Thanks, everyone for the awesome feedback and conversation!
Amazing to see our entire community united around these principles.
This is a great point! I don’t think anyone wants to see our community become one of those heavily moderated internet forums where any deviation from strict rules leads to instant banning. Our community is strong enough at this point that essentially all difficult conversations self-moderate.
Thinking through this post, it is also important to remember that every single one of our community’s biggest growth periods was the result of challenging and difficult conversations. The intensity and passion of our debates often run high- but it is that same passion and intensity that continually drives our community to ever great heights.
We also cannot lose our ability to give directed feedback. I can’t count the number of times that a specific community member has given me very good feedback that directly led to me improving my work and contribution to the Coop. An important part of growing and learning together is teaching each other. Sometimes that is in the form of direct feedback that may be unpleasant. But everyone needs to be able to put their ego aside and accept criticism.
I’m re-affirming my commitment to the Index Coop’s Code of Conduct & Guiding Principles. I agree that it’s not a great idea to make this too prescriptive per @fallow8 . At the same time, (imo) we should keep this focus on the culture we’re building front-and-center when we work together & bring new partners into the Coop. This forum post is a great start, but potentially passing something like this via an IIP to extend our existing code of conduct could be a good signal to ourselves and partners where Index Coop’s priorities are at.
I also agree very much with @0x_Dev’s suggestion: use video or voice calls whenever possible.
I am re-affirming my commitment to these Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct I deeply believe that if we as a community are able to maintain these principles and conduct, the sky is the limit for the Coop.
Pulling out a few additional comments folks have made that resonate…
Yes! Here is a definition (source) of “servant leadership” that points more sharply at the concept:
A servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. While traditional leadership generally involves the accumulation and exercise of power by one at the “top of the pyramid,” servant leadership is different. The servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible.
These questions are very important for us to figure out.
Yes! Thanks for sharing that those are the 2 biggest barriers, let’s figure out ways to ramp those up.
I’ve been thinking about these two topics a ton too…they are very important, not default, and I think made much harder when many (most?) interactions are from behind a keyboard. A lot gets lost in a forum post (as pointed at by @0x_Dev).
I wonder if “questions first” is a good principle to help with empathy? Thinking out-loud here… But what if whenever one of us feels antagonistic towards a post, rather than going at it, we ask loads of questions to ensure understanding* and push towards an outcome.
Food for thought.
may loop back with more thoughts as this thread develops
I affirm my commitment to these values, like @funkmasterflex, I’m blown also extremely impressed by the speed and efficiency I’ve witnessed after only a few days working with the APAC BD team.
I’ve worked in a variety of sales teams at traditional software companies for 4 years. Although I met new people every day, it was rare to come across someone with a contagious energy about them - the type of energy that can only be emitted by someone with a genuine interest in their product & customers.
I’ve been part of Index Coop for less than a week. I will confidently say that everyone I’ve met so far meets this profile. I’m very grateful to discover such an amazing community of long-term thinkers where being curious, innovative & cooperative is the norm!
I affirm my commitment to these principles. I’m very excited to be part of this public promise and to build a culture of quality and respect. I realize you may see some of my blind spots before I do; please let me know if you ever see me not living fulling into our principles.
I deeply believe that if we as a community are able to maintain these principles and conduct, the sky is the limit for the Coop.
