We begin with our credo — our statement of intention for the world we want to create together, and our most closely held affirmations.
This is followed by a series of short essays, which are meant to give an overview of our core values. We have laid out ten essays below, each with quotes in the spirit of that value and a question for self reflection. We encourage you to sit with, journal about, or take action on the reflection questions as you feel led. Additional resources and readings are also listed below each core value for further learning and discovery.
These values are not in any order of importance, as they all reinforce one another. Also, short essays can never do justice to the complex and iterative concepts we outline below — these are really just a starting place.
Any professed value must be embodied and experienced to be true. This document articulates our values for cognitive learning, but we also need to live the values together for them to be more than just words on a page. We encourage you to find ways of engaging on your own terms. You can become an Activator here. You can become a SheEO Venture here.
We are indebted to the inherited wisdom of many centuries of dreamers, thinkers, land and cultural stewards, and builders who have shown us what it means to envision a more beautiful future. Our ideas and values have been shaped by a myriad of small and large influences, some listed here, and many who are not. We owe our debt of gratitude to the trailblazers and visionaries who have shown us the way. We also realize our own biases in which resources and people we are aware of and have highlighted — we welcome additions, feedback, and corrections where we have failed to represent the diversity of leadership that has preceded us.