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* Slide: Tag Yourself * Slide: Tag Yourself
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## Intro - 3 min ## Intro - 3 min
Last session you practiced decision-making frameworks and noticed your current patterns. Those patterns *are* your governance, whether you've called it that or not. Last session you practiced decision-making frameworks and noticed your current patterns. Those patterns *are* your governance, whether you've called it that or not.
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*could your studio function for two weeks without any one person? if not, what would need to change?* *could your studio function for two weeks without any one person? if not, what would need to change?*
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## Coop vs Business - 8 min ## Coop vs Business - 8 min
Before we talk about governance, let's quickly cover the legal landscape. You don't need to incorporate right now, but understanding the options helps you design governance that fits your eventual structure. Before we talk about governance, let's quickly cover the legal landscape. You don't need to incorporate right now, but understanding the options helps you design governance that fits your eventual structure.
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*no need to discuss - just noticing where we're starting from* *no need to discuss - just noticing where we're starting from*
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## Why cooperative structures? - 8 min ## Why cooperative structures? - 8 min
*Will you choose your governance structure together or let it emerge by default?* *Will you choose your governance structure together or let it emerge by default?*
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We want you to start making deliberate choices about how you'll work together, knowing you can revise as you learn. We want you to start making deliberate choices about how you'll work together, knowing you can revise as you learn.
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## Governance Models Overview - 12 min ## Governance Models Overview - 12 min
### Small studios (3-6 people): Collective Governance ### Small studios (3-6 people): Collective Governance
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Hot tip: Begin with collective governance or advice process, even if you think it's not the perfect fit. You can add complexity as you learn what you actually need. Hot tip: Begin with collective governance or advice process, even if you think it's not the perfect fit. You can add complexity as you learn what you actually need.
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### Decisions to clarify - 10 min ### Decisions to clarify - 10 min
*\[The accountability and removal complexity material can be touched on here but we will go into it more fully in Session 7 (conflict resolution).\]* *==\[The accountability and removal complexity material can be touched on here but we will go into it more fully in Session 7 (conflict resolution).\]==*
Whatever model you choose, clarify: Whatever model you choose, clarify:
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### Decisions under external pressure ### Decisions under external pressure
*\[Facilitator note: This section does not have a dedicated slide. Weave into the activity debrief if time allows, or use as a prompt during breakout rooms. If the session is running long, skip and let it come up naturally in studios.\]* *==\[This section does not have a dedicated slide; if the session is running long, skip and let it come up naturally in studios.\]==*
What happens when a publisher wants an answer in 48 hours? When a grant deadline lands during a conflict or crisis? When a platform opportunity requires a yes or no right now? What happens when a publisher wants an answer in 48 hours? When a grant deadline lands during a conflict or crisis? When a platform opportunity requires a yes or no right now?
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They're information for design. Your governance should make the invisible visible and the accidental… intentional! They're information for design. Your governance should make the invisible visible and the accidental… intentional!
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## Post-activity reflection + tool intro - 5 min ## Post-activity reflection + tool intro - 5 min
Come back together. Quick share: what came up in your breakout that surprised you or that you want to keep working on? Come back together. Quick share: what came up in your breakout that surprised you or that you want to keep working on?
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We've set up a Miro template for documenting your governance structure. Your Peer Support will walk you through it this week. Use it to map what you've decided so far and where the gaps are. It's meant to be a living document, not a final product. We've set up a Miro template for documenting your governance structure. Your Peer Support will walk you through it this week. Use it to map what you've decided so far and where the gaps are. It's meant to be a living document, not a final product.
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## Closing - 5 min ## Closing - 5 min
You'll be drafting your governance structure based on what you've learned about your decision-making patterns. But governance doesn't exist in a vacuum. It shapes and is shaped by how you handle money. You'll be drafting your governance structure based on what you've learned about your decision-making patterns. But governance doesn't exist in a vacuum. It shapes and is shaped by how you handle money.
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*This coming week, think about: what's one aspect of governance your team hasn't discussed yet?* *This coming week, think about: what's one aspect of governance your team hasn't discussed yet?*
## Homework ---
## Homework
1. **Work on your governance draft in Miro** - During your PS session this week, use the Miro template to document what you've decided so far and where the gaps are. Bring questions to next session. 1. **Work on your governance draft in Miro** - During your PS session this week, use the Miro template to document what you've decided so far and where the gaps are. Bring questions to next session.