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.

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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4. #InnerSourceSummit
   We have one common goal:
   Breaking down organizational silos and
   promoting code reuse with little effort
   

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5. #InnerSourceSummit
   InnerSource is a journey of cultural change
   You may need help from someone nearby
   

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6. #InnerSourceSummit
   InnerSource Commons Community - Japan Branch
   

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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.
   

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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.
   

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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
   

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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
    

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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.
    

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12. #InnerSourceSummit
    My Recommendation
    innersourcecommons.org
    i18n Support
    InnerSource
    Local Working Group
    InnerSource Patterns
    Translation
    

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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!
    

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14. #InnerSourceSummit
    Thank you!
    

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