This Draft Future Picture^[1], ^[2] was developed by the Working Group during its July 16-17 meeting in Washington, D.C.

Future Picture

Future Horizon: July 2015 (coincides with the Wikimedia Foundation Strategic Plan horizon)

Strategic Context: This Future Picture describes a functioning US Canada Education Program independent of the Wikimedia Foundation as of July 2015^[3]

Financial Position^[4]

In June 2015, the US Canada Education Program^[5] has independent funding sufficient to sustain an annual operating budget of $____M. The program’s operating budget is robust and enables the program to deliver quality services to all its stakeholders/partners as well as grow its volunteer resources. Decentralized stakeholder funding is allowed for locally controlled Education program projects.

Measures
- Organization has sufficient funding and funding commitments to sustain itself, meet financial obligations and meet all stakeholder commitments for at least two years of operations.

Enterprise Purpose^[6]

In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program is providing human, curriculum, and other incentive resources to support on-going and innovative uses of Wikipedia and related projects^[7] in education that promotes free knowledge, information fluency, improves the breath, scope and quality of Wikimedia project content as well as growing editor participation. The US Canada Education Program is evangelizing the role of Wikimedia projects in the free knowledge movement and improving information fluency throughout the education community.

Measures
- Education program projects are supporting instructors and courses in higher education with volunteers, tutorials, workshops, etc.
- Education program projects are tangibly improving the scope and quality of Wikipedia content.
- Education program projects are tangibly generating greater interest in the use of Wikipedia in higher education.

Innovation ^[8]

In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program openly develops, documents and shares innovations related to the use of Wikimedia projects in education from all sources (Wikimedia community, Academia, students and other educational entities) in a manner that promotes growth of quality free knowledge, diversity of participation and improvements in information literacy education.

Measures:
- Libraries of Wikipedia/Higher Education best practices, Wikipedia related curriculum, tutorials and lessone plans, etc. are being shared through online resources and in-person workshops, conferences and symposiums.
- Wikipedians (students, faculty, libraians and staff) participating in the Education program are outperforming non-education program Wikipedians who are at the same stage in the editor lifecycle. (see [1] for possible methodology]

Operating System ^[9]

In June 2015, the US Canada Education Program operates with open, collaboratively created governance that ensures rapid, effective decision making by program staff and volunteers, effective resourcing and execution of program projects, rapid and effective consensus building and collaboration between all stakeholder groups. The US-Canada Education Program, its stakeholders and benefactors are strategically aligned on goals, projects and innovations that support free knowledge and information fluency in education.

Measures:
- Open, transparent collaborative systems are being used by all stakeholder groups and participants in the organization's projects.
- All stakeholder groups participate in strategic initiative planning and strategic milestones are being met.

Outsider Perception^[10]

In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program is perceived by the educational community as a valuable and integral partner in their institution in support of using Wikimedia projects to improve student learning and information fluency. Benefactors value the program as a professional, innovative way to improve education and are providing high-levels of financial and marketing support. Wikipedia and related project communities respect and actively support the projects and innovations of the Education Program with volunteer energy.

Measures:
- Stakeholder groups are actively, and positively supporting the goals and projects of the US Canada Education Program
- The availability of a qualified volunteer workforce exceeds project requirements

Workforce Characteristics ^[11]

In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program workforce is comprised of diverse, motivated professionals and volunteers dedicated to and with the skills to collaboratively manage and support on-going and innovative uses of Wikipedia and related projects in education that promotes free knowledge, information fluency, improves the breath, scope and quality of Wikimedia project content as well as growing editor participation.

Measures:
- Workforce has skills and motivation necessary to achieve fund raising, marketing and operational goals.
- Education program milestones and objectives are being achieved on schedule.

Incentive Philosophy ^[12]

In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program ensures that all its projects and innovations are designed to align with the various methods and motivations by which its diverse stakeholder groups are incentivized and is committed to ensuring that its volunteer workforce and participating educational partners and students are appropriately incentivized (explicitly or intrinsically) to participate in and support the program.

Measures:
- Members of all stakeholder groups willing participate and support the program's projects because their incentives are aligned with the strategy.

