Stability is defined as sufficient security to plan and respond to bills or crises.
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Limit: Normative component of the organiser’s development framework.
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The three rungs of human agency
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In his day-two opening, Martin Smith sets out three foundations of human agency: security to plan, a meaningful say in decisions, and a lasting share in the value people create.
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Attributed contributors: Martin Smith. “The three rungs of human agency.” Setting the day. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 4:32–5:42. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/moments/martin-three-rungs-of-agency
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Control and upside mean meaningful influence and a durable share in the value one helps create.
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Proposed mechanism: Build distributional values into ownership and institutional rules.
Limit: Benefits are explicitly not assumed to distribute themselves.
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