diff --git a/docs/0_timeline/terminology.md b/docs/0_timeline/terminology.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7f463dd --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/0_timeline/terminology.md @@ -0,0 +1,236 @@ +#terminlogy being used: +--- + +**0_timeline** +The public-facing, static website and primary transparency layer for the Smartup Zero experiment. Automatically updates from the project’s code and content repository to show the latest progress, business plan, team structure, open roles, and project documentation. + +--- + +**1_general_forum** +The “General Forum”—the digital public square for all Smartup owners (workers and watchers). This is where deliberation, voting, oversight, and key discussions occur. It’s the central arena for governance, transparency, and measuring the organization’s overall health. + +--- + +**2_workplace** +The central, private hub for all active “workers” within the Smartup. This is where work happens, teams assemble, and objectives are executed. Only those with a Work License may participate; the Workplace is the engine room of creation and productivity. + +--- + +**3_teams** +Skill-based groups within the Workplace, such as Development, Design, Media, Business, Operations, or Science. Teams focus on implementing specific aspects of the project. Each team is led by a Team Captain and organizes its own Roles and Objectives. + +--- + +**4_roles** +Function-specific assignments within a Team (e.g., UX Designer, Backend Developer, Copywriter). Each Role has requirements, compensation logic, and defines what kind of tasks the member can claim or be assigned. + +--- + +**5_objectives** +Distinct missions, project deliverables, or “sprints” that drive the Smartup forward. Each Objective is attached to a Team, can contain multiple Tasks, and is led by a Mission Leader responsible for coordination and quality. + +--- + +**6_tasks** +The atomic units of work in Smartup Zero. Tasks are clearly defined, trackable, and billable work items that contribute directly to achieving Objectives. Each Task has an assigned Worker (attacker), an Assistant (defender), and is supported by bots or automation (midfielder). + +--- + +*(The rest below is alphabetical, for completeness and consistency in all documentation):* + +--- + +**ADM Triangle** +Attacker–Defender–Midfielder: The operational triad present in every group within the Smartup. The attacker initiates work or proposals, the defender reviews and provides oversight, and the midfielder (often a bot or automation) facilitates transparency and communication between roles. + +--- + +**Advisory Vote / Binding Vote** +Advisory votes are used for team-level or ambiguous decisions; binding votes are required for major milestones, phase transitions, or conflict resolution. Binding votes require a majority in the General Forum. + +--- + +**Book of Owners** +The transparent registry listing all official Smartup owners and their rights and privileges. + +--- + +**Business Team** +The group responsible for developing a solid business proposition, marketing strategies, financial planning, and ensuring the product or service is ready for market. In charge of the business and financial side of the Smartup, and of updating the Official Smartup Business Plan (OSBP). + +--- + +**Collective Craftsmanship** +A core Smartup value. Emphasizes that meaningful work and reward are distributed among all members based on contribution and merit, not hierarchy or tenure. + +--- + +**Collective Governance** +Democratic and transparent oversight of all Smartup operations, with formal processes for deliberation, voting, dispute resolution, and adaptation. + +--- + +**Collective IQ** +The enhanced problem-solving capability created when a group collaborates with transparency and shared purpose. + +--- + +**Collective Ownership** +Equal and inclusive ownership of the Smartup organization. Ownership is based on participation and willingness to contribute, not financial investment or seniority. + +--- + +**Crowdfunding Phases** +Funding rounds aligned with each major phase of Smartup creation. Each phase cannot progress to the next without meeting its designated funding target. + +--- + +**Design Team** +The group handling all design-related activities such as user experience (UX), interface, branding, wireframing, and prototyping. Responsible for the Design Blueprint and close cooperation with the Development Team and Science Team. + +--- + +**Development Team** +The technical heart of the Smartup. Builds and tests the core product or service, covering frontend, backend, security, architecture, and QA. Coordinates with Design, Science, and Operational Teams, and manages code versioning and repositories. + +--- + +**Isolated Human Doctrine** +A term describing the prevailing system in which technology platforms reinforce individualism and passive consumption, undermining collective action and responsibility. + +--- + +**Karma Points / Smartup Credits (SC)** +Karma Points are awarded for positive and constructive participation, teamwork, or peer review; these may be convertible to payouts. Smartup Credits (SC) are a tokenized internal currency (1 SC = 1 EUR claim on treasury funds), earned through completing tasks. + +--- + +**Leadership Team** +The decision-making and strategic core of a Smartup during creation phases, composed of all