Dear Wikimedians,
In 2017, the Wikimedia movement began a collaborative process to define what we want to build or achieve together by 2030. After eight months of discussion, across languages, geographies, and contexts, the outcome was a Strategic Direction https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20 focused on knowledge as a service and knowledge equity:
“By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us.[1]”
Now our task as a movement is to apply the Strategic Direction to our own work. We need to answer questions that define our path forward: What kind of structures are ideal for achieving our strategic direction? What resources and capacities do we need to develop? How do we relate to each other and make decisions as a movement? How do we manage change in a healthy, sustainable way?
Over the next year, the Wikimedia movement will engage in a structured, distributed process to answer these questions. The process will be structured around Working Groups who will develop guidance in key Thematic Areas.[2]
The Board of Trustees is committed to the Movement Strategy process and each of us will join one of the Working Groups:
-
Roles & Responsibilities: Nataliia -
Revenue Streams: Tanya -
Resource Allocation: María -
Partnerships: Raju -
Community Health: James -
Product & Technology: Christophe -
Capacity Building: Dariusz -
Diversity: Esra’a -
Advocacy: Jimmy
We will play two specific roles in this process:
1.
Individually, as members of the Working Groups 2. 1.
participate mindfully in ourtheir individual capacity, 2.
bring our their content expertise and experience to the discussion, 3.
ensure the information flow from the Working Group to the Board, 4.
support an effective, and inclusive process. 3.
Collectively, as the Board of Trustees 4. 1.
review recommendations from each Working Group and provide feedback, 2.
resolve difficult questions as required and adhere to decisions made, 3.
delegate approval of recommendations to an appropriate community mechanism whenever possible (such as endorsement or consensus), 4.
make decisions when there is no other mechanism to make the decision, 5.
accept the recommendations that are consistent with the movement’s values, the Strategic Direction as well as law and other compliance requirements, 6.
direct resources, budgets and capacities for the implementation of approved recommendations.
This statement captures the perspective of the Board of Trustees, and we believe that the process is a unique opportunity for the movement to build and shape our future together. We will participate in strategy conversations and sessions at Wikimania[3], and look forward to contributing throughout the process together with many of you. We encourage those who are attending Wikimania to also join these conversations and all Wikimedians to participate in all the upcoming strategic conversations and consultations.
On behalf of the Board,
María Sefidari
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_moveme...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_...
[3] https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030#Schedule
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
What's the role of the Advisory Board?
Thanks!
Craig Newmark founder craigslist craignewmarkphilanthropies.org On July 19, 2018 9:43:21 AM María Sefidari msefidari@wikimedia.org wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
In 2017, the Wikimedia movement began a collaborative process to define what we want to build or achieve together by 2030. After eight months of discussion, across languages, geographies, and contexts, the outcome was a Strategic Direction https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20 focused on knowledge as a service and knowledge equity:
“By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us.[1]”
Now our task as a movement is to apply the Strategic Direction to our own work. We need to answer questions that define our path forward: What kind of structures are ideal for achieving our strategic direction? What resources and capacities do we need to develop? How do we relate to each other and make decisions as a movement? How do we manage change in a healthy, sustainable way?
Over the next year, the Wikimedia movement will engage in a structured, distributed process to answer these questions. The process will be structured around Working Groups who will develop guidance in key Thematic Areas.[2]
The Board of Trustees is committed to the Movement Strategy process and each of us will join one of the Working Groups:
Roles & Responsibilities: Nataliia
Revenue Streams: Tanya
Resource Allocation: María
Partnerships: Raju
Community Health: James
Product & Technology: Christophe
Capacity Building: Dariusz
Diversity: Esra’a
Advocacy: Jimmy
We will play two specific roles in this process:
Individually, as members of the Working Groups 2. 1.
participate mindfully in ourtheir individual capacity, 2. bring our their content expertise and experience to the discussion, 3. ensure the information flow from the Working Group to the Board, 4. support an effective, and inclusive process. 3.Collectively, as the Board of Trustees 4. 1.
