Principles

So let's collaborate on a set of Neighborhood Principles and neighborhood project principles. Of course we can also work on a list of supra neighborhood principles and see how the interact. I would guess that the neighborhood's principles should shape their project principles.

# Marc's Community Project Heuristics

Build trust

Explore perspectives

Do not tollerate rude behavior

Focus on near and long term simultaneously

Be transparent - everything is on line.

Write down your rules and update them

Be fair See Ethical Systems

Local capability and capacity

Self-reliance

Start small, develop, grow if indicated

Local funding

Parallel processing

Go around obstacles

Never give up

Use political influence as needed

Use the law as needed

# First heuristic: See if a few others agree that the project's main idea is acceptable for this neighborhood.

# Second heuristic: See if at least one other is willing, able, and committed to invest and do the work to make it happen.

# Third heuristic: Invite everyone in the neighborhood who would be impacted to participate.

# Fourth heuristic (the no veto rule): When people don't want to participate, even say it is a bad idea and destined to fail, listen to them, acknowledge that they certainly do not have to participate and they may be right about eventual failure; but, non-the-less you and the others are going ahead and will 1) keep them informed, and 2) invite them in should the project succeed.