Thanks Andrew.

What I most find missing here is a discussion of how we build bilateral + multilateral support for projects, moving away from the centralized "WMF / FDC / global council reviews + approves" approach. Which doesn't scale, changes slowly in response to a changing world, and imposes language, method, and focus bottlenecks.

That's not solely about sustainability or decision-making or *equity* but about emphasizing and preserving our decentralized + distributed strengths. Where do you see this in the given framework, does it also strike you as important?

//S

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On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 1:56 AM Andrew Lih andrew@andrewlih.com wrote:

Hi all,

On recent WALRUS calls we have discussed Strategy 2030 recommendations. The WMF strategy team have asked groups to rank the priorities ahead of the upcoming November global conversations.

For WALRUS, I've drafted 4 recommendations below, which are also listed on the meta page. We need to submit this by Monday, November 16 so your input and feedback is appreciated. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/Strategy_2030

This is also a good time to remind folks we have a chat space for WALRUS on the new chat.wmcloud.org server, where we can discuss this more: https://chat.wmcloud.org/wikimedia/channels/walrus

Or, feel free to use the talk page on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WALRUS/Strategy_2030

Thanks.

-Andrew Lih (User:Fuzheado)

• Priority recommendation (1 of 3)
  • 4. Ensure Equity in Decision-Making
  • Priority initiatives (from recommendation 1 of 3)
    • 24 The Global Council
    • 25 Regional & thematic hubs
    • 26 Flexible resource allocation framework
  • Priority recommendation (2 of 3)
  • 5. Coordinate Across Stakeholders
  • Priority initiatives (from recommendation 2 of 3)
    • 28 Living documents to define responsibilities for specific
    areas of work
    • 29 Enhance communication and collaboration capacities
  • Priority recommendation (3 of 3)
  • 9. Innovate in Free Knowledge
  • Priority initiatives (from recommendation 3 of 3)
    • 39 Identifying policies that hinder knowledge equity
    • 40 Policies for experimentation with projects for knowledge
    equity
    • 41 Continuous experimentation, technology, and partnerships
    for content, formats, and devices
  • Priority recommendation (4, extra)
  • 3. Provide for Safety and Inclusion
  • Priority initiatives (from recommendation 4, extra)
    • 19 Develop a safety assessment and execution plan - technical,
    human, and legal support processes
    • 20 Advocacy - local capacity development

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