review recommendations from each Working Group and provide feedback, 2. resolve difficult questions as required and adhere to decisions made, 3. delegate approval of recommendations to an appropriate community mechanism whenever possible (such as endorsement or consensus), 4. make decisions when there is no other mechanism to make the decision, 5. accept the recommendations that are consistent with the movement’s values, the Strategic Direction as well as law and other compliance requirements, 6. direct resources, budgets and capacities for the implementation of approved recommendations.This statement captures the perspective of the Board of Trustees, and we believe that the process is a unique opportunity for the movement to build and shape our future together. We will participate in strategy conversations and sessions at Wikimania[3], and look forward to contributing throughout the process together with many of you. We encourage those who are attending Wikimania to also join these conversations and all Wikimedians to participate in all the upcoming strategic conversations and consultations.
On behalf of the Board,
María Sefidari
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_moveme...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_...
[3] https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030#Schedule _______________________________________________ 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-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
No-one seems to be particularly sure if the Advisory Board is still a thing or not.
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Advisory_Board is marked as historical and possibly inaccurate, and it hasn't been edited for about 7 years!
Chris User:The Land On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark craig.newmark@gmail.com wrote:
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
What's the role of the Advisory Board?
Thanks!
Craig Newmark founder craigslist craignewmarkphilanthropies.org On July 19, 2018 9:43:21 AM María Sefidari msefidari@wikimedia.org wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
In 2017, the Wikimedia movement began a collaborative process to define what we want to build or achieve together by 2030. After eight months of discussion, across languages, geographies, and contexts, the outcome was a Strategic Direction https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20 focused on knowledge as a service and knowledge equity:
“By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us.[1]”
Now our task as a movement is to apply the Strategic Direction to our own work. We need to answer questions that define our path forward: What kind of structures are ideal for achieving our strategic direction? What resources and capacities do we need to develop? How do we relate to each other and make decisions as a movement? How do we manage change in a healthy, sustainable way?
Over the next year, the Wikimedia movement will engage in a structured, distributed process to answer these questions. The process will be structured around Working Groups who will develop guidance in key Thematic Areas.[2]
The Board of Trustees is committed to the Movement Strategy process and each of us will join one of the Working Groups:
Roles & Responsibilities: Nataliia
Revenue Streams: Tanya
Resource Allocation: María
Partnerships: Raju
Community Health: James
Product & Technology: Christophe
Capacity Building: Dariusz
Diversity: Esra’a
Advocacy: Jimmy
We will play two specific roles in this process:
Individually, as members of the Working Groups 2. 1.
participate mindfully in ourtheir individual capacity, 2. bring our their content expertise and experience to the discussion, 3. ensure the information flow from the Working Group to the Board, 4. support an effective, and inclusive process. 3.Collectively, as the Board of Trustees 4. 1.
review recommendations from each Working Group and provide feedback, 2. resolve difficult questions as required and adhere to decisions made, 3. delegate approval of recommendations to an appropriate community mechanism whenever possible (such as endorsement or consensus), 4. make decisions when there is no other mechanism to make the decision, 5. accept the recommendations that are consistent with the movement’s values, the Strategic Direction as well as law and other compliance requirements, 6. direct resources, budgets and capacities for the implementation of approved recommendations.This statement captures the perspective of the Board of Trustees, and we believe that the process is a unique opportunity for the movement to build and shape our future together. We will participate in strategy conversations and sessions at Wikimania[3], and look forward to contributing throughout the process together with many of you. We encourage those who are attending Wikimania to also join these conversations and all Wikimedians to participate in all the upcoming strategic conversations and consultations.
On behalf of the Board,
María Sefidari
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_moveme...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_...
[3] https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030#Schedule _______________________________________________ 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-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark craig.newmark@gmail.com wrote:
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Hear, hear! It has been good to see the updates all year.
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go?
