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Welcome to the DisCO Mothership Governance Model

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Overview

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Basic DisCO Terminology

The DisCO Glossary

• (ILdV) Blah blah blah, very important!
• (AMU) Blah blah

Roles and Responsibilities

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The DisCO Dating Phase

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Dating and Mentoring Timeline Options

Long Run Dating/Mentoring

Long Run Mentoring Process

• (AMU) BLah blash
• BLah blah

DisCO Dating/Mentoring day to day

WHAT IS CLEAR

• This section explains the day to day rhytms of the future disconauts that have started the mentoring process. These are the following:

• (Describes what Dating actually "looks like". Calls, looking at the Matrix, Screencast tutorials, asking in MM etc)
• Different for each Dater.
• Check ins, rhythm (timeline)
• Mentoring Matrix
• Suggest "visits" to circles or sprints
• Highlight the human factor
• Having specific training on language that addresses power imbalanace (AMU comment during Zafra)
• this is a list of rhythms
• from phase 1 to 3
• we could include a timeline
  • Much of the timeline and rhythms are covered in this previous section

• this is a narrative example/s of this section (how it would be in practice for different individua;s members of the NP)

WHAT IS UNCLEAR

this is only for potential disconauts engaged in a mentoring process?? do we need a list of chapters/topics of the mentoring programme at thsi stage? or a link to them? timeline

FEEDBACK

Discussion btw AM and ILdeV:

• we talk about 2 types of mentoring:
  • stable mentoring, the "standard bearers", those belonging to different circles that make sure "the DisCO ways" are put into practice and maintained, as well as the value streams the organisation has (business model and specific LOVE and CARE work practices)
  • teachers, trainers, those who provide the initial mentoring/educational modules that teach the new recrutis the DisCO ways in general and the specific DisCO practices chosen/own by the organisation
• this conversation led us to talk about the difference between internal DisCO training (DisCO.coop internal onboarding process, both mentoring/education and ongoing mentoring) and training members of other organisations that will lead the transformation inside theoir own collectives

Completion of Stage 3 vs Full membership

• Explain the diffs
  • As mentioned before, someone may complete all Dating Stages in 3 or 6 months, but 9 months is sufficient time to see whether relationshios work once the honey moon phase is over and true mutual support over common challenges is needed etc

Dating Phase TLDR

• Go through whole section and make bullet point TLDR with indents

Being a DisCONaut

• GT LINK: Being a Guerrilla Translator The content of this GT section is now split between this "Being a DisCONaut" subheading and the Top-level "Working in DisCONP" section below.
• This section contains an extremely important subheading TBD: Rhythms and Budget allocation.

What do DisCONauts do?

• GT LINK: Being a Guerrilla Translator

DisCONaut Rhythms and Budget Allocation

• Mention thresholds
• Mention Sabbaticals as an option
• Core/Regulars/BackUp
• Distinguish between Full/half time and "regulars" and "on demand" level

DisCONaut Rights and Privileges

• GT LINK: Being a Guerrilla Translator
• Follow same structure as Dater Rights and Privileges section

What are a DisCONaut's responsibilities to the DisCO.NP and vice versa?

• GT LINK: Ongoing Evaluation Criteria and Basic Responsibilities

DisCONaut Ongoing Requirements

• ADAPT FROM GMC (link above)
• Also clarify diff between Starting Requirements, Dating Stages, Ongoing Responsibilities and Commitment Statement )(May already be present in Mentoring matrix section, maybe needs diagram)

What do DisCONauts get out of a committed relationship?

As this section doesn't go into DisCOnaut credits, link to the section on value tracking etc.

• GT LINK: What Guerrilla Translators get out of a committed relationship

Working in a DisCO.NP

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• GT LINK: Being a Guerrilla Translator The content of this GT section is now split between this "Working in DisCONP" Top LEvel Heading and the being a DisCONaut" subheading above.
• Explain that this is an overview, full details available on each DisCO's own Handbook and wiki

Community Algorithmic Trust

• GT LINK: The Guerrilla Translation Trust Needs major update!
• Adapt or repurpose texts from Manifesto and Elements

DisCO.NP Legal and/or Advisory Board

• GT LINK: Stakeholder board Needs major update' In GT it's mostly about voting and little else.

