{"id":50223,"date":"2021-07-13T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/?post_type=unlock-blog&#038;p=50223"},"modified":"2021-08-11T17:39:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:39:42","slug":"kicking-off-unlock-program","status":"publish","type":"unlock-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/unlock-blog\/kicking-off-unlock-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicking off the UNLOCK program by creating visions for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part One: Creating the base for collaboration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Opening up about your hopes and dreams and also feeling comfortable enough to collaborate on these visions with others requires a safe working environment.<\/em> This is why we designed this year\u2019s kick off event to enable just that. We started with small activities to get to know each other better as individuals, both in smaller breakouts as well as within the entire group. Some fun facts: We learned that all participants have siblings, most are musically gifted playing instruments like the guitar, piano and trumpet, but only two have pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wk_has_caption wp-block-image size-large\" data-open=\"img_69ef4b5093a3c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-1440x757.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-1440x757.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-720x378.png 720w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"reveal large wk_image_caption\" id=\"img_69ef4b5093a3c\" data-reveal><h2>Lizenzhinweis<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-1440x757.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-1440x757.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-720x378.png 720w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-07-01-14-00-11.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Mia_Kunert_(WMDE)\">Mia Kunert (WMDE)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:UNLOCK-Kick-off_2021.png\">UNLOCK-Kick-off 2021<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" rel=\"license\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> <\/figcaption><button class=\"close-button\" data-close aria-label=\"Close modal\" type=\"button\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We then worked with the participants to develop their values for collaboration with the intention to include them in our UNLOCK playbook. <em>The deepest discussion was about whether humor is a value that we should strive for in cooperation<\/em>, or if it is rather the result of good collaboration when the other values are successfully lived up to. Any way you look at it \u2013 sounds like the next three month should be a lot of fun. Next to humor, good listening, empathy, commitment to shared goals, curiosity, honesty and vulnerability were agreed upon as the most important values to look for in this context.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part Two: Formulating a grand vision for our projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we made sure that we are all pulling in the same direction and created a clear understanding that we are in this program together as a community, the teams met their coaches and got to work on the so-called \u201cvision work\u201d: <em>The teams documented their current project status, formulated a vision for tomorrow, and drew up an outlook<\/em> for where the project should be in two years&#8217; time, including some specific next steps on what to focus on next in their project development process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every team was given three minutes to present their project to the whole cohort on the basis of their vision work. We later evaluated that it was a really tough schedule, but the teams managed it perfectly. The other participants shared their feedback, suggestions and questions to the teams through an \u201cidea showering\u201d exercise, providing their outside view to the projects. That created a lot of valuable input which they could already take to the design sprint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious to learn more about the projects? Their ideas and visions are documented here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock\/projects\/\">https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock\/projects\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bonus: Creating commitment by building rocket ships&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The kick off event focused on creating a team driven by joint values and an understanding of our mission. To help visualize this <em>the participants were confronted with a speedy design challenge to build paper rocket ships in no more than ten minutes<\/em>. The rocket ships represent how we will steer through the upcoming months together, across all bumps and challenges that still lie ahead on our way to the finish line, the Demo Day, where all teams will present their program results. The challenge was also a great exercise to get into a physical working mode, which very much embodies the spirit of the UNLOCK Accelerator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wk_has_caption wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" data-open=\"img_69ef4b5093a46\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1440x1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50216\" width=\"397\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"reveal large wk_image_caption\" id=\"img_69ef4b5093a46\" data-reveal><h2>Lizenzhinweis<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1440x1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50216\" width=\"397\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/UNLOCK_RocketShip-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Mia_Kunert_(WMDE)\">Mia Kunert (WMDE)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:UNLOCK-RocketShip.jpg\">UNLOCK-RocketShip<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" rel=\"license\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> <\/figcaption><button class=\"close-button\" data-close aria-label=\"Close modal\" type=\"button\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What next? First steps in turning the vision into reality in our Design Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>But how will we turn these visions into reality? The kick off event was followed by a so-called Design Sprint, our first working week and a fast-paced look at the teams\u2019 product development processes. <em>Each team worked together with their coach who individually tailored the week to the needs of their team.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coaches first set out to understand the needs of the teams, where they would most benefit from, what the necessary next steps are and what kind of coaching and methods best fit the team dynamics and intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the team from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock-projects\/followthevote\/\">FollowTheVote,<\/a> which was already quite far in their product development process, the coaches decided to go one step back and get a closer look at the user needs. The team had the great learning <em>that moving one step backwards is part of moving forward<\/em>. Thereby they got new perspectives and learned new working methods for their way straight into product launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock-projects\/supply-chains-us\/\">supply-chains.com<\/a> saw a great need in <em>breaking down visions, ideas, and concepts across different disciplinary backgrounds into feasible steps<\/em>. By the end of the week they had mastered this and even created wireframes, user stories and learned a lot about working methods for their own product development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of the week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock-projects\/openspeaks-accessibility\/\">OpenSpeaks<\/a> was challenged by finding the <em>right persons for user testing<\/em> because they have a really special target group. By the end of the week they already tested their prototype and got valuable input on how to work on it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock-projects\/government-online-presence-directory\/\">Government Online Presence Directory <\/a>started right into designing the user interface by considering the needs of their potential users that they interviewed. They developed a high-level time plan for the next three months and <em>already started with frameworks and wireframes to get an idea of what the product might look like<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/unlock-projects\/thinktwise\/\">ThinkTwise<\/a> it was challenging to specify their abstract problem statement. For this it was very <em>helpful to sketch things out and visualize the idea with storyboards<\/em>. At the end of the week they had already created a klick-dummy that gives an impression of how the product might function and what it could look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These insights show an impression of what it takes to turn a vision into a prototype. It also gives an idea how different the needs of the various teams in the different project phases are and how individually the UNLOCK coaches approach them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out how the projects are progressing stay tuned \u2013 we will keep you up to date!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wk_has_caption wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" data-open=\"img_69ef4b5093a4c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/TeamUNLOCK.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50224\" width=\"511\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/TeamUNLOCK.png 899w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/TeamUNLOCK-720x502.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"reveal large wk_image_caption\" id=\"img_69ef4b5093a4c\" data-reveal><h2>Lizenzhinweis<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/TeamUNLOCK.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50224\" width=\"511\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/TeamUNLOCK.png 899w, https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/07\/TeamUNLOCK-720x502.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Mia_Kunert_(WMDE)\">Mia Kunert (WMDE)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Powerpose_TeamUNLOCK.png\">Powerpose TeamUNLOCK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" rel=\"license\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> <\/figcaption><button class=\"close-button\" data-close aria-label=\"Close modal\" type=\"button\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building on last year\u2019s best practices, the UNLOCK kick off event 2021 was two-fold: While the first day focused around getting to know each other and creating a joint base for collaboration, the second day was dedicated to creating project visions. Specifying their vision will help guide the participating teams through the program and push them towards their ultimate goal. This is how we did it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":50217,"template":"","class_list":["post-50223","unlock-blog","type-unlock-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unlock-blog\/50223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unlock-blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/unlock-blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.de\/unlock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}