Here we describe the The Federation. We should use this term wisely. It describes quite clearly the social aspects of this project, while also pointing gently towards Star Trek and the future of the Decentralised Web.
What we aim at here is to begin to discuss a wider movement of software, and content producers in terms of creating a new form of Federated Commons, in which each of us takes our turn in creating, curating, and cultivating the Commons.
# Constitutional Public-Benefit Federation A **Constitutional Public-Benefit Federation** is a governance model for large, humanity-serving enterprises. It unites the ability to raise capital with constitutional safeguards and democratic legitimacy.
This design balances enduring mission with living consent.
It introduces three constitutional layers — a **Humanity Trust** holding a golden-share veto, a **Membership Foundation** that governs through election and deliberation, and a **Public-Benefit Company** that carries out the work.
# Structure
digraph Federation { rankdir=TB; node [shape=box, style=rounded, fontname="Helvetica"]; HumanityTrust [label="Humanity Trust\n(Golden Share Guardian)"]; Foundation [label="Membership Foundation\n(Deliberative Nonprofit Parent)"]; GP [label="General Partner / Steward Entity"]; Enterprise [label="Public-Benefit Company\n(Operating Arm)"]; Investors [label="Investors / Strategic Partners"]; Citizens [label="Citizen Assemblies\n(Randomly Selected Deliberative Panels)"]; Public [label="Global Members & Civic Representatives"]; HumanityTrust -> Foundation [label="Veto on mission / asset sales"]; Public -> Foundation [label="Elects board"]; Citizens -> Foundation [label="Advises on plans & controversies"]; Foundation -> GP [label="Appoints and oversees"]; GP -> Enterprise [label="Manages operations"]; Enterprise -> Investors [label="Raises capital"]; Foundation -> HumanityTrust [label="Reports annually"]; }
# See also
- Series of Cultural Events - Conversations Across Space - Thematic conversations - Decentralised Archive - Podcasting Community - Film and Documentary Research