Clear Communication and Boundaries

Clarity, Boundaries and Consent

• MS WIKI: Norms and Boundaries

Non Violent Communication

• (Mention Focusing for Mutual Support)

Giving Feedback

• Don't be an ass, passive aggresive or give feedback on other members public channels. Approach the person directly
• Better to stress follow through of Commitment Statement and Mentoring Matrix, rhythms etc. Nasty feedback is usually due to poor communication, commitments and rhythms.

Conflict Resolution

* MS WIKI: Conflict Resolution

Care Work

• MS WIKI: Carework ENTRY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FROM GT!
  • We really need to formalise the spelling!
• GT LINK: Reproductive Work
• Distinguish this section from the section on Care Work Credits under Value Tracking

Mentoring

• GT LINK: Caring for the health of the members of the collective
• MS WIKI: Mentoring

Mutual Support

• GT LINK: Caring for the health of the members of the collective

Working Circles

• MS WIKI: Working Circles
  • Needs updating. See WC proposal here: [1]
• GT LINK: Working Circles

Working Circles in the DisCO Mothership

• See links above

Community Rhythms

MS Wiki: COMMUNITY RHYTHMS ENTRY

Daily Rhythms

Checking all Communication Tools

• MS WIKI COMMUNITY RHYTHMS ENTRY
  • Wiki entry needs to be updated! Here's Sofia's Loomio thread on Working Circles, with some great proposals. Here is a diagram she did
  • The intention here is to make a suymmary of the main rhythms, the detailed explanation should live in the Wiki entry. Ie: Gov model top level summary, Wiki entry details
  • Perhaps set rhythms by Core, Regular etc and explain that rhythms are set each quarter etc as these may very from Quarter to Quarter
• GT LINK: Community Rhythms

Quarterly Rhythms

SpaceCAMP Retrospective Protocol

• MS WIKI COMMUNITY RHYTHMS ENTRY
  • Wiki entry needs to be updated! (See above)

Sabbaticals, Holidays. Sick Leave and Strikes

• GT LINK: Sabbaticals and Holidays
• Take Core Crew/Regular/Back ups into account

Graduated Sanctions

• GT LINK: Graduated sanctions for failing to meet quarterly quotas

Non Competition Clause

• GT LINK Non Competition Clause

DisCOverses Intra-DisCO Value Flows

• Add sections for:
  • DisCOverse Commitment Statement
  • DisCOverse Rhythms
  • Value tracking and Value Flow equations
  • Minimum Viable tool kit (see below)

Minimum Viable Toolset

• Discuss proposal for merging DisCO Stack into integrated DECK dev (and sub "Stack" here for "Deck"

Leaving the DisCO.NP

• GT LINK: Leaving the collective

DisCO Ley Lines

• Control + F "Ley Lines" in the model (ie, this page)

Value Tracking

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• Elements chapter 4: Take Your Time, Do It Right: Commons Governance
  • We can also use the infographic.
• GT LINK: Contribution Tracking

Types of Work and Types of Credits

RED FLAG: In a DisCO.NP lovework is not tied to a specific set of deliverables, but to variables, such as when the deliverable is funded or not, or who is doing the deliverable (Dating member etc) We need to diagram this.

• GT LINK: Types of credit
• Link to and fully explain Time Tracking vs. Tokenization
• Examples from Guerrilla, Sensorica and DisCO.coop
• Mention UnDisCO
• Use texts/graphics from Manifesto and Elements

Lovework and Love Credits

• GT LINK: Love Credits
• Use texts/graphics from Manifesto and Elements

Love Work

• See above

Love Credits

• See above

Livelihood Work and Livelihood Credits

• GT LINK: [2]
• Use texts/graphics from Manifesto and Elements

Care Work and Care Credits

Care Work

• MS Wiki: Carework
• GT Link: Carework Value
• Use texts/graphics from Manifesto and Elements

Time Tracking vs. Tokenization

• Explain diff vs a vs DisCO4Coops
• Challenges of time tracking. building trust and the importance of Dating/mentoring

Time Tracking

• MS WIKI Backbeat Clokify entry
• GMC handbook section on Timetracking

Time Tracking Audits

• Link to Community Rhythms
• Clockify Monday

Fluid Funding

• SECTION NEEDS TO BE CREATED BASED ON [The_DisCO_Project_Matrix#Fluid_Funding_Partnerships | FLUID FUNDING PROTOCOL]]. (Watch out, the section may have been renamed or moved in the document).

Decision Making

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Pattern Process and Conclusion

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Links and Resources

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