Stewardship
Institutions endure because stewardship is inherited, not possessed.
The COACT™ Stewardship Chamber
COACT™ is an institution designed to outlast its founders. It exists to steward the development of ventures under a written Constitution, so that the work continues regardless of who happens to hold office.
The Constitution is the enduring authority. It defines what the institution protects, how decisions are made, and how stewardship is inherited. It does not belong to any person. It is served, not owned.
Stewardship is the temporary acceptance of responsibility for the institution. It is a role, not a title. Every steward answers to the Constitution and to those who come after.
The Founding Stewards
Beneath the Constitution stands the Chamber. No seat is privileged. Every steward faces the shared purpose at the centre.
Ten seats · four occupied · six reserved for future stewardship
- Seat 4Reserved
- Seat 5Reserved
- Seat 6Reserved
- Seat 7Reserved
- Seat 8Reserved
- Seat 9Reserved
- Seat 10Reserved
Retired Founding Stewards
Those who held a founding seat and have since stepped down. Their seats stand reopened for the stewards who follow. Their work is held on the Angels wall.
- CultureCD KotzeFounding Steward · MMXXIV-MMXXVI
Held the human character of the institution in its first chapter, and shaped the coaching architecture through which stewards, founders, and members first met one another.
- GovernanceDr Roger LatchmanFounding Steward · MMXXIV-MMXXVI
Held the Constitution itself in its first draft, so that authority was exercised under law rather than by preference, and every decision was preserved rather than assumed.
- PortfolioMalerato GobaFounding Steward · MMXXIV-MMXXVI
Held the operating practice of the institution in its first year, establishing the Studio rhythm and the financial architecture that funds continuity beyond any single steward.
Three Articles on Stewardship
Every steward accepts temporary responsibility for protecting the institution.
Institutional decisions are preserved through the Institutional Chronicle.
No office exists for the benefit of its holder. Every office exists for the benefit of those who follow.
Seats and Shareholding
Ten seats. Ten percent each. A seat carries a mandate before it carries a share, and no share exists without the seat it answers to.
- 10%
- IntelligenceSpook Sourcing and Logistics
Sourcing, logistics and ground intelligence.
10% - 10%
- Seven seats held in trust
Held in trust for the stewardship willing to COACT on rebuilding South Africa.
70%
The seven seats that stand open are held in trust by Spaceboy Innovation Hub, for the stewardship willing to COACT on rebuilding South Africa.