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:54 PM Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
No-one seems to be particularly sure if the Advisory Board is still a thing or not.
Let's fix that :) This seems like something advisors are particularly suited to.
SJ
Hi SJ,
I think everyone who is taking part in this stage of the strategy process already knows about it.
There was of course an open call for members of the working groups a few weeks ago, and the working groups will have some unspecified method of involving the broader community in these conversations, though I expect the only substantive conversations will happen among working group members - just as to date the only substantive conversations about movement strategy have happened at the Wikimedia Conference.
I genuinely don't know whether anyone including WMF thinks the WMF advisory board still exists.
Chris
On Thu, 19 Jul 2018, 17:07 Samuel Klein, meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark craig.newmark@gmail.com wrote:
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Hear, hear! It has been good to see the updates all year.
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go?
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:54 PM Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
No-one seems to be particularly sure if the Advisory Board is still a thing or not.
Let's fix that :) This seems like something advisors are particularly suited to.
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Dear Craig and SJ,
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage?
If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go?
Thank you for forwarding your questions and input in relation to the strategy process!
We have not yet set up a place or page where collect the input on meta, but we plan to do so in the near future. Currently I can invite you to leave the questions and comments on the *Working Group talk page* [1], so it can be commented on and later be fed into relevant Working Group. You can also add tags / comments to state where you think they might fit in.
The topics you have mentioned in this thread are indeed cross-cutting and related to various Working Groups. What I can suggest is publish the question with rationale behind it in the context of the proposed thematic areas for Working Groups. Regarding the wide scope of the proposed questions, it would make sense to provide some more context and specify diverse aspects of these questions, so their focus would be more clear for the Working Groups and they can be better fed into discussions / be commented on.
Personally, at a first superficial glance, I can see strongest connections for these questions to the Diversity, Partnerships and Product & Technology groups, but like I said, it would be easier to say, if the questions would be more elaborated. Feel free to share your point of view or understanding!
Thank you for bringing this topic up and looking forward to receiving more input from you throughout the process!
Wishing you a nice end of the week! Kaarel
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Wor...
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:34 PM Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hi SJ,
I think everyone who is taking part in this stage of the strategy process already knows about it.
There was of course an open call for members of the working groups a few weeks ago, and the working groups will have some unspecified method of involving the broader community in these conversations, though I expect the only substantive conversations will happen among working group members - just as to date the only substantive conversations about movement strategy have happened at the Wikimedia Conference.
I genuinely don't know whether anyone including WMF thinks the WMF advisory board still exists.
Chris
On Thu, 19 Jul 2018, 17:07 Samuel Klein, meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark <craig.newmark@gmail.com
wrote:
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Hear, hear! It has been good to see the updates all year.
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go?
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:54 PM Chris Keating <
chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com>
wrote:
No-one seems to be particularly sure if the Advisory Board is still a thing or not.
Let's fix that :) This seems like something advisors are particularly suited to.
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Many thanks, Kaarel and Chris. :)
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:10 PM Kaarel Vaidla kvaidla@wikimedia.org wrote:
Dear Craig and SJ,
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage?
If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go?
Thank you for forwarding your questions and input in relation to the strategy process!
We have not yet set up a place or page where collect the input on meta, but we plan to do so in the near future. Currently I can invite you to leave the questions and comments on the *Working Group talk page* [1], so it can be commented on and later be fed into relevant Working Group. You can also add tags / comments to state where you think they might fit in.
The topics you have mentioned in this thread are indeed cross-cutting and related to various Working Groups. What I can suggest is publish the question with rationale behind it in the context of the proposed thematic areas for Working Groups. Regarding the wide scope of the proposed questions, it would make sense to provide some more context and specify diverse aspects of these questions, so their focus would be more clear for the Working Groups and they can be better fed into discussions / be commented on.
Personally, at a first superficial glance, I can see strongest connections for these questions to the Diversity, Partnerships and Product & Technology groups, but like I said, it would be easier to say, if the questions would be more elaborated. Feel free to share your point of view or understanding!
