Strategy/True North Project
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True North
A True North provides a tangible, actionable bridge between our collective long-term, enduring core beliefs as laid out in the Mission, Vision, and Manifesto and our immediate product strategy.
True Norths can take a few different forms - they can be oriented around one or more of:
- Goal or outcome: Some end-state we want to see in the world
- Role: The function we want to serve in carrying out our Mission
- Domain: A specific topic
True North statements, when completed, will generally include a high-level understanding of the activities that should be done:
- Build: End-to-end product / program offerings that are taken to market
- Catalyze: Spark others to action (e.g., through demos, reference architectures) by working on technologies, but not as full-blown offerings
- Advocate: Issues to use the full Mozilla voice to push for
The process
There are 2 phases to this work:
- Phase 1 (Now through mid-April): Start with a wide aperture, consolidate to ~10 ideas, then narrow to a shortlist of ~4 candidates
- Phase 2 (Mid-April through mid-June): Select one True North
Team
Final decision maker: Mitchell Baker
Project Owners:
- Mitchell Baker
- Chris Beard
- Mark Surman
Core Team:
- Mitchell Baker
- Chris Beard
- Mark Surman
- Mark Mayo
- Sean White
- Denelle Dixon-Thayer
- Bob Lisbonne
- Karim Lakhani
- David Slater
Getting Involved
There will be specific outreach on this project on Discourse in the Mozillians category.
In the meantime, for specific questions or input contact John Jensen (jjenson@mozilla.com) or Irina Sandu (isandu@mozilla.com).