Context before contact
Understand why a person or institution is relevant before initiating connection.
Institutional Conduct
Principles of Professional Collaboration.
Ten principles governing how people, practices and institutions should cooperate inside the Commons.
01 / The Ten Principles
A shared discipline for collaboration.
These principles guide participation, introductions, publications, programmes and institutional processes.
Consent before connection
Participation does not make every professional automatically available.
Independence before integration
Multidisciplinary cooperation must preserve professional duties and judgment.
Jurisdiction before generalisation
Local law, regulation and institutional culture must be respected.
Purpose before visibility
Roles, programmes and publications must exist for a reason beyond promotion.
Contribution before recognition
Recognition should follow credible work, not payment.
Human judgment before automation
AI may assist, but important responsibility remains human.
Confidentiality before convenience
Information should be shared only lawfully, proportionately and securely.
Accuracy before scale
Verified, limited claims are stronger than inflated global language.
Continuity beyond convening
A serious room should leave a record, relationship or mandate.