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Constitutional principle
Flourishing
To orient every design decision toward the long-term thriving of people, places, and lineages.
Canonical definition
Flourishing is the measure of whether what we do makes life — human and ecological — more whole over time.
Why it exists
Because efficiency and growth are inadequate measures of a stewardship platform.
What it is not
- — Engagement.
- — Retention.
- — Growth metrics.
Examples
- — Measuring whether contributors return with deeper offerings, not more frequent ones.
Steward responsibilities
- — Choose metrics that reflect flourishing.
- — Refuse dashboards that reward the wrong things.
Future considerations
- — Multi-generational measures of flourishing.