Jane park
Strategist. Researcher. Storyteller.
Vision-driven director & creator that defines problems, builds consensus, & drives results.
11 years of experience in the design, strategy and execution of socially innovative programs committed to realizing the full potential of the open knowledge ecosystem. Former Director of Product & Research at Creative Commons.
What I DO
I help people clarify their vision and theory of impact, while building consensus among necessary stakeholders through discussion, debate, and iterative drafts. Once aligned on a vision, I guide stakeholders to identify resource needs and gaps in research, and to collaboratively develop a strategy and roadmap for implementation.
My process generally involves three phases: 1) Review & Assessment, 2) Concept & Development, 3) Final Recommendation, plus any agreed upon deliverables, e.g. key research insights, project roadmap, or story of impact. The process is adaptive, and has been used in the development of programs, products, and preliminary ideas that are not yet either.
In addition to vision and strategy development for organizations, I am able to provide:
▸ Project management ▸ Design strategy ▸ User research ▸ Product management ▸ Conference & workshop design, including facilitation & presentation ▸ Online course design & instruction ▸ Writing (UX & digital content) ▸ Strategic partner development
Below are some of my past projects.
Vision & Strategy
Search Engine Strategy — developed and launched a new product strategy, vision, and roadmap for Creative Commons Search focused on the reuse of free cultural and educational content.
Platforms Theory of Change — developed and implemented a new strategy and theory of change for integration of open licenses into user-generated content platforms.
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) — developed and implemented quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) across the Tools & Product department of the CC organization – overhauling how the legal and technical arms of the organization work together.
business development
Museum & Platform Partnerships — led open access adoptions by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Getty Research Institute, Medium publishing platform, Microsoft docs, Blackboard, and Amazon Inspire – managing a total portfolio of 250+ companies and institutions for strategic partnerships, events, and adoption of open tools.
3D Printing — convened industry experts in 3D design, technology, and IP law for a CC & 3D printing workshop at Singularity University on the NASA/Ames campus.
Virtual & Augmented Reality — advanced CC’s profile in emerging technologies, hosting and producing “CC as a Vehicle for Social Change in Emerging & Immersive Media” (200+ registrants).
Education & instruction
Creative Nonfiction Writing — designed and facilitated a peer-to-peer course on creative nonfiction writing.
Creative Commons for Educators — developed and facilitated courses on the social impact of open resources, particularly for educators.
Designing the Collaborative Workshop — ran a course on how to design collaborative workshops, focusing on case studies of successful participatory events.
Research & Product
User Research — developed and executed a 6-month user research project, conducting interviews with 80+ content creators; synthesized data from 117 interviews, producing 9 key insights; ran a 3-day design workshop, generating 250+ product ideas; and directed development of 6 prototypes as part of a product design class at U.C. Berkeley.
State of the Commons — led research, development, and design for the 2016 State of the Commons report featuring growth and impact of the global commons (1.2 billion works), and managed its translation into a dozen languages.
CC Search 1.0 — led CC Search out of beta with over 300 million images indexed from 19 collections, a major redesign, and faster, more relevant search. Conducted usability testing and implemented analytics and methods to track reuse.
Event programming & Facilitation
CC Global Summit — chaired the 2017 CC Global Summit in Toronto, leading a 40-person committee to develop 3 days of programming on copyright law reform, cultural heritage, open education, and CC in new technologies for 400 affiliates from 50+ countries.
Creative Speaker Salons — produced salons with partners Patreon in SF and Rhizome in NYC, featuring speakers and digital artists from Medium, Wikipedia, Reddit, Eyebeam, and CUNY.
U.S. Department of Labor — programmed conferences and virtual events to support grantees of the $2 billion U.S. Department of Labor career training program requiring open licensing on all grant outputs.
project management & movement building
School of Open & School of Open Africa — recruited and managed 60 volunteers across 6 continents to design and launch 100 courses, workshops and programs on copyright, CC licenses, and the power of open resources. Launched “School of Open Africa” with community leaders in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, and South Africa. (3,000+ total participants).
"jane is honest, strategic, inventive, organized, funny very funny! diplomatic, wise, and creative. jane is a formidable talent and a wonderful friend, human, and colleague."
Eva Rogers
Designer, writer, Fundraiser
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