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# :material-flask: Experiment Overview

!!! info "What is this?"
    A concise map of our experiment design: how we put the Smartup Hypothesis into practice 
    by redesigning the Social, Technical, and External subsystems. Follow the links to dive deeper.

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## From Hypothesis to Experiment

Building on our core hypothesis, Smartup Zero tests three system tweaks:

- :material-account-group: Social Subsystem  
  From fragmented “users” to democratic citizens—transparent governance, peer workflows, and collective ownership.

- :material-server: Technical Subsystem  
  From isolated tools to group-first design—dual-currency economy, license model, sovereign open-source stack, and automated administration.

- :material-earth: External Subsystem  
  From national silos to planetary organizations—borderless operations, equal pay, and a roadmap to global recognition.

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!!! warning "Don't Be Overwhelmed"  
    A Smartup is a new species of organization with many novel tools, processes, and workflows.  
    You won’t master it all at once—learn by doing in the live experiment!  

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## Core Experiment Components

We frame each subsystem by its defining elements. Click through to explore details and examples.

=== ":material-account-group: Social Subsystem"

    **Architecture**  
    - Rocket model: foundation (Science, Democracy, Collective IQ) + 3 pillars + military execution.  
    - :material-cube-outline: Four Phases (0→Validation→Design→Production→Organization).  
    - :material-layers-triple: Six Groups of Productivity (Forum, Workplace, Teams, Roles, Objectives, Tasks).  
    - :material-triangle: ADM Triangle + Buddy System for quality, learning, and accountability.  
    - :material-book-open: Official Smartup Business Plan (OSBP) as living constitution.  
    - :material-coin: Smartup Credits (SC) for transparent contribution tracking.

=== ":material-server: Technical Subsystem"

    **Economy & Access**  
    - :material-currency-eur: Dual-Currency Model (SC + Social Karma).  
    - :material-license: Four License System (Campaign → Watch → Work → Organizational).  

    **Infrastructure & Automation**  
    - :material-server: EU-sovereign, open-source stack (Matrix/Element, Forgejo, Open Collective).  
    - :material-layers-triple: Smartup Administration Index (semantic numbering & workflows).  
    - :material-robot: Engelbot & CI for automated task routing, voting, and SC minting.  

=== ":material-earth: External Subsystem"

    **Planetary Scope**  
    - :material-earth-box: Digital-first, no HQ, operates under Internet jurisdiction.  
    - :material-account-heart: Borderless participation & equal pay worldwide.  
    - :material-scale-balance: Defocused from politics; focused on SDGs & scientific reality.  
    - :material-numeric-3-circle: Roadmap to UN/global recognition as a new org “species.”

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## Explore the Experiment

<div class="grid" markdown>

:material-account-group:{ .lg }  
**Social Subsystem**  
[See Social Details :material-arrow-right:](social-subsystem.md)

:material-server:{ .lg }  
**Technical Subsystem**  
[See Technical Details :material-arrow-right:](technical-subsystem.md)

:material-earth:{ .lg }  
**External Subsystem**  
[See External Details :material-arrow-right:](external-subsystem.md)

</div>


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A high end overview of the lifecylce of a Smartup:

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    %% Start
    Start(["START HERE | Entrepreneur/Organization with an Idea"])

    %% Validation Phase
    subgraph Validation["Validation Phase"]
        OSBP["the official smartup business plan"]  
        DevTeam1["Development Team"]
        DesignTeam1["Design Team"]
        ScienceTeam1["Science Team"]
        ProjectLeaders["Project Leaders Team"]
        Crowdfunding["Crowdfunding"]

        OSBP --> Crowdfunding
        Crowdfunding -->
        DevTeam1 --> ProjectLeaders
        DesignTeam1 --> ProjectLeaders
        ScienceTeam1 --> ProjectLeaders

        ProjectLeaders --> ForumValidation["General Forum"]
        ForumValidation --> VoteValidation["VOTE"]
        VoteValidation --> StratPlanValidation["Official Strategic Plan | Prototyping Ready"]
    end

    %% Design Phase
    subgraph Design["Design Phase"]
        DesignTeam2["Design Team | Design Blueprint"]
        ScienceTeam2["Science Team | Scientific Review"]

        StratPlanValidation --> DesignTeam2
        DesignTeam2 --> ScienceTeam2
        ScienceTeam2 --> ForumDesign["General Forum"]
        ForumDesign --> VoteDesign["VOTE"]
        VoteDesign --> StratPlanDesign["Approved Design Blueprint"]
    end

    %% Production Phase
    subgraph Production["Production Phase"]
        DevTeam2["Development Team | Beta Testing"]
        ScienceTeam3["Science Team | Scientific Review"]

        StratPlanDesign --> DevTeam2
        DevTeam2 --> ScienceTeam3
        ScienceTeam3 --> ForumProd["General Forum"]
        ForumProd --> VoteProd["VOTE"]
        VoteProd --> StratPlanProd["Official Strategic Plan | Production Ready"]
    end

    %% Organization Phase
    subgraph Organization["Organization Phase"]
        ExecTeam["Elected Executive Team"]
        BusinessTeam["Business Team | Final Market Assessment"]

        StratPlanProd --> ExecTeam
        ExecTeam --> ForumOrg["General Forum"]
        ForumOrg --> VoteOrg["VOTE"]
        VoteOrg --> BusinessTeam
        BusinessTeam --> MarketReady["Official Strategic Plan | Market Ready"]
    end

    %% End
    MarketReady --> End(["TO MARKET! | END HERE!"])

    %% Connections
    Start --> OSBP

    %% Styling (optional but valid syntax)
    classDef startEnd fill:#FFD600,stroke:#FFD600,color:#000,font-weight:bold
    class Start,End startEnd
```