We believe that every organization has power dynamics.
We are committed to being fully transparent about our organization's power dynamics.
Below is a description of a generic Shiver's power dynamics.
You are free to choose to use this. You are free to create your own.
But if you choose to adhere to the Shiver Methodology, be fully transparent about your shiver's power dynamics.
Pirates
We are those who have a legal stake in the shiver.
All of those who have a legal stake in the shiver have equal stakes.
Deckhands
We are those who have a contractual stake in the shiver.
Each contractual relationship is unique.
We are committed to being transparent (within our shiver) about our contractual relationships.
Crewmates
We are those who have a personal stake in the shiver.
We are bearing witness to the birth of something we believe in.
Friends
We are those who have a social stake in the shiver.
We have not yet made the mutual choice to join the shiver.
But we are cheering them on and are more and more excited as we see what they are building.
Our rules regarding power dynamics
Rule 1
No new romantic relationships among Pirates and Deckhands while a contract between parties is in progress.
Rule 2
Do not allow the shiver to reinforce existing power dynamics.
If a crewmate has discretionary power over another community member's housing, employment,
healthcare, food, or autonomy, the person in power may not become a Deckhand or a Pirate within the shiver.
Rule 3
Crewmates must be invited into the community with full consent of all Pirates.
Rule 4
No Fault Divorce.
Any pirate may choose to leave the legal entity of the shiver without any fault to themselves.
Rule 5
Pirates must live within an hour's drive of the shiver's physical headquarters.
Rule 6
Those associated with the shiver are always free to leave without consequence to their relationships with others in the community.