Philosophers and humanities
WHAT YOU FIND. Open questions about shared life, dignity, responsibility and memory; the 12 worlds as a working map.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Challenge a concept, propose a better question, write in the Courtyard.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communal Culture of Life is a planetary way of thinking about living together, starting from the apartment building. Here is who it is for, what it is and is not, and how to take part.
FIND YOUR DOOR
Scientists and researchers
WHAT YOU FIND. Sources with passports, the open method and data of the Observatory, and the gaps we admit.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Propose an indicator for worlds 10 and 12, correct a number, suggest a source.
Futurologists and foresight practitioners
WHAT YOU FIND. A technology radar arranged by the 12 worlds, and the question of what a house, a street and a city may become.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Send a signal or a scenario; challenge our statuses.
Institutions and public bodies
WHAT YOU FIND. A neutral, sourced picture of the conditions of life in common, every figure traceable. No mandate, no lobbying.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Share open data, host a conversation, propose a local node, or simply ask a question.
BRIEFING FOR INSTITUTIONS →OBSERVATORY OF LIFE IN COMMON →LET’S TALK →
Technology companies
WHAT YOU FIND. A radar that lists tools without endorsing them, and the concept of a resident's assistant that serves residents rather than managers.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Offer open data or open tools, or challenge a claim in the radar. No sponsorship is implied.
AI TERMS FOR INSTITUTIONS →BRIEFING FOR INSTITUTIONS →TECHNOLOGY RADAR →LABORATORY →
Residents and communities
WHAT YOU FIND. Principles for living together, from the house to the planet, and a place to talk.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Leave a note, introduce yourself, write to a neighbour in another country.
Artists, educators and journalists
WHAT YOU FIND. Images, stories and sources you can cite; a map of places and practices.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Tell a local story, propose a node, review a translation.
Students and curious readers
WHAT YOU FIND. Plain-language guides to each world, a glossary, a five-minute path and the open questions, with every fact traced to a source.
HOW TO TAKE PART. Ask a question, leave a note in the Courtyard, sign the open letter.
WHAT TO DO IN FIVE MINUTES
- See how countries compare and where every number comes from →
- Walk into one of the 12 worlds →
- Leave a note in the Courtyard or introduce yourself →
- Tell us what is wrong or missing →
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Communal Culture of Life?
A planetary way of thinking about living together. It starts from the apartment building, where trust, responsibility and agreement are tested every day, and widens to the city and the planet. The site is a map (12 worlds), an observatory (open data and a technology radar) and a courtyard (a place to talk).
Who is behind it?
An open, independent initiative. It is not a company, a state body or an international organisation, and it claims no mandate, state support, partnership or legal succession. The site says so on its own pages.
Why “communal”?
In some languages the word points to housing and utilities, in others to what is shared. We use it in the wide sense: shared conditions in which every person, community and form of life can unfold with dignity. It does not erase the individual.
Is it a political or ideological project?
No party, no programme to sell. We separate facts, forecasts and models, give sources, and welcome disagreement.
What are the 12 worlds, and why twelve?
A working map of life in common: human and society, planet and climate, community and governance, habitat and cities, food and water, health and care, knowledge and education, science and technology, work and economy, art and culture, peace, justice and freedom, memory and future. It is a map, not a final classification; the number may change.
How is the Observatory index built? Can I trust it?
For each world we take one open indicator (World Bank, UNESCO), place every country on a 0 to 100 scale by its percentile place, and average the worlds. Every number has a source passport, the method and the data file are open, and the limits are written next to the table. Trust it as a conversation starter, not as a verdict.
What does the index not measure?
How well people live together in a house, the richness of living culture, anything without open comparable data. It is relative, not absolute, and must not be used to judge peoples or governments.
Who writes the texts? Is AI used?
Texts are prepared with the help of AI and read by a person before publication. Translations (six languages) are not yet reviewed by native readers. Every fact needs a source or the mark “check”.
Can I reuse the data or the texts?
The data file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 with attribution to the original sources (see the Method page). Quoting texts with a link is welcome; for other reuse, write to us.
How can a researcher or an institution contribute?
Propose an open indicator for worlds 10 and 12, a better source, a correction, a local node or a conversation. Every message is read by a person.
Can a technology company take part?
Yes, by offering open data or open tools, or by challenging a claim in the radar. The radar lists tools without endorsing them; there is no advertising, no sponsorship slot and no tracking.
What happens to what I write in the Courtyard?
A note appears after a quick check by a person, under your nickname; there is no account. An optional private email is never shown and only forwards messages to you, and you can switch it off at any time.
Does anything cost money, is anything sold?
No. No sales, no fees, no advertising, no cookies, no trackers.
What is the Archive?
Earlier work on housing and utilities (a hotline, seminars, a competition, surveys, “Communal SMS”, a questions-and-answers base), kept as memory and not as an active service.
How do I report a mistake or ask for removal?
Use the report button under a Courtyard note, or write to us through the contact page with the note number or the page address.
QUESTIONS WE ASK THE PLANET
- What do we owe to the person who lives on the other side of the wall?
- Where does shared responsibility end and control begin?
- Can a house be a school of democracy?
- Which technologies make talk between neighbours easier, and which quietly replace it?
- What does a city owe to those not yet born who will live in its houses?
- How can life in common be measured without turning it into a ranking of peoples?
WORDS WE USE
- Life in common
- Shared conditions in which each person, community and form of life can unfold with dignity.
- World
- One of 12 areas of life; each is a small site of its own, connected upward, across, deeper and elsewhere.
- Local node
- A place or practice proposed by residents and checked before publication.
- Source passport
- Who said it, when, where, and how to check it.
- Courtyard
- The open board of notes and introductions.
- Observatory
- Open numbers about conditions of life in common, and a weekly look at technologies.