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Belonging is core to our mission.

We built this city on heart and soul; we built it for you.

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Humanism at work

Rational humanism forms the basis for our Belonging activities. Everyone deserves to be at home at work; belonging is a human right.

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You matter to us

Work can be kind

For all the negative outcomes and events possible in the work world, manifesting from human nature and/or incentive structures, there are reasonably equivalent positive ones manifesting from right designs in regard to the same; this is evidenced in the existence of workplaces that are successful in being kind places to belong.

We empathize

We've been through the winding road of vocation and enterprise and know the issues and opportunities. We understand that work can be either dehumanizing or empowering; we know that incentives can drive people to behave negatively or wonderfully. We know seeking out people with inclinations towards kindness and community is important and to surrounded with such people is both wonderful and needed. Our intention is to build and maintain a workplace that is, firstly, kindly humanist.

We provide belonging to each-other

Belonging is a science. Members can simply enact practices in regard to the dimensions of belonging that define it. By simply having a community that has shared/shareable characteristics, proactively enacting the behaviors that facilitate belonging, and measuring and adapting to measurement of the subjective attainment of belonging we, together, can simply succeed in creating a workplace where members belong.

Shared sources of meaning

Belonging can be fostered around shared sources of meaning; we are a community and I belong by way of feeling and enacting the same meaningful pursuits; others belong with me because they also pursue what I find meaningful.

Subjectivity

Belonging is attainable in part by understanding its subjectivity; by measuring and adapting in this regard, we can obtain belonging for ourselves and provide it to others.

Self-determination

Belonging is an opportunity we provide and in regard to which we empower members to benefit; belonging is attained when both people are provided this empowerment and choose to enact this in the attainment of such belonging. In short, in the right environment, you can simply create and have belonging by taking specific actions.

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Our philosophy is humanism-first

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Our belonging philosophy translates into structured action

We implement our philosophy in codified policies, measurables (e.g. surveys), and processes (e.g. training, retrospectives, response).

Contributor Covenant

We pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

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A contributor covenant is one specific doctrine that can be enacted and measured that can facilitate psychological safety and belonging at work; this is an example of the broader category of enactable and measurable policies that make success attainable.

Your psychological safety and opportunity to belong, together with broader principles of humanism at work, are official policies. We measure success in regard to these.

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Our philosophy is humanism first; we welcome everyone and do not believe in the conventional notion of "impairing disability", understand that this is circumstance-relative, and further pledge to provide the circumstances in which all persons may flourish.

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Founder's letter on the nature of "disability" and invitation to apply

July 30th, 2023

Persons are specifically themselves. Some people are strategic. Others are creative. Some are exquisitely conscientious, never missing an error. Others are gregarious and inclusive. Some know the world. Some know profound truths.

A working environment, role, etc. may be considered like clothing. It may be bought of the rack or tailored. It can be chosen for you by someone assuming it will fit or you can choose it for yourself. It can be your fit as well as your style.

“You are welcome here, regardless of your characteristics; we fully understand how strength can come from empowerment in regard to one's specific characteristics.”

Various "disabilities", in the official or normal semantic or otherwise normative sense, are not necessarily true disabilities in generalized sense; rather, disability, in many cases, arises only from a mismatch between a person's characteristics and their work or other (e.g. societal) context.

In exactly the same sense that basketball teams seek out both very tall persons and exceptionally agile ones we indeed seek out persons with great strengths regardless of how this relates to norms or social context.

High-functioning Autism (formerly "Asperger's") is a prime example of a "disability" that is akin to calling a tall person disabled on account of the ceilings being low. Hyperfocus, high IQ, elevated attention to detail, and so on are not disablements. They're actually very substantial strengths. Many Fields' medalists, Nobel Laureates, and champions of industry are on the Autism spectrum. Are they disabled? It would appear not.

As in the above example, were "impairment" to manifest conditionally upon the provision of proper structure or not, it stands to reason the non-provision of structure would be the impairment (not the person's characteristics).

We shall both ensure you are provided the appropriate work and other vocational conditions to ensure your flourishing as well as, following from the above logic, certainly not perpetuate the social convention of labeling anyone as "impaired/disabled" or "different" but rather more like position players on an elite and specialized team.

You are invited. Hope to talk to you soon.

Kind Regards,
Christopher

Founder and Director of Research

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Contributor covenant

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.

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Accommodations

We offer disability accommodations to applicants; these are available upon request by way of the form linked below.

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Careers

Our careers page provides broader information on the organization that may be further elucidating in regard to belonging.

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