Global Summit 2011/Where Are We Going?

This document represents a ‘cleaned up’ version of whiteboard notes taken at the final strategy session, titled ‘Where Are We Going?’, of the Creative Commons Global Summit 2011.

It summarises the outcomes of the discussion with affiliates and other community members during this session aimed at identifying the issues of most importance in CC’s ongoing strategy and community development.

Managerial Direction

• more strategic direction from HQ
• also responsive to/encouraging of grass roots motivators

Communication

• for knowledge transfer
• affiliate to affiliate
• affiliate to HQ; HQ to affiliate
• with Board
• using best practice technologies
• possibly including a private space for internal discussion

Collaboration

• within regions
• internationally (between regions and individual affiliates)
• on concrete projects, with achievable real-world outcomes

Skills Identification

• among affiliates
• at HQ
• among the broader community
• to enable better utilisation of community resources available to us

Expanded Community

• systematically build network - not just fortuitous growth
• more affiliates
• more volunteers
• more engagement with others in the open community
• build user base - licensors and licensees

Global Awareness

• higher profile for global achievements and affiliates
• more consultation with global community
• global should be the first perspective on any question

Funding Solutions

• for HQ and affiliates
• need office sustainability
• long term issue - won’t be solved in next year

Concrete Projects with Quantifiable Outcomes

• both for individual jurisdictions and collaborative projects
• language projects - within and across regions
• realistic timeframes - outcomes soon

4.0 Licence Suite

• most important collaborative project of next few years
• needs clear process and transparency
• needs accessible consultation - through mechanisms like wikis, working groups etc
• needs identifiable responses to issues raised