Without referring to who is involved and who isn't - -
Five years ago, I was part of the work on a strategic plan for the
Wikimedia movement. Much has changed since then.
Now, I’m back...and
we’re working on strategic direction again. :-)
Today, we're kicking-off a two-week community consultation about the future
of Wikimedia.
I hope you'll participate in the online discussion about new internet
trends and how Wikimedia responds to these changes, which will help to
shape the future of Wikimedia.
Why only these two questions? And why only two weeks? I fear this is not
really a consultation but a survey.
Also: Is the strategy for 2015? 2015-2016? Longer?
If the process has already begun, I wish the community (or at least a few
stakeholders outside WMF staff and BoT) were more involved, and the process
was transparent. After all, we're all learners here...
I don't want to sound negative, I'm all for thinking about lofty goals and
how to better prepare for the future. But this seems to me the wrong way to
go about it. Still, I answered and hope the outcomes are useful somehow...
--
-Ido
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary,
and those who don't."
(unknown)