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Five foundational principles

The Constitution

Read slowly. These are the sentences the institution intends to defend for the next fifty years.

Principle
I

Purpose

Life is a Project exists to help people, organisations and communities transform purpose into meaningful action.

Principle
II

Knowledge

Knowledge becomes valuable only when organised, shared and applied.

Principle
III

Direction

The world rarely lacks ideas. It more often lacks direction. Life is a Project exists to illuminate possible paths.

Principle
IV

Change

Change is the natural condition of life. Meaningful solutions must therefore be applicable, achievable and sustainable.

Principle
V

Responsibility

Every action influences others. We always know what we do. We rarely know who is watching. Every project becomes an example.

Colophon

Adopted as the founding text of Life is a Project. Written to be read aloud.