [2], which will also be available on Meta starting next month. Snøhetta will use the feedback from the concepts to develop one single concept to act as a tool that will help guide the proposals around naming (expected for April) and around design (expected around May). They are scheduled to begin reviewing feedback on Tuesday, 17 March, but can continue taking feedback for a few more days if there is interest. We also invite you to share what free knowledge means to you in Snøhetta's open exercise. Please take a moment and share your thoughts in any of the channels mentioned. https://brandingwikipedia.org/2020/02/17/what-does-free-knowledge-mean-to-you/ Finally, we want to acknowledge that we have feedback, from various points in this process so far, from several communities and in several areas of the wikis, including Meta. We understand that some people believe that we don’t need this project. Our shared vision is for every single human being to freely share in the sum of all knowledge -- and that means billions of people. There are many people and cultures we still need to reach and include. We will need a strong well known brand to achieve the goals the movement has set for itself and we have a lot of work to do to get us there. Want to learn more? Check out the project hub at brandingwikipedia.org and the project page on Meta [5]. Participate in discussions on the project talk page, or by joining the Brand Network [2]. Also feel free to drop us a note at brandproj...@wikimedia.org if you have questions. Thanks! Essie Zar (from the movement brand identity project team) [1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2019-September/093382.html [2] https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediabrandnetwork/ [3] https://snohetta.com/ [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project#Process [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_movement_brand_project * What is a concept? A tool making the complex more understandable. Concepts make complex subjects more understandable. They manage to consolidate vast amounts of facts, data and details into a singular definition in its context. By creating concepts we allow ourselves to acknowledge the complexity yet dare to step away from differences and look for similarities that binds it all together. -- *Essie Zar* (she/her) Brand Manager Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.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> _______________________________________________ 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>
