The Coordination OS
A circle-based coordination system for small groups with fixed 3 to 9 slot rosters and vote-gated governance. It replaces titles with protocols.
Structure for Safety
Dunbarrios treats governance as a practical tool, not a belief system. The core unit uses explicit roles and shared operating rules (the “Spine”) to protect clarity, continuity, and psychological safety. Decisions are gated through a lightweight process so authority does not quietly accumulate in the loudest voice or the most available person.
Signals for Speed
The system prioritizes local signals over top-down control. Members define canonical work and routines (Vault), execute day-by-day within a sprint (Today), and communicate capacity or fragility states (Expectations) so effort can re-route early instead of imploding late. The point is not consensus theater; it’s making reliable coordination possible at human scale.
Members & Governance
The fixed 3 to 9-members roster is the core constraint. Governance handles invites, voting queues, split protocols, and role rotation (Coordinator/Link/Operator).
- • Invite proposals convert to votes
- • Vote-gated archive and split protocols
- • Roles are facilitation, not hierarchy
The Vault
Canonical work definitions live here. Tasks and routines are defined with tags and documentation. There are no hard deletes; references remain stable to preserve the circle's history.
Today
Daily execution screen scoped strictly to the current sprint day. Mark work as done, blocked, handed off, or dismissed. Includes a private journal and daily pulse submission.
The Governance Loop
Join & Profile
Invite proposal → Vote pass → Join. Set alias, bio, and privacy controls.
Define & execute
Create work in Vault. Execute in Today. Mark Done/Blocked. Journal privately.
Signal Fragility
Update private Expectations state. Needs Coverage/Blockers surface to the circle.
Govern & Split
Vote on membership. When full, run Split Protocol to create child circles.
Non-Negotiable Invariants
Borrowed ideas, hard constraints: sociocratic structure, self-organizing flow, and a strict respect for cognitive limits.