Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Transition/Global Conversations/Report/November 2020

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Statistics

Below is a table summarizing the votes gathered during the Global Events. Based on the amount of votes, the initiatives were distributed into four quartiles that show how often they were prioritized compared to other initiatives. The initiatives in the table are colord-coded as follows:

•      First quartile (most voted): 100-75%
•      Second quartile: 75-50%
•      Third quartile: 50-25%
•      Fourth quartile (least voted): 25-0%

Recommendation	Initiatives		Votes (during events)
1. Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement (discuss)	1	Systematic approach to improve satisfaction and productivity	34
	2	Funding for underrepresented communities	74
	3	Increased awareness about the Wikimedia Movement	62
	4	Global revenue generation policy + fundraising strategy	32
	5	Developing enterprise-level API	11
	6	Engagement of third party ecosystems	12
	7	Revenue generation for the Movement	18
	8	Align with environmental sustainability initiatives	26
2. Improve User Experience (discuss)	9	Methodology to improve the Wikimedia platform UX research, design, testing and community engagement	51
		Community engagement around product design and UX
		Adaptable UX to various devices
	10	Compatibility with Accessibility Guidelines	13
	11	Resources for newcomers	72
	12	Peer-to-peer spaces	14
	13	Platform functionality and documentation standards	9
	14	Cross-project tool development and reuse	19
	15	Partnerships to develop Wikimedia API	7
3. Provide for Safety and Inclusion (discuss)	16	Code of Conduct	61
	17	Private incident reporting	18
	18	Baseline of community responsibilities	15
	19	Develop a safety assessment and execution plan - technical, human, and legal support processes	17
	20	Advocacy - local capacity development	28
	21	Built-in platform mechanisms for safety	12
4. Ensure Equity in Decision-Making (discuss)	22	Movement Charter	43
	23	Interim Global Council	27
	24	The Global Council	66
	25	Regional & thematic hubs	80
	26	Flexible resource allocation framework	26
	27	Guidelines for board functions and governance	11
5. Coordinate Across Stakeholders (discuss)	28	Living documents to define responsibilities for specific areas of work	5
	29	Enhance communication and collaboration capacity with partners and collaborators	16
	30	Technology Council (for improved communication, coordination and support)	25
6. Invest in Skills and Leadership Development (discuss)	31	Global approach for local skill development - gathering data, matching peers, mentorship, recognition	36
	32	Leadership development plan	50
	33	Skill development infrastructure	57
7. Manage Internal Knowledge (discuss)	34	Facilitate a culture of documentation	21
	35	Establish a movement wide knowledge base	30
8. Identify Topics for Impact (discuss)	36	Identify the impact of Wikimedia projects & content	32
		Misinformation
		Identifying impactful topics
	37	List of high-impact topics	35
		Bridging content gaps
	38	Content initiatives in underrepresented communities	24
9. Innovate in Free Knowledge (discuss)	39	Identifying policies that hinder knowledge equity	22
	40	Policies for experimentation with projects for knowledge equity	10
	41	Continuous experimentation, technology, and partnerships for content, formats, and devices	23
10. Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt (discuss)	42	Monitoring, evaluation and learning at all levels with support and mutual accountability	11
	43	Develop a comprehensive evaluation system for Movement activities and structures - including technology, coordination, capacity, policies and governance	15
	44	Iterative change processes	5
	45	Adaptive Policies (flexible policies, structures, budgeting and planning to adapt to global changes)	19

Note: The prioritization exercise highlighted the initiatives that people find important to discuss. This does not necessarily mean support for the initiatives as they are as it would be highly dependent on how the implementation of them will be taken forward and definition of responsibilities and consultations around the implementation.