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Welcome to the DisCO Mothership Governance Model
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About the DisCO Mothership Governance Model
Overview
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How to read this governance model
Introductory Articles, Infographics and Other DisCO Governance Resources
DisCO intro articles and short videos
DisCO Governance Model Infographic
The DisCO Trilogy
If I Only Had a Heart: The DisCO Manifesto
Groove is in the Heart: The DisCO Elements
The DisCO PinkPaper
Other DisCO Links and Resources
Basic DisCO Terminology
The DisCO Glossary
The DisCO.coop Terminology Lowdown
DisCO
DisCO.coop
DisCO Mothership
DisCONauts
DisCO LABS
DisCO Nodes
The DisCO Project
The DisCO CAT
Precedents to the DisCO Governance Model
The Open Enterprise Governance Model
From Platform to Open Cooperativism to DisCO
Cooperatives
Platform Cooperatives
Open Cooperativism
From Guerrilla Translation/Media Collective to DisCO
Other Notable Influences in the DisCO DNA
DisCO in Seven Principles and Eleven Values
The 7 DisCO Principles
1: Put your effort where your heart is: values-based accountability
2: Building whole-community governance
3: Active creators of commons
4: Rebalancing the scale: rethinking global/local economics
5: Care work is the core
6: Reimagining the origin and flows of value
7: Primed for federation
The 11 DisCO Values
The DisCO Applications Program
Distributed Cooperative Organization (DisCO) Governance Model V 3.5 TL - DR
Roles and Responsibilities
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Casual vs Committed DisCO Relationships at a Glance
Casual Relationships
Committed Relationships
DisCOLarships and DisCO Dating (moving from Casual to Committed)
The DisCO Journey
Supporters
What do supporters do?
What are a Supporter's responsibilities to the DisCO.NP and vice versa?
What do Supporters get out of their relationship with the DisCO.NP?
Contributors
What do Contributors do?
What are a contributor's responsibilities to the DisCO.NP and vice versa?
Contributors and Credits
Why do we track the value of casual contributions?
How are casual contributions tracked?
What do Contributors get out of their relationship with the DisCO.NP?
DisCOLarships
What happens in the DisCOlarship?
What are a DisCOlar's responsibilities to the collective and vice versa?
DisCOlarship Credits
What happens when the DisCOlarship is finished?
Sponsored DisCOlarships
The DisCO Dating Phase
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DATING 1: What happens prior to the DisCO Dating Phase
Qualifying for the DisCO Dating Phase
Dating for DisCOlars
Before the Dating Phase Starts
DisCO.NP. Applicant Evaluation Criteria and Procedures
Final Pre-Dating Phase Interview and Mentoring Matrix
Introducing the Mentoring Matrix
The Commitment Statement
DATING 2: DisCO Dating in Action
From Candidates to DisCO Daters
Some notes on DisCO Dating and Mentoring structure
Dating and Mentoring Timeline Options
Intensive/Fast Track Dating/Mentoring
In person intensive mentoring
Intensive Mentoring Process
Agile Dating/Mentoring
Agile Mentoring Process
Long Run Dating/Mentoring
Long Run Mentoring Process
DisCO Dating Stages
DisCO Daters Rights and Progressive Compensation
Rights Privileges and Milestones of the 3 Dating Stages
STAGE ONE
STAGE ONE MILESTONES
STAGE ONE DATER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
STAGE TWO
STAGE TWO MILESTONES
STAGE TWO DATER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
STAGE THREE
The Feynman Technique
STAGE THREE MILESTONES
STAGE THREE DATER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
The Mentoring Matrix
Mentoring Matrix Structure
The Mentoring Matrix in Action
1: STARTING REQUIREMENTS
2: STAGE 1-3 MILESTONES
3: ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES
4: THE COMMITMENT STATEMENT
Mentoring Matrix Final Overview
DisCO Dating/Mentoring day to day
- (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)
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
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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
CORE CREW
DisCO REGULARS
DisCO BACKUPS
DisCONaut Rights and Privileges
- GT LINK: 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?
DisCONaut Ongoing Requirements
- ADAPT FROM GMC.
- Also clarify duff between Startign Requirements, · Stages, Ongoing Responsibilities and Commitment Statement )(May already be present in Mentoring matrix, 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.
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
Styles and Communication and Diversity
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
Caring for the health of the DisCO.NP
Caring for the health of the DisCO.NP's members
Identifying and Avoiding Care Work Imbalances
Mentoring
- GT LINK: Caring for the health of the members of the collective
- MS WIKI: Mentoring
Mutual Support
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
Circle Members and Circle Stewards
Circle Members
Circle Stewards
Community Rhythms
MS Wiki: COMMUNITY RHYTHMS ENTRY
Daily Rhythms
Daily Check-in
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
Weekly Rhythms
Biweekly Rhythms
Monthly Rhythms
Quarterly Rhythms
SpaceCAMP Retrospective Protocol
- MS WIKI COMMUNITY RHYTHMS ENTRY
- Wiki entry needs to be updated! (See above)
Annual Rhythms
Sabbaticals, Holidays. Sick Leave and Strikes
- GT LINK: Sabbaticals and Holidays
- Take Core Crew/Regular/Back ups into account
Graduated Sanctions
Non Competition Clause
- GT LINK Non Competition Clause
Undercapacity and contracting outside the DisCO.NP
DisCO Satellites of Love
DisCOverses Intra-DisCO Value Flows
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- DisCOverse Commitment Statement
- DisCOverse Rhythms
- Value tracking and Value Flow equations
- Minimum Viable tool kit (see below)
Creating a DisCOverse
Minimum Viable Toolset
- Discuss proposal for merging DisCO Stack into integrated DECK dev (and sub "Stack" here for "Deck"
Conscious Growth vs. Rapid Scaling
Federation Protocol
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
Ways to Account for Work
Total/Historical Credits
Invested Credits
Divested Credits
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
Accelerating Love Credit Payment
Livelihood Work and Livelihood Credits
- GT LINK: [2]
- Use texts/graphics from Manifesto and Elements
Livelihood Work
Livelihood Credits
Care Work and Care Credits
Care Work
- MS Wiki: Carework
- GT Link: Carework Value
- Use texts/graphics from Manifesto and Elements
Care Credits
Time Tracking vs. Tokenization
- Explain diff vs a vs DisCO4Coops
- Challenges of time tracking. building trust and the importance of Dating/mentoring
Time Tracking
Time Tracking Audits
- Link to Community Rhythms
- Clockify Monday
Tokenization
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).
Determining Net Available Liquidity
The Monthly Payment Pipeline
Decision Making
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Pattern Process and Conclusion
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Links and Resources
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