An online/offline brain-storming round was held using the below TitanPad.
https://titanpad.com/fD5ylh3Rvj
Contents of the pad
Values for yunity
Contributors: Doug W, Joachim T, Taïs R, Janina A, Philip E, Robert L.
Please gather all and any values relating to yunity. Adding definitions to values is equally important. This is a creative process and we will make a decision on our values later. Please add to and rearrange but don't delete.
Inspirations;
- (Inspired from 'Swarmwise' by Rick Falkvinge)
Proposed values and definitions;
Sharing
- making efficient use of all existing resources by not hiding it from other people but pooling it
- The act of physical distribution, originating from the acknowledgment that we are one organism and our resources are by definition shared.
- We share our information, our code and what we've learned without reserve -Â
Trust
- expecting people to do the best they're capable of
- expecting people to behave in a constructive way
- "We assume good faith. We assume that everybody wants the organization to succeed, even when they do things we don’t understand." - Swarmwise
Creativity ?Cocreativity?
Cooperation ?Cocreation? ?Collaboration?
- When I was in Swizerland my professors suggested to switch the term cooperation with collaboration. they send me a few papers about the difference and as they explained it to me it sounded very reasonable... oooh, please link.
- Together we are stronger. Our motivation for cooperation is not individual gain (earning money) but the joy of achievement.
Complementarity
- Wikipedia: "a relationship or situation in which two or more different things improve or emphasize each other's qualities."Â
Love
- goodwill/benevolence - wish everybody well
- supportive/helping manner
Sustainability
- Reduction of envirnomental destruction
Life and deathÂ
- Willing to die for something and willing to live for something.
Promoting Happiness
Inspiring
Freedom from outer restrictions and freedom to decide forÂ
- Experience the freedom to choose for yourself, what your life should be about
- Base your decisions on insights in your true goal/motivation/...
Self empowerment
- We are able to decide, determine and choose for ourselves
Inviting
- Welcoming, arms open wide, any one who is curious about yunity and help them explore their self-empowerment possibilities.
Integrity - Hamony between inner imagination of values and daily life practise "be your word"
- Authenticity - be yourself - standing in your own truth
- meet in real life and get to know each other
Kindness
- In this kind of thought: "If you do someone a favor and you expact something in return, you do business not Kindness" - it's about unconditional here :)
Honesty
- Articulating existing thoughts and not jjust just just wanted ones
Responsibility
- especially when it comes to our term of freedom
- for our own individual actions and decisions
Tolerance
open mindnes
- Embracing contradictions on an individual level
Respect
- All people by expecting the best from everyone
Action
- Finding a balance between 'paralysis by analysis' and 'extinct by instinct'.
Evolution/Adaptive
- We are not static and our decisions can be changed. We can adapt our specifics to achieve/approach our objectives.
Friendship/Community
- Viewing the other as an allos autos (another self)
Humor
- Taking (y)ourself not too seriously
- Allowing to laugh about mistakes instead of looking for someone to blame
Unity
continuation of meeting on values
Participants: Matthias , Doug , Tais , Phillip , Kerstin , Manuele , Martin , Joachim , JaninaÂ
Observers: Tilmann , Bodhi
Goal for this meeting: come up with definitions for optional values
timeframe max 2 hours (jo and janina as facilitators)
please active listening / if no understanding decision from the heart
priorization vote NOT elemination vote with minus AND plus
How are the different core values defined?
How many core values seem fit for yunity?Â
together as team/pair: create definition for values that are important to you. 30 min each person in team chooses one word/concept that is important to them
work that outÂ
present
- each person chooses one word/concept
- pair articulates value with definition
- each pair presents and group votes
vote on against further solutions and 0 option by group
resistance vote 0-2
further solutions: start process again including 30 min as creative process
0 solution: no decision towards this concept/value in this round
Questions for online SC:Â Â
How are the different core values defined?
How many core values seem fit for yunity? later
- what are these core values as prio (later)?
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How are the different core values defined?
Value: Freedom
Proposals:Â
A) We differentiate between "freedom from" and "freedom to".
We want to be free of outer restrictions
and work towards empowering ourselves to be free to choose our wants and actions.
Choices are not restrictions to us.
The ability to choose consciously is our freedom.
B)Â
Self-determination
We believe that everyone should enable their most fundamental freedom to expand by choosing for yourself, what your life should be about. By refusing to continue in an endless consumption loop, we stand out and stand proud of our choices.
