the ki work marketplace

the ki work marketplace is a community of individuals representing themselves, and/or a variety of organisational entities. Each individual and/or organisational entity is one of the following classes of stakeholders:

clients of services

• outsourcing companies (clients of services)

vendors of services

• professional knowledge workers
• small companies or teams

expert intermediaries

• founder experts
• accredited experts

collaborative outsourcing

collaborative outsourcing is based on the conscious development of mutually interdependent and trusted relationships between individuals. This entails the equitable governance of the organisation by its shareholders and members and an equitable distribution of resources, authority and power throughout the organisation.

members also agree to advance deeply shared purposes, and foster the common good of its members. In addition, ki work members agree to share in the governance of the marketplace and at all times to promote its well being as a community.

ki work – a purpose-centred and principle-based community

• ensure that individual knowledge workers, wherever they are, receive a fair price for their work
• realise the power of collaborative outsourcing on an equitable basis for all its members
• create and share economic, relationship, social and environmental capital

rights and responsibilities of membership

• the responsibility to manage and update their own online presence
• the opportunity to observe, initiate or participate in the online and offline activities of owning members of the ki work marketplace
• access to the common properties of the marketplace
• access to and participation in the community of subscribing members
• the responsibility to provide honest and fair feedback
• the right to discounted products and services
• the right and responsibility to participate in the governance of the marketplace

the twelve principles of practice

1. all members agree to provide sufficient information about themselves to enable members to identify each other and to develop relationships with other members based on trust and reputation in order to advance their purpose for being a member
2. all activities between members are voluntary unless and until a specific commercial agreement has been undertaken between a consenting group of members
3. freely and fully exchange information, knowledge, emotion, wisdom, and referral and transformational opportunities relevant to the purpose and principles unless doing so violates confidentiality or materially diminishes competitive position. The fundamental rights of freedom of speech need to be measured against untruthfulness and defamation (libel) – particularly with respect to performance ratings.
4. be open to membership by any Individual or institution subscribing to the purpose and principles in conducting activities within the ki work marketplace
5. have the right to self-organise at any time, on any scale, in any form, for any activity consistent with the purpose and principles
6. conduct deliberations and make decisions by bodies and methods that reasonably represent all relevant and affected parties and are dominated by none
7. vest authority, perform functions, and use resources in the smallest or most local part that includes all relevant and affected parties
8. work collaboratively, to the maximum degree possible
9. behave in a manner which engenders sustainable, mutually interdependent and trusting relationships
10. work to ensure interdependent health and diversity of individuals, communities, institutions, cultures and other species
11. work to ensure that human capacities, technologies and organisations sustain and support, not systemically alter, degrade or destroy, the natural capital of the Earth, its diversity of life or life support systems
12. resolve conflict creatively and cooperatively without physical, economic, psychological, social, or ecological violence.