team captains and the initiating entrepreneur. This team orchestrates budgets, objectives, and major decisions while being accountable to the full community. + +--- + +**Media Team** +Ensures communication flows both inside the Smartup (internal reporting, progress updates) and outside (public relations, social media, storytelling). Produces engaging content to keep the community and backers informed. + +--- + +**Mission Leader** +A senior member appointed to maintain progress and oversight within a specific objective, assign tasks, and ensure quality of work. + +--- + +**Objectives** +Defined missions, focus areas, or sprints within the Teams structure; objectives break the organizational vision into actionable missions. + +--- + +**Observation** +The analytical foundation for Smartup Zero: the world is off track for the SDGs because collective action and problem-solving are obstructed by broken digital and organizational systems. + +--- + +**Official Smartup Business Plan (OSBP)** +A “living document” that records strategy, key decisions, research, assessments, and design throughout all phases; accessible to all owners. + +--- + +**ONLIFE** +The first pilot project of Smartup Zero: a decentralized, emergency citizen mesh network prototype. + +--- + +**Operational Team** +Focuses on monitoring and improving processes between teams. Handles incident management, compliance, documentation, learning, and overall coordination, especially crucial for the first Smartup where learning is key. + +--- + +**Organization (Phase Four)** +The final phase of Smartup creation, in which the executive/operational structure is finalized, the business proposition is solidified, and the product or service is prepared for market launch. + +--- + +**Phases of Creation** +The four required stages for building a Smartup and its product or service: +1. **Validation** – Organize support, prove viability, reach the first funding target, and form coherent teams. +2. **Design** – Co-create blueprints and user experiences with scientific peer review and collective input. +3. **Production** – Build MVP/product, run beta tests, and refine based on review and feedback. +4. **Organization** – Establish operational structure, complete the final business plan, and prepare for launch. + +--- + +**Production (Phase Three)** +The phase in which the product or service is built, tested, and improved based on feedback and scientific review. + +--- + +**Roles** +Specific functional positions (e.g., Frontend Developer, UX Designer, Copywriter) within Teams; define both skill requirements and compensation rates. + +--- + +**Science Team** +Group responsible for independent scientific oversight and review, ensuring that all processes and outcomes align with sustainability best practices, evidence, and scalability. Holds power to request additional research or halt advancement if standards are not met. + +--- + +**Sociotechnical System (STS)** +An integrated approach to organizational design that balances social (human) and technical (infrastructural) factors for optimal collective performance and quality of life. + +--- + +**Smartup** +A new organizational model (the subject of Smartup Zero) designed to maximize democratic, scientific, and community-driven collaboration in creating technology for social and planetary benefit. + +--- + +**Smartup Constitution** +A codified document of learnings, rules, and governance logic, iteratively developed from the Smartup Zero experiment, designed to be adapted by future Smartups. + +--- + +**Smartup Credits (SC)** +Internal, auditable digital tokens or ledger entries, representing claimable value for contributors (1 SC = 1 EUR when funds are available in the treasury). + +--- + +**Smartup Metabolism** +Metaphor for the system of processes—decision-making, feedback, payout, onboarding, and documentation—that enable the Smartup to adapt, sustain itself, and grow. + +--- + +**Smartup Organism** +Metaphorical framing for the entire Smartup structure as a multi-layer, living system whose “organs” work together toward collective vitality and resilience. + +--- + +**Task** +The atomic unit of productive work. Clearly defined, assigned, and logged; completion triggers SC payouts and structured peer/advisor review. + +--- + +**Team** +A focused group of workers with a shared skillset, responsible for a domain such as Development, Design, Media, Business, Operations, or Science. Each team is led by a Team Captain and contains multiple Roles and Objectives. + +--- + +**Team Captain** +Elected leader within a given Team; manages roles, budgets, tasks, performance, and represents the team in the Leadership Team. + +--- + +**Validation (Phase One)** +The initial phase of building a Smartup: validating the concept, building community, securing funding, and operationalizing the vision. + +--- + +**Watch License / Work License** +A Watch License grants governance and observation rights within the Smartup, but not paid assignments. A Work License grants the full right to work, vote, and earn Smartup Credits. + +--- + +**Workplace** +The centralized collaborative production environment for all workers, where concurrent teamwork and objectives are managed. + +--- + diff --git a/docs/0_timeline/the-observation.md b/docs/0_timeline/the-observation.md index e69de29..4b143de 100644 --- a/docs/0_timeline/the-observation.md +++ b/docs/0_timeline/the-observation.md @@ -0,0 +1,175 @@ +--- + +##:material-eye: Observation + +!!! info "What is this?" + This page documents, through a sociotechnical lens, what the 2025 UN SDG Progress Report demonstrates about the state of global development systems. We observe—not prescribe—where and how deep misalignments persist between people, technology, and larger structures. + +--- + +??? tip "I just want the abstract" + This Observation page documents a rigorous, up-to-date account of global progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of sociotechnical systems theory. Drawing directly from the 2025 United Nations SDG Progress Report, we assemble evidence that confirms a troubling reality: while knowledge, innovation, and digital infrastructure have all advanced, structural misalignments persist between our social behaviors, technical systems, and external incentives. These misalignments—identified as social, technical, and external subsystems—are at the heart of why collective action on urgent global challenges continues to fall short. Here, we reference authoritative data and expert analysis, not to propose solutions, but to precisely clarify where the current system fails and why a new approach is urgently required. This scientific baseline serves as the foundation for the hypotheses and experiments developed on subsequent pages. + + +## :material-earth-minus: SDG Progress – The World at an Inflection Point + +!!! quote "United Nations SDG Report 2025" + > “The world remains far off track from achieving the 2030 Agenda. Of the 169 SDG targets, only 35% show adequate progress—18% are on track, 17% making moderate progress. In contrast, 48% show insufficient progress, and 18% of targets have regressed below 2015 baseline levels.” + +--- + +
+- :material-chart-bubble:{ .lg .middle } **Global SDG Performance (2015–2025)** + + | | % of Targets | + |--------------|--------------| + | On Track | 18% | + | Moderate | 17% | + | Marginal | 31% | + | Stagnating | 17% | + | Regressing | 18% | + +
*Source: UN SDG Progress Report 2025* +
+ +--- + +##:material-flask: Our Method—A Sociotechnical Lens +What is Sociotechnical Theory? + +“Sociotechnical theory is about joint optimization: designing systems where technical performance and human wellbeing are advanced together. It focuses on how social behaviors interact with technology, shaping both productivity and the quality of our collective work lives.” +— Wikipedia: Sociotechnical Systems + +“Originally, computing focused on hardware, then software, then human-computer interaction, and now—at the level of sociotechnical systems—it considers how whole communities work through technology.” +— The Interaction Design Foundation, STS + +“A community works through people using technology.” + +In this spirit, our observations are grounded in the science of sociotechnical systems: + +We ask: Where do our social, technical, and external systems align or misalign with collective wellbeing and progress? +We observe: Not just individuals with tools, but communities and societies—working, failing, or succeeding together, by and through their technologies. + +```mermaid +graph TD + SS[**Social Subsystem**
Attributes of people -skills, attitudes, values-, relationships, reward systems, authority] + TS[**Technical Subsystem**
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Outside influences, stakeholders, partnering perspectives] + SS -- "Work System Design" --- JO[**Joint Optimization**] + TS -- "Work System Design" --- JO + ES -- "Pulls/Influences" --> JO +``` + +--- + +### :material-rotate-right: Social Subsystem Fault — Hamsters in the Wheel + +As we become more connected and more informed about the thousands of challenges facing humanity, we can’t help but notice a painful truth: despite our awareness, nothing we do as individuals seems to move the needle. Decades after the Club of Rome’s ‘Limits to Growth’ warned us about the risks of unchecked development, growing awareness about the links between society and our natural world still hasn’t triggered fundamental shifts in how we organize ourselves. + +We measure more, know more, and have greater access to scientific insight than ever before. Yet, remarkably few of us are actually working on real solutions to real problems. Instead, we find ourselves trapped in a paradox: the better we get at calculating and exposing the effects of our culture on nature, the less agency we feel to change the course we’re on. + +We’re overwhelmed, not just by the data and complexity, but by a constant barrage of conflicting information, misinformation, and cultural warfare—conditions that make genuine collaboration and action feel impossible. It’s as if the systems around us are designed to keep us running in place, growing tired, but never reaching meaningful progress. + +Deep down, we recognize ourselves in this paradox. We are the hamsters, running tirelessly on wheels built by economies and power structures that benefit from our distraction and confusion. This is the central issue we need to name and break: the system that keeps us moving, but rarely moving forward. + +!!! quote "UN Confirmation" + > “Persistent inequalities continue to limit human potential... The broader context is increasingly complex. Climate change continues to accelerate... A $4 trillion annual financing gap constrains