Phase I Parallel Office
A non-governmental, advisory initiative testing whether qualification-based, randomized civic selection
can produce disciplined, competent, non-ambitious leadership under strictly limited conditions.
This office holds no executive authority. It issues no directives, allocates no funds,
and does not represent the state.
Phase I evaluates process, not power. It is time-limited and sunsets automatically.
What We Do
- Analyze systemic risk and failure modes
- Conduct non-binding preparedness simulations
- Publish public, auditable reports
What We Do Not Do
- Exercise authority or command
- Replace elected leadership
- Advocate for parties or candidates
Selection
- Voluntary, credential-verified Qualification Pool
- Binary qualification (no ranking)
- Auditable random lottery for Steward selection
About / Purpose
Modern governance struggles less from lack of intelligence than from incentives that reward ambition, speed,
and visibility. Phase I asks a narrow question:
Can we identify and seat a civic leader chosen for restraint, competence, and independence from power—and observe how they behave when authority is explicitly withheld?
Phase I does not propose reform. It generates evidence.
Limits & Authority
The Phase I Parallel Office:
- may analyze, model, simulate, and publish
- may not direct, command, allocate, or bind
- may not claim official standing
- may not participate in electoral activity
All outputs are advisory and non-binding. Any representation to the contrary is a charter violation.
Full Limits Statement: Download PDF
Scope
Phase I work is confined to analytical domains where advisory functions already exist:
- infrastructure resilience
- disaster readiness analysis
- continuity-of-government principles
- systemic risk and failure-mode analysis
Phase I does not claim privileged access. Source quality and provenance are documented with each release.
Governance & Transparency
- Independent governing board (staggered terms; no single-funder dominance)
- Audit & Ethics Committee (conflict-of-interest enforcement; complaints review; annual independence audit)
- External Technical Review Panel (methods and claims review; published assessments)
Transparency includes public governing documents, published methods with every report, archived review letters,
and a corrections log.
National Steward (Phase I)
The National Steward oversees analytical work programs and ensures strict adherence to limits, ethics, and transparency.
- No executive authority
- Non-renewable, time-limited term
- Prohibits campaign activity during and after service
- Selected by auditable random lottery from a qualified pool
Selection Overview
Phase I uses binary qualification (Qualified / Not Qualified). There is no ranking and no “top candidate.”
- Voluntary applications
- Credential verification and structured work sample
- Final eligibility list published (names or unique IDs)
- Lottery protocol published before the draw
- Selection record published after the draw
Apply to the Phase I Qualification Pool
This role is not a pathway to political office or authority.
- Minimum: 10 years relevant experience
- Demonstrated judgment under constraint
- Comfort operating without power or visibility
The application includes a structured scenario analysis, disclosures, and consent to selection by lottery if qualified.
Applications close on: [DATE] |
Application link: Open Application
Current Work Program (90 Days)
- National Infrastructure Resilience Snapshot — dependencies, failure modes, plausible cascade scenarios
- Disaster Readiness Tabletop Exercise — scenario design, execution, after-action report
- Continuity-of-Government Principles Review — public-facing analysis, gaps, non-binding observations
All deliverables are public and subject to external review. Each release includes methods, assumptions, limitations, and a correction mechanism.
Documents
- Charter (Phase I)
- Limits Statement
- Governance & Ethics Summary
- Qualification Pool Standard (Phase I)
- National Steward Selection Protocol
- Data & Methods Standard
- Work Program (90 Days)
- Corrections & Revisions Policy
Phase I is time-limited and non-operational. It does not presume adoption of any subsequent phase. All outputs are advisory and non-binding.
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