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title: "Community, Collective, Core"
description: Core Principles of Rizom
author: Yeehaa
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# Community, Collective, Core

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## Who are we?

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A **band of misfits** combining our skills, networks, and resources without giving up our individual quirks, values, and styles that made us such unique, talented professionals in the first place.

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## What do we want to establish?

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A **culture** where every person is empowered to explore their passions and hone their unique strengths. This inspires aligned, purpose-driven collaboration that drives positive societal transformation and sustainable financial success. 

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## How do misfits fit in?

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Every misfit is a potential **innovator**. Yet too often, these creative minds never find the nourishing environment they need to truly flourish.

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## How do we prevent this waste of talent?

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By ensuring that **the future of work is play**.

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## Why do we call ourselves Rizom?

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Our name comes from 'rhizome'. These are plant stem that grow sideways under the ground. A rhizome not only sprouts its own roots and shoots, but also connects to vast fungal networks that link it to other plants and trees, thereby creating an intricate **living ecosystem** beneath our feet.

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Rhizomes create resilient ecosystems by:

- **Sharing** nutrients and resources across the network

- Surviving and **regenerating** even when parts are damaged

- Supporting new **growth** from any point in the system

- **Adapting** quickly to changing environmental conditions

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## How does this translate into our way of working?

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Our organization is **organic**, **decentralized**, and based on **aligned** interests.

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We create a resilient ecosystem by:

- **Sharing** expertise, resources, and opportunities across our network of professionals

- **Regenerating** collective value through fair and transparent compensation models

- **Growing** sustainably through curated connections and meaningful collaborations

- **Adapting** together by fostering open communication and continuous learning

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## Presentations

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## Panel

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## Our Goals

1. Grow a **Community**

2. Foster a **Collective**

3. Nurture the **Core**

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### Community

#### What we offer

- We provide access to a thriving **ecosystem** of like-minded professionals and organizations

- We can periodically **influence** the future of the collective

#### How I Contribute

- I announce my community membership **publicly**

- I share **expertise** and learn from others

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### Collective

#### What we offer

- We select curated, challenging, purpose-driven **projects** to work on together

- We provide a generous, distributive **compensation structure**

- We periodically **vote** on decisions about the future of the collective

#### How I Contribute

- I **commit** to shared goals, deadlines, and deliverables

- I provide and receive open, actionable **feedback**

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### Core

#### What we offer

- We share the **ownership** of the collective

- We actively **determine** the future of the collective

#### How I Contribute

- I either provide client **projects** or monatizable **products**

- I ensure work feels like **play** as much as possible to everyone involved

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## Our Roadmap

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### March 2025

Attract **50** community **ambassadors**

Onboard **10** collective **members**

Establish a core of **5 owners**

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### December 2025

Exposure to **5000** prospective **ambassadors**

Complete **3** client and/or partner **projects**

Make the collective **financially sustainable**

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### December 2027

Founded a future of work **think tank**

Spin off **5** autonomous cells

Launched **3** software **tools**

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## Can I join us?

Of course, Rizom is open to anyone who is excited to join us in our mission: [https://rizom.ai/join](https://rizom.ai/join)
