Dear all,

This year we, the innovation team at Wikimedia Deutschland and partners https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Re-imagining_UNLOCK/People_involved, are setting out on a journey to build a new format for the Wikimedia Movement https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Re-imagining_UNLOCK, a safe space that will foster innovation and allow members of our community to experiment with and build new ideas for Free Knowledge.

As a first step we asked all our stakeholders for input through a survey and interviews on the needs and challenges our Movement faces in innovating in Free Knowledge. We have now collected the research data and compiled some insightful problem statements – quite eye-opening!

Join us at our Open Innovation Café volume 2 to hear about what we have found and how we will use these insights in building a new innovation format for the Wikimedia Movement. Maybe some insights will also be helpful in your work as well?

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When and where will the Open Innovation Café take place? We will be running two identical open cafés, so choose the slot and time zone that suits you best: -

Open Innovation Café option 1 on Tuesday, May 23rd, 5:00-5:30 pm CET

Access the Zoom call through this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86297641111?pwd=OEQwQXVBV21mWlZJTWxld21HeGFHdz09

Meeting ID: 862 9764 1111 Passcode: 021114

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Open Innovation Café option 2 on Thursday, May 25th, 9:30-10:00am CET

Access the Zoom call through this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83425967908?pwd=TTJyS29JRWNxT3dXektCVkMwdU1LQT09

Meeting ID: 834 2596 7908 Passcode: 088627

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Who is the initiator of this Open Innovation Café? The Open Innovation Café is initiated and will be hosted by the Innovation Engine of Wikimedia Deutschland. The faces you will meet are program manager Lucia Obst and program support Sissela Björk. If you want to catch up on what we are up to, head over to our Meta page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Re-imagining_UNLOCK: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Re-imagining_UNLOCK. -

Why are we reaching out to you? We are reaching out to people, affiliate representatives and Wikimedia community members who are in some capacity working on or interested in innovation in the Wikimedia Movement and/or recommendation no. 9 “Innovate in Free Knowledge” of the Movement Strategy 2030. -

What language will this Open Café take place in? This will be done in English. -

Do I need to prepare or bring anything? There is no requirement for joining, simply drop in as you are. It is in the name – a coffee or other beverage that makes you feel cozy is welcome. ☕

Best wishes,

Lucia & Sissela Wikimedia Deutschland