Design/Statement of purpose

Statement
"Design at Wikimedia Foundation makes sharing of all human knowledge easy and joyful. For everyone.""Our goal is to ensure that Wikimedia products and communications follow a design process centered on the user. Based on research to understand people’s needs and motivations, we explore solutions that meet those needs.""We design in the open with a transparent and participatory process. We collaborate within the Wikimedia Foundation and with the global community of contributors. We create well-designed solutions, together."

Background
In the second half of 2016, the design group at the Wikimedia Foundation (made up of researchers, designers and engineers of the user experience, and communications/brand folks) undertook a process to define a statement of purpose. Intended to articulate the shared aspirational vision for design at the Wikimedia Foundation, this document also will aid in making decisions for the design group including (but not limited to) staffing, organizing, implementing projects, and strategizing.