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Proposal-making stage → Sense-making stage → Voting

Which core principles inform how we make decisions? Decision-making principles (i.e sociocracy) vs. core alignment principles (i.e permaculture ethics)

When we make decisions...what are the principles we absolutely must not violate?

Non-negotiables:

Permaculture ethics

Earth care

People care

Fair share

Incremental improvements (what incremental improvements does this proposal achieve?)

Earth-whispering: “Make the earth the Chairman of the Board”

Give the Earth what she needs to rebalance

The ability to hold the well-being of all levels of our system all at once

Cohere as one ecosystem...beyond Cohere is Gaia

Values:

No plastic - if plastic is absolutely required, it must be 100% recyclable

We do not see any victims…approach everyone as powerful, unlimited beings and engage as such

Unconditional respect // people care principle

Advice process:

Reward people with expertise for advising on relevant proposals

In this way we avoid bad objections / ensure proposals are educated

Guilds:

Council for decision-making: one representative from each guild (i.e “earth whisperers guild”)

Directory of experts…”decentralized consulting board”

This is a value add for members…access to experts

Local guilds as well can be formed within bio-regions

Start to identify experts / advisors...put out a call to action to begin forming this directory

Process of creating a proposal. What does this look like? What informs it?

Permaculture ethics

Earth care

People care

Fair share

Whole systems design

Natural step principles

Beautify the language a bit here to make it more accessible…less scientific

Many companies already using these principles…i.e Interface carpet company

Circular design

Proposal states which principles are included and which conversations were had to get there…state those conversations and identify the relevant stakeholders

This proposal takes into consideration the people who will be affected by it…in the next stage, mediators verify this

Sense-making stage

Okay now that we have it…how do we actually decide/vote on it, and what principles inform that?

Moderators/mediators who are randomly selected to vet new proposals based on alignment with core principles

Once approved…there is a brief period for DAO members to amend, object to proposals…all objections must also adhere to core principles

We should draft some case studies / example objections to illustrate how this will play out to include in Greenpaper & elsewhere

Voting stage

Core governance principles:

Sociocracy?

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Cohere DAO as superorganism?

Deliverables? Do we need support?

List of non-negotiables

List of aspirationals

One bucket of DAO principles? Or do we separate our core principles into sectors?

Right relations with the earth

Elucidating this for ourselves...creating our own language around it

Stakeholder engagement...how do we safeguard ourselves from showing up in neo-colonialist way?

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CORE VALUES

Why have core values

Inform sense-making and decision-making processes

To filter proposals and

To create a shared foundation

Provides Checks & balances

Creates the “river banks” for project to remain within the bounds of the mission of the organization

What we do with the core values

All proposals must pass the core values test

Guiding precedences

Permaculture Ethics

The Natural Step

Earth rights governance models and legal frameworks

Indigenous wisdom

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