Pod Ecosystem Agreement (DRAFT)

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People, Pods & Purpose - Manifesto

Shared purpose is developed and refined on a 6-monthly basis by ecosystem participants using Systems mapping, finding shared values and recognising external forces

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Intra-pod**

• Pods are designed to offer security and promote personal and professional support to their members

• Pods distribute risk and reward internally and work to achieve financial and temporal abundance

Inter-pod

• The ecosystem addresses systemic issues by developing interdependence and harnessing a diverse set of perspectives and expertise

• Pods collaborate on shared products and services according to ability, opportunity and need.

Extra-pod

• Systemic impact in a specific area of focus (?)

Principles

1. Pods provide security to member-owners and award risk and return by agreement of their members

2. Pods work and collaborate on products and projects with preference for working with each other over third parties (where feasible and viable)

3. Pods proactively communicate internally and within the ecosystem

4. Pods share their learning with full transparency

5. Pods work for greater transparency with their finances

6. Pods coordinate protocols and resources in order to minimise communication and operational costs

Protocols

**In order to leverage organisational resources, collaborate around common goals, and avoid duplication of efforts
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1. Pods identify and coordinate work that is already happening

2. Assign and coordinate rolesthat benefit the collective health of the whole

3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the network andcultivate a diversity of people, skills and perspectives

EXAMPLE - Product

1. GIVEN that a product has resources AND there are product tasks issued by a product Owner

2. IF, an individual or group within the ecosystem meet the requirements of the work as defined by the product owner

3. THEN, work will be available for that individual or group to deliver the work