Build communities that people actually take part in.
We research membership, governance, trust and shared decisions, then help partners test workable structures and tools.
Participation needs structure.
This track is informed by Robin Dunbar’s research on social relationships, bonding and the human scale of groups, alongside research into governance and decision-making sovereignty. His work is a research influence, not a universal formula for group size.
Membership, contribution and verification
Governance, decisions and conflict
Physical and digital participation
Institutional memory
Digital and decision sovereignty
Davinci.space
We work with Davinci.space on the membership, participation and governance tools that help communities put these principles into practice.
Tell us who your community is for and what you want to make possible.
Got a problem or an idea? Write to us.
Talks, workshops, research and grant partnerships. We are also looking for partners for the AI Campus at CIIRC — an experiment, a game, a demonstration, a film or a workshop.