Over the course of the past six months, the Dot Connector Studio team collaborated with Sarah Lutman of Lutman & Associates to investigate the future of media, technology, learning, and the open internet for the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2030 strategy process.
The team wrote seven research briefs and presented at the annual Wikimania Conference in Montreal in August. Topics ranged from misinformation to the future of the commons. Below, you can find all of the research briefs along with the conference presentation.Keep an eye out for our final report as we put together the finishing touches.
Forecasting rapid changes in media, technology and the open internet for one of the web’s most successful and utopian knowledge projects has been exhilarating! In 2018, we’ll be digging deeper into futurism with our existing partners—and some new ones, too. Stay tuned…
- Considering 2030: Misinformation, verification, and propaganda
- Considering 2030: Future technology trends that will impact the Wikimedia movement
- Considering 2030: Demographic Shifts – How might Wikimedia extend its reach by 2030?
- Considering 2030: Future of literacy and learning
- Considering 2030: Future of reference and open knowledge
- Considering 2030: Future of the commons
- Considering 2030: Learning to expect the unexpected in 2030
- Wikimania presentation on major trends (August 2017)