Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Clusters

In December 2019, during a meeting in Berlin, a group of Writers consolidated the 89 Working Group recommendations into 13 clusters, which became the basis for conversations with the Movement from January to March 2020 and subsequent finalization. The purpose of the consolidation was to continue the task from the Harmonization Sprint in Tunis: to group recommendations together based on functional convergences and structural relations, evolving from the previous nine thematic areas (e.g., Capacity Building, Product & Technology, etc.) and closer to one coherent strategy document. The table below illustrates the transition from the second iteration of recommendations (September 2019, Tunis) to the third version (January 2020) by detailing which recommendation from the Working Group phase were grouped together around which identified functions. Decisions around consolidating the recommendations were the mandate of the volunteer Writers group. Since the 89 recommendations were at varying stages of development and many put forward multiple ideas, the above approach facilitated multiple components from various recommendations to come together in different arrangements. This ensured that ideas were not lost and the recommendations were consolidated comprehensively and with respect to the original effort of the Working Groups.

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Cluster Working Group Recommendations
Promote Sustainability and Resilience AD R2 - Diversity
AD R8 - Empowerment of Advocates
CB R9 - Recognizing and Supporting Individuals
DV R1 - Introducing people-centered principles within the Wikimedia movement
PA R12 - Establish recognition principles for new partners
PT R6A - Improve Technical Contributor Engagement
RS R2 - Provide Paid Wiki-related Services
RS R4 - Expand global fundraising
RS R5 - Develop non-fundraising revenue streams for affiliates
RS R8 - Diversification of revenue channels
Create Cultural Change for Inclusive Communities CH R1 - Code of Conduct
DV R5 - Reflective policies for participation and governance
RR R6 - Wikimedia movement organisations
Improve User Experience CH R12 - Investing in equity-centered technologies
CH R4 - Structure for handling conflicts- before, during and after
CH R7 - “Democratizing” participation
DV R1 - Introducing people-centered principles within the Wikimedia movement
DV R3 - Redesigning the platforms for more diversity of people and content experiences
DV R4 - Planned community diversification
PA R5 - Focus on knowledge equity when determining priorities for Partnerships
PT R6B - Modernize Technical Contributor Tooling
Provide for Safety and Security AD R10 - Protection of Advocates
CH R8 - Privacy and security for everyone
CH R9 - Opening the circle: All terrain readiness
Ensure Equity in Decision-Making CB R3 - Capacity Building Should Occur in Context
CB R5 - Resources for Capacity Building
CH R2 - Redefining power structures to better serve the communities
CH R4 - Structure for handling conflicts- before, during and after
CH R12 - Investing in equity-centered technologies
DV R7 - Decentralized administrative structure for resource allocation
PT R2 - Support Community Decision-making
PT R3 - Open Product Proposal Process
RA RA - Set Common Framework of Principles for Resource Allocation
RA RC - Recognize privileges / Design for equity
RA RG - Allocate resources for capacity and sustainability
RA RH -  Allocate resources to new types of partners/organisations
RS R4 - Expand global fundraising
RS R7 - Set a goal of financial sustainability for all movement actors
RA RB - Design participatory decision making for Resource Allocation
RA RD - Distribute existing structures
RR Scenario: Conflict Resolution at Movement Level
RR R4&5 - Establish a Movement Charter
Foster and Develop Distributed Leadership CB R8 - Mentoring and leadership development
CH R3 - Building the leadership of the future
PA R11 - Invest in the leadership potential of community members
RR Scenario: Coaches
Invest in Skill Development CB R1 - Building Capacity for Capacity Building
CB R2 - Matching human assets and online knowledge resources
CB R4 - Provide Capacity Building for Organizational Development
CB R7 - Online Training
CH R4 - Structure for handling conflicts- before, during and after
CH R5 -  Investing in building an inclusive global community
CH R9 -  Opening the circle: All terrain readiness
DV R4 - Planned community diversification
PA R10 - Support the skills development of people working on partnerships
PT R6A - Improve Technical Contributor Engagement
RS R4 - Expand global fundraising
RR Scenario - Coaches
RR R7 - Capacity building
Manage Internal Knowledge AD R4 - Knowledge Management
CB R2 - Matching human assets and online knowledge resources
PA R8 - Prioritise documentation
PA R9 - Invest in sharing knowledge about partnerships across the movement
PT R5 - Disseminate Product Knowledge
Coordinate Across Stakeholders AD R1 - Transparency
AD R3 - Global conversation
AD R5 - Advocacy Hub
AD R6 - Common Positioning
AD R7 - Partnerships
CB R10 - Independently governed Capacity Building ‘Unit’
CH R6 - Newcomers are a key indicator to the success of the movement
CH R10 - Network to continually support community health
PA R2 - Wikimedia as steward of the Free Knowledge Ecosystem
PA R6 - Partnerships as part of a Distributed Vision
PA R7 - Partnerships as a shared and equitable resource and activity
PT R1 - Evaluate and Decentralize Technology Components
PT R2 - Support Community Decision-making
PT R4 + PT R3 - Deployment Council
PT R10 - Developing an Evolving Technology Vision and Strategy
RA RE - Build Thematic hubs
RR Scenario: Hubs / Coaches / Council
Prioritize Topics for Impact DV R6 -  Establishing partnerships in order to represent and protect worlds’ cultural diversity
PA R1 - Provide the knowledge needed for understanding and solving global issues
PA R5 - Focus on knowledge equity when determining priorities for Partnerships
PT R9 - Monitoring Product Trust and Availability
RA RI - Include knowledge consumers
Innovate in Free Knowledge DV R3 - Redesigning the platforms for more diversity of people and content experiences
DV R8 - Bridging different local contexts
RA RI - Include knowledge consumers
Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt AD R2 - Diversity
CB R6 - Evaluating Capacity Building
CH R6 - Newcomers are a key indicator to the success of the movement
CH R9: “Ethics Evaluation” quotation
DV R2 - Reaching a self-aware and dynamic structure
PA R1 - Provide the knowledge needed for understanding and solving global issues
PT R1 - Evaluate and Decentralize Technology Components
PT R8 - Movement Technology Ethics Review Process
PT R9 - Monitoring Product Trust and Availability
RA RF - Ensure flexible approach to resource allocation
RR R1 - All of this exists to support our primary purpose
RR R6 - Wikimedia movement organisations
Plan Infrastructure Scalability CH R11 - Resources
DV R4 - Planned community diversification
PT R2 - Support Community Decision-making
PA R3 - Shared ecosystem of services and tools for content partnerships
PT R6B - Modernize Technical Contributor Tooling