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Software for
Living Systems.

Corporate tools are built to extract productivity. ARA is built to organize people without burning them out. Pick the pattern that fits your community.

cottage Intentional Community

Stop fighting about dishes. Start enjoying dinner.

Living together is beautiful until the passive-aggressive sticky notes appear. ARA handles the logistics, so the time you spend with the people you live with isn't logistics.

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The Pain

"Whose turn is it to clean the kitchen?" "Who borrowed the drill?"

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The ARA Solution

Automated Rhythms rotate chores fairly. The Shed lets you check out shared tools.

Kitchen Rhythm

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Jane (You)
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Weekly Deep Clean

Due Sunday by 5pm

agriculture Farms & Land Trusts

From seasonal chaos to regenerative cycles.

Stewarding land means coordinating volunteers, tracking seasonal tasks, and remembering where the irrigation valves are. Gardens hold the cycles. Gatherings book the work days. The Library holds the maps.

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    Track planting cycles via Gardens
  • groups
    Coordinate volunteer work days
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    Document irrigation maps in the Library

Orchard Zone 1

Thriving
Prune Apple TreesOverdue
Mulch BlueberriesTomorrow
storefront Worker Co-ops

Democratic management without the deadlock.

You own it together, so you shouldn't need a meeting for every decision. Formalize your governance with proposals everyone can vote on async, and track every hour worked so dividends and shifts stay fair.

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The Ledger

Track hours for patronage dividends or shift scheduling transparency.

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The Council

Asynchronous consent-based voting. Pass budgets without a 4-hour meeting.

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Sweat Equity Ledger

Q1 2024

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Maria
142.5 hrs
S
Sam
118.0 hrs
hub Mutual Aid Networks

Coordinate care at the speed of trust.

For neighborhoods, PODs, and decentralized response groups. Post offers and requests directly. Connect neighbors without waiting on a coordinator to relay messages.

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    The Exchange

    Post "Offers" and "Requests" visible to the whole network.

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    Ecosystem View

    Connect multiple neighborhood nodes together.

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    Surplus Alerts

    Notify linked groups when you have too much food.

Urgent Request
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Ride to Medical Appt

Posted 2h ago by Sarah

"Need a lift to the clinic on 4th st this Tuesday. Can offer fresh bread!"

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2 neighbors offered help

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