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===== 1. Ubuntu – “I am because we are” (Southern Africa) =====

Core idea
A person’s identity and wellbeing are formed through relationships with others. Personhood is fundamentally relational, not individual.

FOW connections
* Performance & metrics – Shift from “star performer” to relational performance: who builds capability, reduces friction, mentors, and strengthens trust networks.
* Org design – Teams measured not just by outputs but by the quality of interdependence: psychological safety, mutual accountability, shared learning.
* Workplace design – Layouts that treat collaboration spaces as civic infrastructure (places to care for each other and the work), not just amenities: visible commons, shared rituals, social thresholds rather than isolated “me + my laptop” islands. This aligns with the idea that social comfort, wayfinding, and restoration are universal human needs across building types.