On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:31 AM, ENWP Pine deyntestiss@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi, can someone with knowledge of WMF's thinking expand on this statement from Lila?
"Starting the process for our next strategic planning exercise, which will be different from last time, and focused on improving our ability to react quickly and adjust as necessary to opportunities and challenges."
Is this implying that the entire strategic plan will focus on agility, or that agility will be a priority in the next strategic plan?
Also, how was this decision reached?
This is a large topic. But quickly: I think the idea is that the next strategic plan, rather than being a document that tries to cover every possibility for what might happen, would be more useful if it recognized that things do and will change -- technologies, community dynamics, etc. -- and recognized that the organization and movement will need to adapt to those changes. (Think about how much has changed since 2009, when we started working on that plan.) So I guess I would call agility more of a design principle.
But I don't want to either speak for Lila or for the WMF, because we simply haven't had those conversations yet with her, nor have we had them in the community. As noted in the last set of board minutes: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2014-01-31#Strategy_discussion-... the board has mainly agreed that we are flexible with regard to the final shape of the plan, and will work with Lila on the process going forward.
best, -- Phoebe