Our core values make us who we are and we subconsciously base every decision we make upon our values. Knowing them can help us become happier and making tough decisions becomes much easier. Over the last few weeks, the entire SINA community examined its values in different activities and sessions and identified five core values. We then developed ten actionable value statements to guide us. We want to share the results with you:
- Growth and Achievement. We see and feel this through e.g.: empowerment trainings, comfort zone challenges, mentoring, coaching and SINA scholars receiving international awards.
- Follow your why in every action!
- Pursue your dreams and give your very best!
- Equality, Community and Teamwork. We see and feel this through e.g.: cleaning together, sharing the same space and resources, lining up together for food, working in circles and teams, appreciating each other in morning meetings, having community events and general meetings.
- Share what you have and create what you don’t have yet!
- Build open and honest relationships by giving empathy, understanding your needs and other’s needs!
- Trust and Transparency. We see and feel this through e.g.: one on one sessions, morning meeting announcements, financial transparency, Friday progress presentations and tactical meetings with project updates.
- Share knowledge and happiness, they multiply as you share!
- Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway!
- Self-Organization and Freesponsibility. We see and feel this through e.g.: SINA members setting their own time tables, members taking up roles in Holacracy and fully distributed authority.
- Be your own boss!
- Be responsible and accountable for your actions!
- Innovation. We see and feel this through e.g.: upcycling like bottle construction or egg shell terrazzo and innovative enterprises being born at SINA.
- Be creative and create solutions!
- Start small and start now with what you already have!