During the 2024 user survey, we asked participants for their feedback regarding the proposed Mission, Vision, and Value.
We received 226 answers, and the majority are in support of the proposed statements.
- 166 answers: I am comfortable with them and have no changes to propose. (73.5%)
- 12 answers: I am comfortable with them but would like to propose changes. (5.3%)
- 4 answers: I am uncomfortable with them but have no changes to propose. (1.8%)
- 3 answers: I am uncomfortable with them and would like to propose changes. (1.3%)
- 41 answers: I have no thoughts on them (18.1%)
Feedback received
Here is a summary of the changes feedback and how they are addressed.
| Comment | Revisions Made |
|---|---|
| Transparency and openness alone aren't enough. They benefit those privileged few individuals who have the luxury of time and skills to engage with a mass of information. More proactive consultation, summarizing, and communication are needed to make the ecosystem feel inclusive and co-owned by all. | This comment aligned with the initial input we'd gathered, and we agreed that this could have been clearer in the values descriptions |
| I think they are too long in descriptions and unnecessarily long-winded and could be more concise? There's a lot of 'diverse,' 'community', etc. that seems too often repeated." "Maybe 'Respectful of Diverse Backgrounds & Expertise' and 'Community-Driven' and 'Approachable' could have less overlap? | To address both comments, we closely reviewed the values descriptions and removed any language that felt redundant or unnecessary |
| The values mostly sound like a code of conduct. I would expect values like prioritizing FAIR and commons-based and open data. | There were a couple comments about more explicitly prioritizing commons-based and open data, which we found a way to better incorporate. |
Updated document
As a result, we only edited the description of each value. You can review the updated document
SUGGESTED EDITS - OpenRefine Vision, Mission, Values - Bocoup Final Deliverables.pdf (131.2 KB)
The Mission, Vision, and Values are not fixed. We can (and should) revisit them at least yearly to ensure they still represent our community and where we want the project to go.
Next step
As the next step, I propose incorporating those changes along with the update of the governance outlined here Improving Transparency: Advisory Committee's Role and Community Involvement - #37 by Martin