# Component Guide This guide explains the component types that compose the DNA of the OpenCivics Labs Agreement. ## Overview The Agreement is organized into four main categories: - **Identity** — Core meaning and intentionality - **Structure** — Roles, Groups, and Assets - **Protocols** — Procedures and processes - **Agreements** — Role-specific compacts that transclude relevant content --- # Identity Components Identity components define the foundational purpose, values, and direction of the Labs. - **Vision**: The world we seek to help create (future aspiration) - **Purpose**: Why we exist now (present, core reason for existence) - **Mission**: What we do to fulfill our purpose (present activities) - **Functions**: Core activities and capabilities - **Mandates**: Core commitments and boundaries - **Values**: What we stand for (continuous ethical guidance) - **Worldview**: How we understand the context we operate in --- # Structure Components Structure components define the organizational form through which identity is enacted. ## Roles Roles define individual membership types with distinct rights, responsibilities, and access levels. - **Labs Member** — Core membership with governance rights - **Labs Manager** — Elected executive leadership - **Labs Coordinator** — Project-level coordination - **Labs Operator** — Technical and administrative operations - **Labs Participant** — Project contributors - **Labs Partner** — External organizational allies ### Role Document Structure - Purpose - Criteria - Responsibilities - Benefits - Term and Accountability - Governing Protocols ## Groups Groups define collective bodies that coordinate, deliberate, and make decisions together. - **Labs Assembly** — All members convening for governance - **Manager Council** — Elected executive leadership body - **Labs Projects** — Semi-autonomous project initiatives ### Group Document Structure - Purpose - Composition - Responsibilities - Meeting Cadence - Related Protocols - Related Roles ## Assets Assets define shared resources stewarded for collective benefit under specified protocols. - **Agreements**: Labs Agreement - **Intellectual Property**: Core IP, Project IP - **Reputational**: Brand Assets - **Infrastructural**: Governance Forum - **Financial**: Manager Treasury Multi-Sig, Mercury Bank Account, Project Financial Records ### Asset Document Structure - Description - Location - Stewardship - Access - Related Protocols --- # Protocol Components Protocols are formalized processes governing Labs operations. ## Protocol Types - **Role Protocols** — Govern how specific roles operate, transition, and relate - **Group Protocols** — Govern how collective bodies function and coordinate - **Asset Protocols** — Govern how shared resources are managed and used ### Protocol Document Structure - ID and Type - Purpose - Scope - Authority - Procedures - Related Roles - Related Groups - Related Assets --- # Agreement Components Agreements are role-specific compacts that members affirm upon joining. Each agreement transcludes relevant content from Identity, Structure, and Protocols. - **Labs Member Agreement** - **Labs Manager Agreement** - **Labs Coordinator Agreement** - **Labs Operator Agreement** - **Labs Participant Agreement** - **Labs Partner Agreement** ### Agreement Document Structure - Introduction and welcome - Transcluded Identity content (Purpose, Values) - Role definition - Applicable Protocols - Commitment statement - Affirmation/signature --- # How Components Relate ``` Identity (why) → Structure (who/what) → Protocols (how) → Agreements (commitment) ``` - **Identity** provides the grounding that all other components serve - **Structure** creates the organizational form through which identity is enacted - **Protocols** operationalize structure through repeatable processes - **Agreements** bind members to the whole through role-specific commitments --- # Navigation - **Main Document:** [[Archive/opencivics-labs-constitution_202509200849-draft/OpenCivics Labs Agreement]] - **Indices:** - [[Identity Index]] - [[Structure Index]] - [[Roles Index]] - [[Groups Index]] - [[Assets Index]] - [[Protocols Index]] - [[Agreement Index]]