Five minute introduction to a longer discussion about strategic planning for networks, using the Wikimedia Foundation 2009-2010 strategic planning process as a case study.

1. Strategic Planning for Networks Case Study: Wikimedia Foundation, 2009-2010 October 17, 2011 Eugene Eric Kim <eekim@groupaya.net>

2. Strategic Planning for Networks What This Means For You The Wikimedia Challenge

4. 280 Language Versions of Wikimedia Projects

5. Source: Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia (September 2011)

6. 100,000 Active Contributors Around the World

7. A Slice of the Community

8. In 2009, Wikimedia was a global movement with a vision... Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. ... but no collective strategy for achieving this vision.

9. Strategic Planning for Networks? How do you develop a movement-wide five-year strategy in a completely open, collaborative way (the wiki way)?

10. The Wikimedia Challenge What This Means For You Strategic Planning for Networks

11. 1 Year Process

12. 1,000 Participants

13. 1,500 Pages of Content

14. 50 Different Languages

15. 5 Movement-Wide Priorities

16. The Wikimedia Challenge Strategic Planning for Networks What This Means For You

17. Only 5% of the workforce understandstheir company's strategy. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton. The Strategy-Focused Organization. Harvard Business School Press: 2000.

18. The Plan Is Not the Point!

19. The Real Goal Is Activation

20. The Real Goal Is Activation Alignment Around Goals Matters Most

21. A Provocative Claim The Wikimedia Strategy Process could only happen this way.

22. A Provocative Claim The Wikimedia Strategy Process could only happen this way. All strategy should happen this way.

23. A Provocative Claim The Wikimedia Strategy Process could only happen this way. All strategy should happen this way. Come to our session to find out more.