<!-- YAML-SNAPSHOT:START --> | Key | Value | | --- | ----- | | **id** | OCL-identity-values | | **name** | Values | | **description** | What we stand for. | | **temporal focus** | Present and continuous | | **scope** | Guides internal conduct, cultural tone, and ethical posture. | | **function** | Shapes behavior, design decisions, and protocols at all levels. | | **test** | If this value was violated, the organization would feel out of integrity — even if its mission was achieved | <!-- YAML-SNAPSHOT:END --> ### **Personal Ethics** _Refers to behavioral and cultural patterns of members._ - Good Faith Collaboration - Honesty - Feedback & Accountability - Efficacy over Ego - Inclusion & Listening [Read about personal ethics](https://wiki.opencivics.co/OpenCivics+Network/Membership/Ethical+Standards#Personal+Ethics) ### **System Design Ethics** _Refers to the ethical considerations for the practice of civic innovation._ Three values form a north star that helps us to evaluate the systemic ethics and outcomes of our adaptations. These values represent both a shared collective intent as well as a rubric for peer evaluation of our work towards these shared aims. - [Vitality](https://wiki.opencivics.co/OpenCivics+Concepts/Glossary/vitality) is the embodied state of _thriving_ that emerges from the interconnected levels of well-being and quality of life for individuals, communities, and ecologies. - [Choice](https://wiki.opencivics.co/OpenCivics+Concepts/Glossary/choice) is the state of fundamental respect for the sovereign _agency_ of all beings and the capacity of individual agents to participate and influence their circumstances. - [Resilience](https://wiki.opencivics.co/OpenCivics+Concepts/Glossary/resilience) is the state and the _capacity_ for adaptive self-organization sufficient to provide core life support function across changing world circumstances. [Read about system design ethics](https://wiki.opencivics.co/OpenCivics+Network/Membership/Ethical+Standards)