Operational Commitments

The Principles

14 constraints that define coordination within Rhiz.
These exist because they produce better outcomes. They evolve as we learn.

Trust is infrastructure

Relationships are capital

Coordination precedes authority

Sovereignty is personal and collective

Communities govern themselves

Consent is the basis of power

Contribution determines legitimacy

Attribution comes before accumulation

Time is a first-class dimension

States are purpose-bound, not permanent

Interoperability enables unity

Agents serve, they do not rule

Governance emerges from practice

Scale follows integrity