The Generative Local Community Institute believes in the following principles:
Pursue Flourishing for All
Act as Locally as Possible
Respect Everyone in their Uniqueness
Think and Act Systemically
Embrace Thinking from the Head and Heart
Build Human Capability
Engage Collaboratively
Take Decisive Action
Definition of a principle:
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
The Generative Local Community Institute's Generative Business Network brings together three key elements for Success
Create and enable a local community to build a network local businesses that:
- Pays a living wage to combat income inequality
- Creates pathways for worker ownership to impact wealth inequality
- Are managed to promote the flourishing of its worker-owners
- Invests surplus business profits into community flourishing
- Partners with the local economy to keep dollars local
- Uses "Anchor Institutions" to stabilize revenue for local businesses
Utilize the Generative Local Community Institute's Flourishing Measurement System to Gauge individual, worker-owner and community well-being:
- Self measurement of all 8 forms of flourishing
- Shared reflection amongst teams
- Tends for individuals to reflect on personal flourishing
- Aggregated scores to diagnose gaps in team flourishing
- Methods developed for assessing community flourishing
- Data used so the surplus profits are used to enhance all levels of flourishing (individual, team, community)
Engage Worker-owners in GLCI's Dynamic Self Governance to empower and build capability
- All work is organized in Circles
- Circles use rounds to ensure everyone's voice is heard
- All circles have clear Aims and Domains for their work
- Policy decisions are agreed upon through a consent process
- Each circle is double linked for voice, accountability, and civic muscle