Open tools / practical formats

Operational Formats

Four printable formats for stewards, schools, pilot sites, and partner nodes. Each one translates a layer of the Planetary Guardians governance architecture into something a person can hold, fill in, and act on.

Ready to print, adapt, or translate. Start small. Document clearly. Use locally.

Format 1

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Steward Monthly Dashboard Sheet

A one-page monthly reading for any steward circle. Read the place, the people, and the coordination separately. Assign green, yellow, or red. Decide the next 30 days clearly.

Monthly · Any node · One page

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Format 2

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Observation Sheet

A field record for one pixel or plot. Eight observation categories: soil cover, vegetation layering, water behaviour, succession signals, biodiversity, soil health, biomass cycle, and human rhythm. The decisive question: is this practice giving to life?

After each visit · Field use · One page

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Format 3

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30-Day Action Sheet

A coordination surface filled in after the monthly dashboard reading. Records what the dashboard showed, what will happen next, who is responsible, and what must not be started yet.

After dashboard reading · Coordination · One page

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Format 4

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Governance / Decision Log

For larger or more complex nodes. Logs decisions, roles, and changes as they happen across the three streams — land, steward, and governance. The durable memory of the field.

Ongoing · Complex nodes · Multiple entries

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How to use these formats

Format 1 is the monthly reading surface — start here. Format 2 is the field observation record — fill it after each visit. Format 3 follows Format 1 — it translates the dashboard reading into concrete next steps. Format 4 is for nodes that have grown enough to need a durable decision trail.

All formats are released under CC BY 4.0. Translate them, adapt them, print them in any language. An honest gap is more valuable than a fabricated green.