development progress." + +#### What We Observe: +- Routines and incentive systems keep individuals in cycles that reinforce, not repair, the global crises. +- Those most threatened by these risks are generally excluded from shaping system-level responses. + +--- + +### :material-account-off: Technical Subsystem Fault — The Isolated Human Doctrine + +When we look honestly at the world’s urgent challenges, it’s not just their complexity that weighs on us—it’s the shape our own societies are in to overcome them. We find ourselves divided, distracted, and often addicted to digital habits, while the most powerful organizations on earth benefit from keeping us apart. Increasingly, our technology is designed to isolate us—as users, as consumers, not as collaborators or citizens. This is what we call the isolated human doctrine. + +This doctrine does more than make us passive—it also convinces us to wait for someone else to solve the crisis. We’re conditioned to look to governments, powerful leaders, or brands to invent our way out of these problems. But the truth is, they won’t. Deep down, we know we need to step up—not as lone heroes, but as people who are a bit more organized, a bit more connected, and united by purpose. + +We’ve been told a better world starts with “fixing yourself.” If we face these challenges alone, everything feels too big to tackle. But if we face them together, maybe—just maybe—they become possible. + +!!! quote "UN Confirmation" + > “Progress has been deeply inadequate. This reflects... a fundamental problem in how we measure, monitor and respond to global development needs... Statistical systems remain chronically underfunded—treated as technical afterthoughts.” + +#### What We Observe: +- The explosion of data and connectivity isn’t translating into collective agency or action. +- Citizens are “users” rather than full contributors. +- Siloed data, vulnerable infrastructure, and lack of trust persist—especially for the most vital SDGs. + +```mermaid +graph LR + subgraph Technical Subsystem + D[Digital Growth] --> E(Increased Data) + E --> F("Trust & Feedback Gaps") + F -->|Missed SDGs| G[Collective Inaction] + end +``` + +--- + +### :material-bank-off-outline: External Subsystem Fault — Distorted Incentives + +We feel a growing sense of urgency as we watch our grip on the world slip away—just when we need clarity and collective strength the most. The explosion of digital content and internet access was supposed to empower us. It did make knowledge more available than ever. Now, everyone can publish, create, and share at the speed of thought. + +But all this information hasn’t brought us together—it’s become a battleground for the agendas of corporations and political powers. Instead of uniting us, today’s internet is often used to distract, confuse, and divide. Powerful interests, not people, steer the flow of content and shape what we believe. + +Somehow, we have let this happen: the internet’s promise hijacked by those who profit from division and distraction, instead of fostering the collaboration we urgently need. There’s no single cause, but the result is clear—a system that floods us with information, but makes meaningful, collective change harder than ever. + +!!! quote "UN Confirmation" + > “Funding for global data... remains heavily dependent on a small group of major funders... The fragility of data financing is well-illustrated after abrupt termination of funding... which now threatens the production of critical data needed to monitor progress on multiple SDG indicators.” + +#### What We Observe: +- Funding, priorities, and risk tolerance sit outside the collective, subject to abrupt reversals. +- Systemic dependence leads to fragility and volatility in critical development data and solutions. + + +```mermaid +flowchart TD + SDG[Global SDG Targets\nfalling short] + subgraph Social + A[Hamsters in the Wheel] + end + subgraph Technical + B[Isolated Human Doctrine] + end + subgraph External + C[Distorted Incentives] + end + SDG --> A + SDG --> B + SDG --> C + A -- "Traps talent & solidarity"\n(inequality, exclusion) --> A1[Low collective action] + B -- "Optimizes for reporting & consumption,\nnot participatory agency" --> B1[Fragile and siloed data systems] + C -- "Short-term, external \(and boom-bust\) priorities" --> C1[Funding shocks, stalling progress] +``` + + +--- + +## :material-information: Convergence — SDG Data Meets Systems Theory + +!!! quote "Shared Analysis" + > “The challenges we face are inherently global and interconnected. No country... can address climate change, pandemic preparedness or inequality alone. ...Sustainable development is not a zero-sum game, but a shared endeavour that benefits all.” + > + > — *UN SDG Progress Report 2025, Call for renewed multilateralism* + +**Our Scientific Take:** +The 2025 SDG Progress Report confirms what systems theorists have observed for years: +- Global stalling isn’t due to ignorance or lack of effort, but structural misalignment—across social, technical, and external (funding/governance) systems. +- As long as these systems remain fragmented or externally steered, collective progress will remain slow, fragile, and easily reversed. + +--- + +[:material-arrow-right-bold: Continue to the Hypothesis](hypothesis.md){ .md-button .md-button--primary } + +--- + +**References:** +- [The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 (PDF, unstats.un.org)](https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2025/The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2025.pdf) + +--- + + +--8<-- "_snippets/join-cta.md" + diff --git a/docs/0_timeline/the-smartup-hypothesis.md b/docs/0_timeline/the-smartup-hypothesis.md index e69de29..c8e9fc6 100644 --- a/docs/0_timeline/the-smartup-hypothesis.md +++ b/docs/0_timeline/the-smartup-hypothesis.