C) further solutions: start process again including 30 min as creative process
D) 0 solution: no decision towards this concept/value in this round
Vote:
   Mat Doug Tais Phil Ker Manu Mar Jo Jani  total
 A) 0   1       1    2    1    1     1    0   1     7
 B) 1   1       0    2    1    1     1    2   2    11
 C) 0   0       0    1    0    0     0    1   0     2
 D) 2   2       0    0    0    2     1    2   1     7
Value: Trust
Proposals:Â
A) We are able to believe in the authenticity of others and assume the possibility of them being willing and able to cooperate fruitfully.Â
B) We assume good faith. We assume that every contributor wants the organization to succeed, even when they do things we don’t understand.Â
C) further solutions: start process again including 30 min as creative process
D) 0 solution: no decision towards this concept/value in this round
   Mat Doug Tais Phil Ker Manu Mar Jo Jani  total
 A) 1   2       0    2    1    1     1    0   0     8
 B) 0   0       0    2    1    1     0    0   0     4
 C) 1   2       0    1    0    0     1    0   1     6
 D) 1   2       0    0    0    0     0    2   1     6
Value: Openness
Proposals:Â
A) We are open; with our code, with our information, with our arms. All of our code is open-source and everyone is warmly encouraged to view it, use it or improve it. All of our information is transparent and in doing so we democratise our knowledge, whether it's a decision, an expense or how to get involved. With good faith anyone and everyone is invited to join yunity - we look forward to welcoming you in.
B) We encourage trust and optimism through transparency in our organization of a fully open source project, inviting anyone to make yunity their own gateway to a sharing community, inviting everyone to join us and explore all new possibilities that arise when we come together.
C) Further solutions: start process again including 30 min as creative process
D) Zero solution: no decision towards this concept/value in this round
   Mat Doug Tais Phil Ker Manu Mar Jo Jani  total
 A) 0   0       0    2    0    0     0    0   0     2
 B) 1   1       0    2    0    0     1    1   0     6
 C) 1   2       1    2    1    1     1    0   2     11
 D) 2   2       1    2    0    0     2    2   2     13
Value: Enabling
Proposals:Â
A) Allow everybody to discover and use possibilities in order to live more happy, sustainable and connected.Â
B) Further solutions: start process again including 30 min as creative process
C) Zero solution: no decision towards this concept/value in this round
   Mat Doug Tais Phil Ker Manu Mar Jo Jani  total
 A) 1   0       0    2    1    0     0    2   0     6
 B) 0   0       0    0    0    1     0    0   0     1
 C) 0   0       0    0    0    1     0    2   0     3
Value: Connecting
Proposals:Â
A) Bring people together and promote opportunities for cooperation. Create synergy in harmony with the yunity values.Â
B) Further solutions: start process again including 30 min as creative process
C) Zero solution: no decision towards this concept/value in this roundÂ
   Mat Doug Tais Phil Ker Manu Mar Jo Jani  total
 A) 1   0       0    2    1    0     0    2   0     8
 B) 0   1       0    2    0    1     0    0   0     3
 C) 0   0       0    0    0    1     0    1   2     3
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worked out proposals
Kirstin & PhilipÂ
Trust & AcceptanceÂ
- believing people will do the best they're capable of
- be a stranger, make a friendÂ
- accepting situations, people as they areÂ
Love, Kindness & Respect
- In this kind of thought: "If you do someone a favor and you expect something in return, you do business not Kindness" - it's about unconditional here :)
- goodwill/benevolence - wish everybody well
- supportive/helping manner
- our environment by refusing a neverending consumption dogma which implies inequalities and destruction
Integrity, Passion & Self-Determination
- Â Hamony between inner imagination of values and daily life practise "be your word"
- Authenticity - be yourself - standing in your own truth
- meet in real life and get to know each other
- We believe in doing what you want to what you're passionate aboutÂ
A) We are open; with our code, with our information, with our arms. All of our code is open-source and everyone is warmly encouraged to view  it, use it or improve it. All of our information is transparent and in  doing so we democratise our knowledge, whether it's a decision, an  expense or how to get involved. With good faith anyone and everyone is invited to join yunity - we look forward to welcoming you in.
Enabling     Manuele
- Allow everybody to discover and use possibilities in order to live more happy, sustainable and connected.Â
Connecting     Martin
- Bring people together and promote opportunities for cooperation. Create synergy in harmony with the yunity values.Â