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This page explains how to organize a discussion about
Movement strategy
with your group or community.
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1. Check if there is already a discussion
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- Is there already a discussion happening in your group or community? You can check the list on the
Participation page
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- Is someone else already organizing? You can check the
List of organizers
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2. Become a discussion organizer
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3. Plan the discussion
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- You can
create a Planning page
for your group or community. Planning pages explain who your group is and when you are organizing the discussion. They help the other organizers understand who is discussing.
- Remember to add the Planning page to the
List of organizers
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4. Decide where to discuss
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- You can discuss in several places with your group or community. You should choose the places that they prefer.
- For example, you can discuss on your wiki, and on an email mailing list, and on social media groups or chat apps, and in meetings in person, etc.
- For each place of discussion,
create a Summary page
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- Then, add the Summary pages to the
List of organizers
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5. Prepare the discussion
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6. Start the discussion
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- When you are ready, announce the start of the discussion in many places.
- Explain when the discussion will end.
- Invite participants, for example using the village pump, site notice, watchlist notice, mailing list, social media, or personal invitation.
- Ask the main question: "What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years?"
You can read advice for discussions
on wikis
, in
meetings in person
, in
video meetings
, and in
other places online
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7. Continue the discussion if it lasts longer
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- If you are discussing online, write summaries on your
Summary page
during the discussion.
- Ask similar questions to help people understand the main question.
- Translate the summaries from other discussions and share what people in other discussions are saying.
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- Ask the participants to help write the summary of the discussion.
- Thank the participants for their contribution.
- Explain the next step in the process.
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The discussion toolkit is a collection of documents that can help you organize your discussions.
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