Hi all!
For the last few months, we’ve all been talking together - on wiki, and in person - about our own personal and community hopes and goals for the Wikimedia projects and movement. But while this has been going on, members of the strategy team have been doing research into the world outside the movement.
This month, during Cycle 3, we’re sharing what we’ve learned from outside - from readers, experts, and partners from our New Voices initiative. Right now, the focus is on ensuring that the voices that normally aren’t part of our strategic discussions are present and well-represented, and that those of us in the movement have the opportunity to see into the future, and think ahead about the way the world is changing. [1] One of my recent updates https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/23_June_2017_-_Update_19_on_Wikimedia_movement_strategy_process [2] provided a summary of the broader context and goals for Cycle 3. Today, I wanted to share some new resources and materials we’ve published in the past two weeks, and note that there’s much more to come!
June Wikimedia Foundation Metrics Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nIP4VFIi8. During the meeting, the New Voices team members provided an overview of initial findings from ongoing research projects and affiliate-led salons and events. [3]
Considering 2030: Misinformation, verification, and propaganda https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Considering_2030:_Misinformation,_verification,_and_propaganda_(July_2017). The Foundation is working with independent research consultants to understand the key trends that will affect the future of free knowledge. This assessment is based on a review of more than one hundred reports, articles, and studies, and it includes a framework to discuss and monitor trends in misinformation. [4] Please join the conversation on meta or your local wiki in the next couple of days. [5]
Discussions with experts on the evolving history of knowledge sharing https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/07/brown-bag-knowledge-sharing/. We summarized and published videos and transcripts [6] and outcomes [7] of three recent brown bag events with experts in social mobilization, emerging communities, and new readers.
WikiWomenCamp 2017 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/14/wikiwomencamp-inclusivity/. At the second WikiWomenCamp in Mexico City, attendees discussed challenges and opportunities for women participation in the movement (the inaugural event was held in Argentina in 2002, and we’re thrilled to see its return). There are some excellent published photos [8] from the event to check out as well as a summary of the event on our blog [9].
Bene habeas (Latin translation: “May it be well for you”)
Katherine
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Rea...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/23_...
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nIP4VFIi8 [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Con...)
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate [6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Foundation_brown_bags_... [7] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/07/brown-bag-knowledge-sharing/ [8] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiWomenCamp_2017 [9] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/14/wikiwomencamp-inclusivity/
Hi Katherine,
In March, the topics that the Movement Strategy process described as to be addressed included metrics:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Topics/Metr...
However, since then the topics list on which metrics were listed have been removed from all but eight languages' process briefing pages.
Are movement metrics still planned for inclusion in the strategy process?
Best regards, Jim
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all!
For the last few months, we’ve all been talking together - on wiki, and in person - about our own personal and community hopes and goals for the Wikimedia projects and movement. But while this has been going on, members of the strategy team have been doing research into the world outside the movement.
This month, during Cycle 3, we’re sharing what we’ve learned from outside - from readers, experts, and partners from our New Voices initiative. Right now, the focus is on ensuring that the voices that normally aren’t part of our strategic discussions are present and well-represented, and that those of us in the movement have the opportunity to see into the future, and think ahead about the way the world is changing. [1] One of my recent updates https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/23_June_2017_-_Update_19_on_Wikimedia_movement_strategy_process [2] provided a summary of the broader context and goals for Cycle 3. Today, I wanted to share some new resources and materials we’ve published in the past two weeks, and note that there’s much more to come!
June Wikimedia Foundation Metrics Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nIP4VFIi8. During the meeting, the New Voices team members provided an overview of initial findings from ongoing research projects and affiliate-led salons and events. [3]
Considering 2030: Misinformation, verification, and propaganda https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Considering_2030:_Misinformation,_verification,_and_propaganda_(July_2017). The Foundation is working with independent research consultants to understand the key trends that will affect the future of free knowledge. This assessment is based on a review of more than one hundred reports, articles, and studies, and it includes a framework to discuss and monitor trends in misinformation. [4] Please join the conversation on meta or your local wiki in the next couple of days. [5]
Discussions with experts on the evolving history of knowledge sharing https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/07/brown-bag-knowledge-sharing/. We summarized and published videos and transcripts [6] and outcomes [7] of three recent brown bag events with experts in social mobilization, emerging communities, and new readers.
WikiWomenCamp 2017 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/14/wikiwomencamp-inclusivity/. At the second WikiWomenCamp in Mexico City, attendees discussed challenges and opportunities for women participation in the movement (the inaugural event was held in Argentina in 2002, and we’re thrilled to see its return). There are some excellent published photos [8] from the event to check out as well as a summary of the event on our blog [9].
Bene habeas (Latin translation: “May it be well for you”)
Katherine
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Rea...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/23_...
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nIP4VFIi8 [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Con...)
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate [6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Foundation_brown_bags_... [7] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/07/brown-bag-knowledge-sharing/ [8] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiWomenCamp_2017 [9] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/14/wikiwomencamp-inclusivity/
-- Katherine Maher
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I have a few comments here. These aren't directed personally to Katherine; this is more like "Pine thinking out loud".
I have am grateful for the depth and breadth of discussions that are happening in the strategy process. The depth and breadth are more extensive than I anticipated.
I am uncertain about how the end product will look -- I think that everyone is -- and I continue to be cautious about spending so much money and time on developing strategic goals and a strategic plan. Still, I am hopeful that the end product will be useful.
However, there is still the matter of the financing of the extension of the grant, and so far the lack of answers about how much it is costing and the other matters that I raised in my previous emails. I am hoping that WMF will choose to be cooperative with these inquiries. It seems to me that WMF should make efforts to set a good example of financial transparency.
Pine
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