Thread by @amy_would

Every company + their (office) dog has mission/vision/values statements which do little more than gesture toward some idealized company culture

At @shinebootcamp we use a Holistic Context instead

This framework goes beyond symbolism to actually guide decision making

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A Holistic Context is a framework for decision making that's socially, environmentally + economically sound in the short + longterm

Developed by @AllanRSavory an HC can be applied to agriculture, communities, orgs + even families

Here's an example from @VeryEdibleGarde

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A Holistic Context succeeds where mission/vision/values fall short: Application

Eg. @shinebootcamp's Holistic Context empowered us to
- make exceptions to our deferral policy
- get our $ in order
- challenge perfectionist tendencies
- take innovative approaches to async work

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At the centre of the Holistic Context is a Statement of Purpose

An SOP should succinctly capture what the whole (in this case Shine) was formed to do + why it exists. This piece is *most* similar to traditional mission/vision/values

See @shinebootcamp's SOP below

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Emanating from the SOP are Quality of Life Statements, illustrating what is important + why

Examples from Shine's HC include
- We cultivate healthy working relationships
- We respect and value team members' time + energy
- We demonstrate strong financial literacy + maturity

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Branching from each Quality of Life Statement are Modes of Production, describing what we need to be doing to create the quality of life we've defined

Eg. under "We respect + value team members' time + energy" is
- We come prepared to meetings
- We automate as much as we can

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Lastly, the Future Resource Base, which are resources we depend upon to realize our quality of life

For @shinebootcamp that includes

- Roster of dedicated + competent coaches
- Clear + complete documentation
- Engaged + dedicated alum network
- Strong, recognizable brand

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@alejandraporta @smgrieser + I recently completed V2 of the @shinebootcamp Holistic Context after successfully using it for a full year

👀 Peep V2 it in its entirety here, built-in @NotionHQ:

shinebootcamp.notion.site/Holistic-Conte…

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I believe every organization (or even team) benefits from empowered decision making + a Holistic Context is a powerful decision-making tool

Here's a free toolkit I built for you in @NotionHQ w everything you need to build your own Holistic Context

shinebootcamp.notion.site/shinebootcamp/…

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🔗 + TYs 🙏🏻

- This episode of Dan Palmer's "Making Permaculture Stronger" makingpermaculturestronger.net/developing-a-h…
- This post via @PRIaustralia permaculturenews.org/2014/05/10/hol…
- @mariepoulin for intro-ing me to #permaculture + @NotionHQ
- @alejandraporta + @smgrieser for being the best co-creators

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