How might we...
- Sustainability: How might Change Elemental be more sustainable?
- How might we share responsibility for financial and human sustainability?
Hypothesis
If we increased staff knowledge of finances and business model, then that will lead to better individual and collective decisions and practices with the hope of greater human sustainability for the full staff.
Design
We will record Susan sharing about MAG’s business model and finances and staff will watch the video. We’ll get feedback from staff on their experience in a staff meeting.
Metrics
Success
- Staff would learn something new about MAG’s business model
- Staff would feel something new with respect to the business model
- It would generate more questions/interest in MAG’s finances (in whatever ways that would be manifested).
Process by which we would know:
- Talk about it at staff meeting in Feb.
Learnings
- There’s a lot for staff to learn about finances – folks found the video interesting/informative
- Staff can offer support in helping us think about better aligning our business model with our values
- Susan is holding a lot of the anxiety related to the business model and playing a buffering role
Decisions
We want to think about what a business model in alignment with our values might look like.
Questions
- If we came from our values, what would our model look like?
- What are the specific tensions between values and economics?
- What are the choice points and how might we develop a financial system that supports our values?
- Is there a different way to hold finances so it’s not such a heavy burden on one person?