Principles we develop together

What matters when we work together?

Human dignity, fair recognition of work, nature and shared responsibility. We want understandable rules, explained decisions and a way to learn from experience.

Shared principles · Governance approach

This page describes our principles and a draft decision process. It does not mean all decision tools are available or establish voting rules by itself.

A common direction.

Human dignity

No economic or governance outcome should reduce a person to a means to an end.

Equality and fairness

Equal dignity is preserved while differing contributions, needs, risks and responsibilities are assessed fairly.

Clarity and reasons

Rules, decisions and proposals should be visible with understandable explanations.

Human approval

Technical systems support decisions; judgments affecting people must not be left solely to opaque algorithms.

Nature and future generations

Benefits today must not be built by exhausting nature or future generations’ possibilities.

Privacy and the right to object

Protect personal information and provide a safe way to record objections, reservations and alternatives.

Changeable, but not arbitrary.

An old rule is not untouchable; a new one is not automatically better. Changes need reasons, participation, practical evidence and attention to possible harm.

01
Proposal
Describe the need, affected rule, proposed change and who or what it serves.
02
Discussion
Record support alongside reservations, risks, exceptions and alternatives.
03
Pilot
Where possible, test the change within a limited circle for a defined period. Measure effects, not promises.
04
Evaluation
Explain outcomes for human dignity, shared wellbeing, nature, future generations and feasibility.
05
Qualified approval
Apply defined participation and support requirements, preserving previous versions and dissenting reasons.

Legitimacy, not just a vote count.

Decision types need clear rules for who participates, sufficient participation, required support, abstentions and objections. Changes to core principles call for strong shared support.

An earlier website draft included examples of 61.8% participation and 68% support. These must not be presented as binding rules without a verified approval record. Exact thresholds, scope and dates will be published with approved records.

Minority views do not disappear.

When a proposal is accepted, retain opposing reasons, anticipated risks and alternatives alongside the new version. A minority warning today may become important learning tomorrow.

Keep version history, distinguish support from reservations and objections, retain pilot results and side effects, and set a date for review.

Rule and purpose

State the principle clearly and the need or life it serves.

Scope and reasons

Explain who it applies to, in what circumstances, with supporting and dissenting arguments.

Experience and version

Record evidence, approval date, earlier text and the next review point.

Read here. Put into practice together.

Integration of proposals, discussion, pilot work and voting records with the member workspace is an aim, not a claim that every governance tool is complete. Human review, privacy and the ability to object remain part of that design.

First step: a conversation

A principle should be open to a better explanation.

Share a question or a reasoned suggestion. This email channel is not a formal vote and does not change a rule by itself.

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