Notes

^ Warden, John A. III (2002), "Future Pictures", Winning in FastTime: Harness the Competitive Advantage of Prometheus in Business and Life, Montgomery, Alabama: Venturist Publishing, pp. 63–76, ISBN 978-0-9711591-4-3
^ "All strategic thinking should start from the future and work back. The described future—the Future Picture‐‐must be understandable, compelling, and clear as it is the beacon for everyone in an organization. The Future Picture, to be useful, must convey in high resolution a condition that will exist in the future. Before adopting it, you must be sure that you will be happy with it; you must carefully consider any unintended consequences that may be associated with it; and you must be able to measure it. In the Prometheus Process, resolution flows from building the Future Picture from 12 components called “Key Descriptors” where each has associated statement provides the requisite level of resolution by allowing you to focus on each component of your future state." Warden, John A. III (2008), Strategic Thinking and Planning: A Concept Summary of Strategy and the Prometheus Process, Montgomery, Alabama: Venturist Publishing, p. 17, ISBN 978-0-9817946-0-0
^ Legal name of independent organization to be determined
^ Financial Position: Where do we want to be tomorrow in financial terms? With this descriptor, be very careful to craft something that you know will make you happy. Focus here on absolutes such as bottom line profitability and equity value. From the Guide To Strategic Planning and Execution Using The Prometheus Process
^ This is a working title and not the legal name of the 501(3)c organization
^ Enterprise Purpose: What Is The Purpose of this Enterprise? What Products and Services Is The Education Program Providing To Its Stakeholders? -- Focus on the Future From the Guide To Strategic Planning and Execution Using The Prometheus Process
^ Other Wikimedia projects such as Commons, etc.
^ Innovation: The Program’s Approach to Change, Incorporation of New Ideas, and Incorporation of Best Practices. From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process
^ Operating System: How Does the Education Program Operate and Function? What is the Atmosphere within The Enterprise. How is Decision-Making, Communications, Accountability and Governance handled? Ranges from Open Planning to Dictatorial, Systematic to Ad Hoc - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process
^ Outsider Perception: How Does The Program Want People, Institutions and Other Stakeholders Outside The Enterprise To Perceive What The Education Program Does and How It Does It? - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process
^ Workforce Charateristics - What will your workforce characteristics be? What kind of people do you want to work for your organization? What kind of people do you want? Entrepreneurs? Innovators? Team players? Cautious? - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process
^ Incentive Philosophy - What Incentivizes People To Participate in and Support This Education Program? WP Community, Ambassadors, Academia, Institutions - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process

[1] Warden, John A. III (2002), "Future Pictures", Winning in FastTime: Harness the Competitive Advantage of Prometheus in Business and Life, Montgomery, Alabama: Venturist Publishing, pp. 63–76, ISBN 978-0-9711591-4-3

[2] "All strategic thinking should start from the future and work back. The described future—the Future Picture‐‐must be understandable, compelling, and clear as it is the beacon for everyone in an organization. The Future Picture, to be useful, must convey in high resolution a condition that will exist in the future. Before adopting it, you must be sure that you will be happy with it; you must carefully consider any unintended consequences that may be associated with it; and you must be able to measure it. In the Prometheus Process, resolution flows from building the Future Picture from 12 components called “Key Descriptors” where each has associated statement provides the requisite level of resolution by allowing you to focus on each component of your future state." Warden, John A. III (2008), Strategic Thinking and Planning: A Concept Summary of Strategy and the Prometheus Process, Montgomery, Alabama: Venturist Publishing, p. 17, ISBN 978-0-9817946-0-0

[3] Legal name of independent organization to be determined

[4] Financial Position: Where do we want to be tomorrow in financial terms? With this descriptor, be very careful to craft something that you know will make you happy. Focus here on absolutes such as bottom line profitability and equity value. From the Guide To Strategic Planning and Execution Using The Prometheus Process

[5] This is a working title and not the legal name of the 501(3)c organization

[6] Enterprise Purpose: What Is The Purpose of this Enterprise? What Products and Services Is The Education Program Providing To Its Stakeholders? -- Focus on the Future From the Guide To Strategic Planning and Execution Using The Prometheus Process

[7] Other Wikimedia projects such as Commons, etc.

[8] Innovation: The Program’s Approach to Change, Incorporation of New Ideas, and Incorporation of Best Practices. From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process

[9] Operating System: How Does the Education Program Operate and Function? What is the Atmosphere within The Enterprise. How is Decision-Making, Communications, Accountability and Governance handled? Ranges from Open Planning to Dictatorial, Systematic to Ad Hoc - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process

[10] Outsider Perception: How Does The Program Want People, Institutions and Other Stakeholders Outside The Enterprise To Perceive What The Education Program Does and How It Does It? - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process

[11] Workforce Charateristics - What will your workforce characteristics be? What kind of people do you want to work for your organization? What kind of people do you want? Entrepreneurs? Innovators? Team players? Cautious? - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process

[12] Incentive Philosophy - What Incentivizes People To Participate in and Support This Education Program? WP Community, Ambassadors, Academia, Institutions - From the Guide to Strategic Planning using the Prometheus Process

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Future Picture

Financial Position[4]

Enterprise Purpose[6]

Innovation [8]

Operating System [9]

Outsider Perception[10]

Workforce Characteristics [11]

Incentive Philosophy [12]