Développement organisationnel
There is currently a gap in the provision of support, training and shared learning available to Wikimedia Movement organisations.
Running a Wikimedia movement organisation (chapter, user group, thematic organisation, and indeed the Foundation) is quite difficult. There are many challenges, and these challenges vary throughout the life of an organisation. Giving volunteers the skills and confidence to take on these challenges is important for the future health of the Wikimedia movement.
Principes
These are some principles about how to tackle these issues.
- Doing this is everyone's job. There is no single body responsible for training and supporting movement organisations (the Wikimedia Chapters Association aimed to, but didn't work out). So, it is a responsibility that all movement entities have, in whatever form!
- Encourage initiative. We should encourage people to set things up and experiment. No-one is able to "solve" the issue right away. So it's more important to take practical, concrete steps for part of the picture, than it is to try to work out a solution to the whole thing.
- Use knowledge wherever it can be found. Different people and organisations, both inside and outside the movement, have different pieces of the picture. From within the movement, there are people with skills and experience who will be happy to share them. Outside the movement, there are national and international sector bodies and consultants who can advice.
- Share plans, ideas and results. It will be important to learn from different organisational development initiatives.
Besoins de formation et de développement
Part of the problem is that we don't have any systematic view of what the development needs of Wikimedia organisations are.
The WMF Grantmaking team surveyed a number of boards of movement organisations to get some data on what issues Boards face. The results can be found here.
- Gouvernance :
- Le rôle du bureau ou conseil d’administration dans une organisation à but non lucratif ; développement autonome du bureau ou conseil.
- Développement stratégique :
- Comment développer une stratégie, établir efficacement les buts et objectifs.
- Recrutement et travail avec le personnel :
- Relations entre conseils et départements d’ingénierie, délimitation des cadres de travail, direction efficace.
- Efficacité personnelle :
- Gestion du temps ; résolution des conflits et désaccords ; capacité de négociation ; gestion du stress.
- Efficacité administrative :
- Construction efficace et cohésion des équipes.
- Gestion des plans et rapports annuels.
- Prévoir avec succès des événements sur plusieurs jours en évitant les pièges communs.
- ++ veuillez compléter.
Méthodes et ressources
Ateliers de formation
- Standalone, e.g. London workshop in March 2014.
- As part of Wikimedia conference / Wikimania.
- National / local training for volunteer organisations.
- What can Wikimedia learn from the Red Cross and other large volunteer driven organizations (video), How to incorporate volunteers and enthusiasts according to their available time and interests, and help people move into different roles as their situations change.
- List of organizational development and training resources.
Passage en revue et mentorat par les pairs
A small number of peer reviews have taken place:
- March 2013: Wikimedia Argentina, blog post and final report.
- Wikimedia Estonie, Avril 2013 .
Partage d’expérience
Some Wikimedia movement entities have created records of their learning experiences to share with the movement:
- Wikimedia UK: February 2013 Governance Review and October 2013 followup audit.
- Wikimedia France: Reflections on 2012-14, email from Christophe Henner to Wikimedia-l.
- any resources on WMF governance improvement.
Apprentissage en ligne
Développement stratégique
Gestion des conflits
- 'Negotiation', essay, beyondintractability.com.
- 'Analyzing Disputes', lecture, Saylor Foundation.
- 'Managing Conflict', lecture, Saylor Foundation.
Who do we know in the movement who can help out with this stuff?
| Nom | Langues | Lieu | Fuseau horaire | Spécialisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Mako Hill | en, am-1, fr-1 | Seattle | UTC-8 | free knowledge/culture scientist/activist, assistant professor of communication at University of Washington |
| Dariusz Jemielniak (Pundit) | pl, en-4, de-1, ru-1 | Warsaw/Copenhagen | UTC+2 | professor of management interested in strategy and technology startups development |
| Aaron Shaw | en | Chicago | UTC-6 | assistant professor of communication at Northwestern studying mobilization and engagement in online systems |
| Piotr Konieczny | pl, en-4 | Seoul | UTC+9 | assistant professor of sociology in Seoul, studying peer-production governance |
Veuillez compléter
- Système de liaison avec AffCom pour les chapitres / organisations thématiques / groupes d’utilisateurs.
- Chapters Dialogue: Dossier, summary of insights and a 30 minutes movie of the project where 94 movement members from Chapters, Wikimedia Foundation, FDC and AffCom were interviewed.
To Do
- How to hire your first staff member
- strong focus on prerequisites e.g. your organisation's plans and impact; agreeing the management structure (one line manager not whole board!)
- More structured materials on how to avoid burnout (based on notes/learnings from the 2 workshops)
- personal effectiveness, communication methods; managing your own time and expectations
- Risk management (?)