Learnings from the launch of the InnerSource local community

I will share what I have learned and the challenges I have faced in launching a community in Japan.

InnerSource Commons is an international community in the first place, with many enthusiastic engineers and managers participating. But to start InnerSource in a company, you need to get people in the company to understand it. In doing so, local language translations are needed. Not everyone who makes the decision to start an InnerSource program is enthusiastic and speaks English.

The Japanese community is just starting up, so I can’t share any solutions or best practices in this session, but I do hope that many people will start international communities outside of Japan through this session.

Transcript

1. Learnings from the launch of the InnerSource local community Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft Founder and organizer of InnerSource Commons Japan Community Trusted Committer - InnerSource Patterns (Japanese) Yuki Hattori @yuhattor
2. #InnerSourceSummit Agenda ü Challenges in adopting InnerSource in Japanese companies ü Case: InnerSource Commons Community - Japan Community ü How you can start your community ISC Japan Comunity
3. #InnerSourceSummit Challenges in adopting InnerSource in Japan ü Bridging the gap between cultures, rules and backgrounds. ü Promoting InnerSource to non-English speaking stakeholders. ü Creating an environment where InnerSource is the norm around those you want to influence
4. #InnerSourceSummit We have one common goal: Breaking down organizational silos and promoting code reuse with little effort
5. #InnerSourceSummit InnerSource is a journey of cultural change You may need help from someone nearby
6. #InnerSourceSummit InnerSource Commons Community - Japan Branch
7. #InnerSourceSummit What the ISC Japan community needs Changing a siloed company from the outside in In many cases, outside forces are more likely to change a company. It would be good to have an external organization like ISC. InnerSource Best Practices and Templates Best practices in security, management accounting, tax, governance, incentives, etc., taking into account cultural context Personal career growth with InnerSource Participation in the ISC community is a great way to empower individuals.
8. #InnerSourceSummit Example: Japan Branch Mission Mission (WIP): To revitalize Japan by changing the enterprise development culture through InnerSource The current situation to be changed to revitalize Japan • To create an open culture of engineering without peer pressure • To spread a culture that makes it easier for user companies to produce engineering in-house, whereas many companies outsource engineering • To empower engineers in large companies to raise their status, since the salary of engineers in Japan is abnormally low due to the structure of the industry.
9. #InnerSourceSummit Let's start your own local community Choose areas Start your contribution Involve others Translation Evangelism Working Group Research Detailed External Activities User Companies Venders Existing Community Engineering Organizational Theory Accounting Let's start small! Rome was not built in a day J
10. #InnerSourceSummit The state of Japan Branch Members and Working groups • 50+ Passionate Members and Contributors • 3 channels (working groups) Activities • Monthly InnerSource Commons Local Community Call (Workshop) • Monthly InnerSource Commons Seminar • Translation of the InnerSource books #jp-general #jp-contents #jp-marketing #jp-general #jp-contents #jp-marketing
11. #InnerSourceSummit Lessons learned from the launch of the community Be clear about your community's mission • InnerSource is just a means to an end. Focus on what your community wants to accomplish! • Some will think that the idea of InnerSource is nothing new. Consider why InnerSource is needed around you now. Take care of openness and transparency • The community should be a meritocratic organization Respect the upstream, InnerSource Commons • More collaboration provides more powerful support from ISC. • Local communities should be a gateway to the global community.
12. #InnerSourceSummit My Recommendation innersourcecommons.org i18n Support InnerSource Local Working Group InnerSource Patterns Translation
13. #InnerSourceSummit Key Takeaways Local community can help change the company from outside the company. Local communities maximize the impact of your inner source activities. It's easy for you to start your own local community!
14. #InnerSourceSummit Thank you!