The Common Purpose Organisation

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What is The Common Purpose Organisation?

It is any organisation that aligns its purpose with the common purpose of:

FULFILMENT WITHOUT HARM

Purpose

A common purpose organisation has a purpose in line with the common purpose, for instance:

“This organisation furthers the Common Purpose of Fulfilment through improving … transport, computation, entertainment, banking, et al ... in accordance with the Principle of No Harm.”

AttributesDecentralised and distributed.

Democratised.

Open information.

Structured for coordination & communication.

Elected organisers.

No harm & equal respect.

Deals fairly in ideas.

Liable contributor-members.

Flexible in all roles.

Shared earnings.

Responsibility & Information

We are all accountable,

Which means,

We are all responsible.

Decision-MakingCentralised collective decision-making.

Decentralised local decision-making.

Shared information on decisions for collective intelligence.

Permission

Permitted authority, no other authority is allowed (or valid).

SalariesNo-one should earn more than twice that of another.

Without the security of a shared base income, people will always want to earn more than others in order to attain their own security.

Accounting

Open accounts for fair distribution of earnings.

OwnershipOwnership is by membership. Membership is by contribution – if you contribute you are a member and an owner.

The financial ‘owners’ are its creditors.

The real owners are its participants.

Founders are not controllers. They may be financial ‘owners’ and real owner participant-members, however, they are not controllers of the organisation which, as it grows, adheres to democratic central decision-making, decentralised local decision-making, distributed responsibility and shared information in which everyone participating is an owner and a leader.

MembershipFulfilment without harm leads to voluntary membership in organisation, in which all participants are employees, members, and partners.

The motivation for participation is fulfilment via our best contribution in the areas that interest us.

We can be empowered if the produce demands of work are understood by us and we are given the space to achieve them.

Effort

Easy

Efficient

Conserving energy

Flowing

Done at the right time, in the right place

Producing positive feedback

Rhythmic and resonating

Regular and automated

Routine

Understood

Free and flexible

Readings

For further information visit…

The Common Purpose Manifesto http://thecommonpurpose.com

OUR SYSTEM http://oursystem.info