OPEN SCIENCE/OPEN PRAXIS

WE ACCEPT THE CALL TO USE THAT KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND TO SHARE FREELY WHATEVER RELATED KNOWLEDGE WE MAY DISCOVER OR DEVELOP.
  • INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY: We affirm that we report the truth as we find it, not as we or others might prefer it to be found. We will present disappointing or adverse results as well as affirming or encouraging ones. We will properly attribute the contributions of others.
  • IN SERVICE: While we may need to be paid for our labor, we are called to this work in the spirit of service. We will place the common good above private gain, and we will work for the welfare of the individuals and communities served. We will strive to make our expertise and services available to all who may benefit from them, even those whose means are limited.
  • OPEN SCIENCE AND PRAXIS: We will not withhold, nor will we require others to withhold, materials or knowledge (experiences, observations, discoveries, methods, best practices, or the like) for commercial advantage. This does not preclude the appropriate management of raw data or the exercise of data exclusivity rights, but we will make those decisions for the common good rather than for private gain. Nor does this preclude reasonable and ordinary charges for our books, other media, software, materials, or professional services.
  • NON-INTERFERENCE: We will strive to place our discoveries into the public domain, for the benefit of all. If we have patents or patents pending, we will license that intellectual property, for no more than reasonable and ordinary administrative costs, to anyone who will use it for the common good and in alignment with these principles. -Robert Jesse (Council on Spiritual Praxis)