---
title: ICA Values Connections
collection: Cooperative Foundations
path: Cooperative Foundations/Peer Support Playbook/ICA Values Connections
parentDocument: Peer Support Playbook
outlineId: 91342338-8257-4550-be63-59f78d88dd75
updatedAt: '2026-03-03T12:41:09.430Z'
createdBy: Jennie R.F.
---
These are prompts to get the studio thinking about how the ICA principles connect with their group:

* **Self-help:** What's the larger purpose your co-op serves beyond developing games? What critical gap does it fill?
* **Self-responsibility:** How do members stay clear on roles? How do they hold each other accountable?
* **Democracy:** Does democracy go beyond voting at AGMs? What are the actual decision-making practices? (Freedom Dreams uses consent-based decision-making vs. consensus — consent doesn't require all yes votes, just that no votes are okay with proceeding for now)
* **Equality:** What policies protect rights? What's the membership/hiring strategy for representation?
* **Equity:** What education is needed so leadership can *recognize* member needs without requiring disclosure? (Important: don't rely on marginalized members to self-identify their accommodation needs)
* **Solidarity:** What's the co-op's response when called to stand shoulder-to-shoulder? How does it practice co-op principle 6 (cooperation among cooperatives)?