deep thinking about our mission and vision

AI summary of everyone’s pitch (recorded talk)

1. Personal and Collective Meaning

• Many individuals view the Commons Hub as a space for personal healing, authenticity, and transformation. It is contrasted with corporate environments, offering a liberating alternative.
• The Hub is seen as a response to societal challenges such as loneliness, isolation, wage slavery, and lack of meaning. It is described as a place to root, especially for those who have been transient or disconnected.
• There is a spiritual or intuitive calling for some—a sense of destiny or purpose in co-creating and being part of the Hub.

2. Belonging and Membership

• A strong sense of emotional safety, inclusion, and recognition underpins feelings of membership.
• Members value being heard, seen, and respected, and having the freedom to be their full, “weird” selves.
• There’s appreciation for the ability to contribute spontaneously or pull back without guilt, with low-pressure rituals and flexible involvement.
• Diversity and radical openness are essential; the space welcomes difference—queer, activist, neurodivergent, or otherwise marginalized identities.

3. Purpose and Vision

• The Commons Hub is envisioned as a living laboratory for a new economic and social model, emphasizing community over individualism, self-discovery over productivity, and resilience over performance.
• It aims to decentralize power, foster deep adaptation to global crises, and relocalize support systems.
• Members express hope that the Hub will be a rooted, nourishing ecosystem—“an oak tree that feeds birds”—in Brussels and beyond.

4. Practice and Systems