Thank you for bringing this topic up and looking forward to receiving more input from you throughout the process!
Wishing you a nice end of the week! Kaarel
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Wor...
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:34 PM Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hi SJ,
I think everyone who is taking part in this stage of the strategy process already knows about it.
There was of course an open call for members of the working groups a few weeks ago, and the working groups will have some unspecified method of involving the broader community in these conversations, though I expect
the
only substantive conversations will happen among working group members - just as to date the only substantive conversations about movement
strategy
have happened at the Wikimedia Conference.
I genuinely don't know whether anyone including WMF thinks the WMF
advisory
board still exists.
Chris
On Thu, 19 Jul 2018, 17:07 Samuel Klein, meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Newmark <
craig.newmark@gmail.com
wrote:
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Hear, hear! It has been good to see the updates all year.
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
And which group focuses on information breadth and coverage? If these are cross-cutting issues touching on many groups, where should relevant input go?
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:54 PM Chris Keating <
chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com>
wrote:
No-one seems to be particularly sure if the Advisory Board is still a thing or not.
Let's fix that :) This seems like something advisors are particularly suited to.
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That's a good find. Hopefully every working group will be tasked with making their work explicitly consistent with the actual mission of Wikimedia.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 11:48 AM Craig Newmark craig.newmark@gmail.com wrote:
Maria, thanks, much appreciated!
Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy?
What's the role of the Advisory Board?
Thanks!
Craig Newmark founder craigslist craignewmarkphilanthropies.org On July 19, 2018 9:43:21 AM María Sefidari msefidari@wikimedia.org wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
In 2017, the Wikimedia movement began a collaborative process to define what we want to build or achieve together by 2030. After eight months of discussion, across languages, geographies, and contexts, the outcome was a Strategic Direction <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_moveme...
focused on knowledge as a service and knowledge equity:
“By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be
able
to join us.[1]”
Now our task as a movement is to apply the Strategic Direction to our own work. We need to answer questions that define our path forward: What kind of structures are ideal for achieving our strategic direction? What resources and capacities do we need to develop? How do we relate to each other and make decisions as a movement? How do we manage change in a healthy, sustainable way?
Over the next year, the Wikimedia movement will engage in a structured, distributed process to answer these questions. The process will be structured around Working Groups who will develop guidance in key
Thematic
Areas.[2]
The Board of Trustees is committed to the Movement Strategy process and each of us will join one of the Working Groups:
Roles & Responsibilities: Nataliia
Revenue Streams: Tanya
Resource Allocation: María
Partnerships: Raju
Community Health: James
Product & Technology: Christophe
Capacity Building: Dariusz
Diversity: Esra’a
Advocacy: Jimmy
We will play two specific roles in this process:
Individually, as members of the Working Groups 2. 1.
participate mindfully in ourtheir individual capacity, 2. bring our their content expertise and experience to the discussion, 3. ensure the information flow from the Working Group to the Board, 4. support an effective, and inclusive process. 3.Collectively, as the Board of Trustees 4. 1.
review recommendations from each Working Group and provide feedback, 2. resolve difficult questions as required and adhere to decisionsmade,
3. delegate approval of recommendations to an appropriate community mechanism whenever possible (such as endorsement or consensus), 4. make decisions when there is no other mechanism to make thedecision,
5. accept the recommendations that are consistent with the movement’s values, the Strategic Direction as well as law and other compliance requirements, 6. direct resources, budgets and capacities for the implementation of approved recommendations.This statement captures the perspective of the Board of Trustees, and we believe that the process is a unique opportunity for the movement to
build
and shape our future together. We will participate in strategy conversations and sessions at Wikimania[3], and look forward to contributing throughout the process together with many of you. We
encourage
those who are attending Wikimania to also join these conversations and
all
Wikimedians to participate in all the upcoming strategic conversations
and
consultations.
On behalf of the Board,
María Sefidari
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_moveme...
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_...
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