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 <m...@anderswennersten.se> 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: 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>
