Community Code.
Principles:
SHARE POWER
We redistribute power so that decisions and actions can be made by people in the community.
VALUE DIFFERENCE
We embrace the richness of human life experience as a valuable asset and actively seek to include people with diverse experiences and perspectives.
CHOOSE COLLABORATION
We draw strength from our collaboration, our connection and our responsibility to one another.
EARN AND MAINTAIN TRUST
We believe trusting relationships are the bedrock of meaningful change so practice openness, transparency and accountability.
challenge
We ask difficult questions of ourselves and others, agitating and telling the truth when it is the right thing to do. We’re not afraid of shaking things up.
be prepared to BREAK THE RULES
We know that too many rules uphold systemic inequality and need to be examined and challenged regularly. To keep our code on the edge, we regularly challenge our own rules.
PROTECT WHAT MATTERS
We protect people and planet by respecting boundaries and putting human and environmental welfare before the need to make a tidy profit.
Behaviours:
1. No Surprises
To ensure we make transparency and honesty a priority we do not try to hide our mistakes or withhold information or opinions. We voice any concerns we have at the earliest opportunity. We ask every question on our mind, even the stupid ones – especially those, they are the most valuable.
2. Forgive Fast
We all make mistakes, and something always goes wrong. We do not stay with the anger and frustration but forgive fast and commit ourselves to working on the solution. We don’t carry on playing the blame game or carrying resentment, we express our emotions and let them go (may involve swearing).
3. Keep your ego in check - We and Me
No one person is more important than the collective. We are all fully committed to the shared objectives and to do whatever is required of us. We all have our own agendas but we do not seek status above others, and we do not get hung up on ourselves. No one is as smart as everyone.
4. Be your word
Do what you say you will do, when you say you will do it. If you are unable to guarantee you can meet a request, then say so and make a counter offer that you can deliver on or just hand it back. If during the course of carrying out something you realise circumstances are going to make you miss your commitment, say so immediately (see Rule 1. No Surprises)
5. Take Responsibility
We encourage everyone to make a contribution to the community. This doesn’t mean working when you shouldn’t or volunteering for things you don’t want to. It means taking responsibility for yourself by understanding what kind of contribution you can make, protecting your own boundaries when needed, and being receptive to feedback from others.
6. Unlimited Imagination
There is nothing that is too silly, unrealistic, stupid or ridiculous. Let your imagination run riot. Work on removing your limiting beliefs and constraints on your thinking and help others remove theirs. We encourage each other to push the boundaries, to think the unimaginable.
7. Argue the issue not the person
Conflict is inevitable in a diverse group of people, but we always criticise the issue being discussed and not the person raising it. No idea is above scrutiny (even being a pirate), but personal criticism or unkindness can do lasting damage.
Two NHS workers, tired of the anachronistic and siloed structure of the UK health system, set about imagining a better way for us all to get together and share our talents to make a better alternative.