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- + +# :material-flask: Hypothesis + +!!! info "What is this?" + This section sets out our core scientific and practical hypothesis for Smartup Zero. Instead of patching old systems, we propose re-engineering the way technology is built, owned, and governed—creating a new “species” of organization that can address the failures confirmed by both the latest SDG report and sociotechnical theory. + +--- + +## :material-atom: Core Hypothesis + +Our world is missing its SDG targets not for lack of effort, ideas, or technical skill—but because the systems we use to build, fund, and govern technology are fundamentally misaligned with collective needs. + +Startups, NGOs, and even open source teams generally follow a logic that prioritizes shareholders, siloed expertise, or short-term results. These familiar models cannot fix our biggest problems at their roots. + +We need a new kind of digital institution—a true sociotechnical “organism,” designed from the ground up so that collective action is easy, meaningful, and sustainable. + +--- + +## :material-account-group: 1. Adjustment to the Social Subsystem + +Today, ownership and power over technology live with founders and shareholders—not the people who use and build it. Most people are locked out of real decision-making, or can only “help” on the side. + +**Our hypothesis:** +If we move from shareholder-owned technology to people-owned technology, then joining, contributing, earning, and governing become accessible to all. Participating in positive change becomes a “day job,” not an afterthought. + +!!! tip "In Practice" + In a Smartup, all contributors—no matter their background—can own, shape, and steer the direction of projects together. + +--- + +## :material-server: 2. Adjustment to the Technical Subsystem + +The mainstream model of digital design treats people as isolated “users.” Our tools are engineered for personal consumption or individual productivity—not for communities trying to solve big problems together. + +**Our hypothesis:** +If we explicitly design technology for citizen groups—drawing on the lessons of Douglas Engelbart and others—then our collective intelligence and ability to take coordinated action will accelerate. +“Smartup tech is built for groups to collaborate, deliberate, and act as one.” + +!!! quote "Inspiration" + _“The real breakthrough comes when technology supports groups solving problems together.”_ + — Douglas Engelbart (paraphrased) + +--- + +## :material-bank-off-outline: 3. Adjustment to the External Subsystem + +Traditional organizations—corporations, governments, even many NGOs—depend on closed funding streams, proprietary platforms, and top-down decision-making. 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CARD, BLOCKQUOTES, STLYES === */ + +/* Universal quote card styling */ +blockquote { + font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Arial, sans-serif; + font-style: italic; + padding: 1em 1.5em; + margin: 1em 0; + border-radius: 12px; + box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); + transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease; +} + +/* Light mode */ +[data-md-color-scheme="default"] blockquote { + background-color: #fff8e1; /* light amber */ + border-left: 4px solid #ffd600; /* amber accent */ + color: #333; +} + +/* Dark mode */ +[data-md-color-scheme="slate"] blockquote { + background-color: #424242; /* dark grey background */ + border-left: 4px solid #ffd600; /* amber accent still */ + color: #fff; /* white text in dark mode */ +} + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml index d51cf4a..73a09f2 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml +++ b/mkdocs.yml @@ -33,11 +33,19 @@ theme: toggle: icon: material/brightness-7 name: Switch to light mode + font: + text: 'Source Sans Pro, Arial, sans-serif' + code: 'Fira Mono, monospace' markdown_extensions: - admonition - pymdownx.details - - pymdownx.superfences + - pymdownx.highlight + - pymdownx.superfences: + custom_fences: + - name: mermaid + class: mermaid + format: !!python/name:pymdownx.superfences.fence_code_format - attr_list - md_in_html - footnotes @@ -47,13 +55,13 @@ markdown_extensions: - pymdownx.emoji: emoji_index: !!python/name:material.extensions.emoji.twemoji emoji_generator: !!python/name:material.extensions.emoji.to_svg - - pymdownx.highlight - pymdownx.inlinehilite - pymdownx.snippets: base_path: docs - pymdownx.keys - pymdownx.mark - pymdownx.blocks.caption + - meta - toc: permalink: true @@ -64,6 +72,7 @@ nav: - The Hypothesis: 0_timeline/the-smartup-hypothesis.md - The Experiment: 0_timeline/the-experiment.md - Project History: 0_timeline/history.md + - Terminology: 0_timeline/terminology.md - '---': divider1 # This creates a visual separator in the navigation - 'Smartup Zero: The First Smartup - Building ONLIFE': - '1. 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