Tools, Insights, and Learning to Support Community-Led Systems
Platform One makes available a curated selection of resources intended to support values-aligned communities, researchers, practitioners, and collaborators exploring community-led systems and ethical governance.
These materials are not templates or prescriptive frameworks.
They are reference points designed to deepen understanding of:
- Platform One’s values and kaupapa
- consent-based governance
- community-led systems design
- ethical decision-making
- digital and data stewardship
- non-extractive practice
- long-term community resilience
Resources evolve over time as the Platform One Blueprint develops through practice and reflection.
What You’ll Find Here
Governance & Values Resources
High-level materials that help communities understand:
- values-led governance
- the nested Circle structure
- consent-based decision pathways
- community-first safeguards
- non-extraction principles
- long-term stewardship logic
These resources provide foundational context without exposing controlled or restricted documents.
Community Systems Knowledge
Reference materials that explore:
- community-led development
- collaboration and alignment pathways
- regenerative systems thinking
- interdependence and shared stewardship
- resilience and equitable participation
This section supports early-stage exploration and understanding.
WE Share Community Power — Public Resources
Publicly available materials related to a Community Project Circle operating within the Platform One framework, including:
- participation context
- high-level governance explanations
- community energy concepts
- values alignment
- illustrative context showing how the framework may be applied in a specific domain
These materials are presented without exposing internal governance tools or decision-making processes.
Legacy Insights & Development History
Context materials from Platform One’s long development pathway, including:
- reflections from early prototypes (e.g. E.V.E.)
- origins of values architecture
- the evolution of consent-based governance
- foundational lessons that informed the Platform One Blueprint
These materials are curated to ensure accurate interpretation and safe use.
Recommended Reading
A curated list of external resources, including:
- community governance literature
- values-led systems references
- ethical technology and data governance sources
- regenerative and interdependent systems research
- social innovation and community development perspectives
These references are provided for learning and exploration only and do not imply endorsement.
How to Use Platform One Resources
Resources are provided to support:
- communities exploring new Community Project Circles
- organisations interested in aligned practice
- researchers studying community-led systems
- practitioners seeking to understand Platform One’s approach
- early-stage development work in aligned sectors
All use must remain:
- non-extractive
- values-aligned
- responsible
- accurate to context
- respectful of the kaupapa
What Resources Are Not
Platform One resources are not:
- templates for copying or franchising
- materials for commercial adaptation
- tools for political positioning
- implementable without consent-based practice
- substitutes for governance stewardship
- endorsements of external organisations
They are reference materials grounded in long-term practice and safeguarded to support ethical use.
Looking for More Detailed Framework Materials?
Deeper documents — including Blueprint modules, Circle formation tools, governance diagrams, and internal alignment frameworks — are available only through Controlled Access.
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