[Wikimedia-l] Kicking-off the Chapters Dialogue project

[Kira Kraemer]

Dear all,

thanks a lot for your warm welcomes on- and off-list. I'm really excited to
run this project and I'm very much looking forward to talking to many
interesting people, to collecting stories and to creating a snap-shot of
the Wikimedia movement.

We are setting up the first test interviews and scheduling
stakeholder interviews for the Wikimania. If you have questions you would
like us to ask stakeholders and chapters, please share them with us:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Chapters_Dialogue#Draft_research_questions_for_the_Chapters_Dialogue

If you are attending the pre-conference in Hong Kong, you can join us on
Thursday from 10am-2pm. We will introduce the project and host an open
discussion round where you can pose questions, provide feedback and bring
in your own ideas.

You can contact me via my talk page or vie email kira.kraemer at wikimedia.de

We'll keep you posted about the course of the project.

Talk soon
Kira



On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Nicole Ebber <nicole.ebber at wikimedia.de
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedia friends,
> >
> > we are now ready to kick-off the Chapters Dialogue[1] project and I
> > would like to give you an update about the current situation and the
> > next steps.
> >
> > The Chapters Dialogue is a structured assessment of chapters needs,
> > goals and stories combined with a stakeholder survey. The goal is to
> > gain an overview in the universe of Wikimedia chapters and their
> > numerous stakeholders (WMF, FDC, AffCom, WCA, local communities) and
> > to uncover existing stories about how the chapters define themselves
> > and their roles in the international movement and what interests they
> > have and what challenges they might face. It will not only allow us to
> > reflect the status quo of our roles and relationships, but will enable
> > us to actively shape them in the future.
> >
> > For the next six month, we will collaborate with Design Thinking[2] &
> > User Research expert Kira Krämer who will facilitate the collection of
> > stories and insights. She has three years professional experience with
> > the Design Thinking methodology, both running projects based on the
> > user-centered approach and teaching the method to different types of
> > organizations. Kira is not a Wikimedian which provides us with a
> > neutral perspective of a researcher, without a personal Wikimedia
> > history and agenda. Together, we will design, realise and evaluate the
> > project.
> >
> >
> > == What will happen? ==
> >
> > We have listed a first collection of questions and topics we would
> > like to discuss with chapters and stakeholders on the Chapters
> > Dialogue talk page[4].
> >
> > On top of that, we will start getting in touch with stakeholders and
> > chapters to ask for their input, feedback and ideas directly.
> >
> > You can also meet us at Wikimania in Hong Kong: We will be present at
> > the Wikimania pre-conference from August 6 on and in the Chapters
> > Village[3] throughout the whole conference. We have planned following
> > activities:
> >
> > * inform about Chapters Dialogue
> > * discuss and exchange with as many people as possible
> > * collect feedback, ideas and inspiration
> > * conduct the first stakeholder interviews
> > * conduct at least three test-interviews with chapters
> > * open discussion round on Thursday (pre-conference, tbc)
> > * thematic meet-up in the Chapters Village on Saturday at 3.30 - 4.00 pm
> > [4]
> >
> > From mid August, after adjusting the project according to the
> > collected feedback, we will start interviewing chapters, either
> > on-site and in person or via video conferences. We would really love
> > to be able to interview as many chapters as possible and are hoping
> > for your collaboration in arranging dates and meetings.
> >
> > We are quite excited about now finally kicking-off this project and
> > look forward to working together with Kira and a lot of Wikimedia
> > people to make it a success. Come and join the discussion, contribute
> > your knowledge and curiosity, engage, discuss, participate – we’re
> > looking forward to meeting you.
> >
> > You can either engage on the talk page or get in touch directly with
> > Kira (kira.kraemer at wikimedia.de) and me.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Nicole
> >
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue
> > [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_thinking
> > [3] https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Village
> > [4]
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Chapters_Dialogue#Draft_research_questions_for_the_Chapters_Dialogue
> > [5]
> >
> https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Village#afternoon_coffee_break:_15:30.E2.80.9316:00
> >
> > --
> > Nicole Ebber
> > International Affairs
> >
> > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin
> > Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0
> >
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> >
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--
Kira Kraemer
Chapters Dialogue

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0

http://wikimedia.de

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.