# IBEAR Wiki: How to Contribute

This is a living, multilingual library built BY and FOR IBEAR students and alumni. No gatekeeping. No censorship (except spam/hate).

**What this is for:** this is the channel where alumni help students. Panels, talks, and answers disappear; pages with credit don't. And it's built to be handed over — if the program adopts the model, everything here (entries, credits, structure) can move into IBEAR Connect as its own. Contributing here is contributing to that.

## Sections

### Razors (Principles)
**One sharp insight. Afilado. Sharp.** < 500 words. A principle that cuts across cultures, years, or paths. Examples:
- "Announce don't assign—people follow through 3x more on what they picked"
- "Fall is when norms form; Spring is when they shatter"
- "Chat quiet ≠ disengagement; it means invisible work"

**File format:** `/wiki/razors/[name].md`

### Thinking (Analysis & Frameworks)
**Your current thinking. Test it.** < 2000 words. Frameworks, debates, prototypes. Things you're trying, not yet proven.
- VSM analysis of how seasons work
- How 4 personas shape decisions
- Regional cluster mechanics
- Why recruiting calendar breaks in Spring

**File format:** `/wiki/thinking/[name].md`

### Tools (Working Templates)
**Usable today.** Checklists, templates, code, prompts. Something someone can copy tomorrow.
- Standup template by persona
- Recruiting timeline tracker
- Cluster meeting agenda
- Markdown or JSON

**File format:** `/wiki/tools/[name].md` or `.json`

### Stories (Case Studies)
**What actually happened.** Your name or pseudonym (your choice). Cohort/year optional.
- "How I switched to tech in 6 weeks"
- "Building a cluster in São Paulo: what worked"
- "Why I left the US after recruiting closed"

**File format:** `/wiki/stories/[name].md`

## Metadata (Required)

Every file starts with:

```
---
title: [Your title]
author: [Your name or pseudonym]
cohort: [Your cohort/year — optional]
country: [Where you are now — optional]
language: en [or es, ja, ko, zh]
date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
paths: [persona tags: stayer, returner, pivoteer, climber — optional]
---

[Your content here]
```

## Languages

Write in any of: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese.

If you want something translated, ask. We'll do it or crowdsource it.

## How to Submit

**Not public yet.** Email jlcortes@gmail.com with:
- Your entry (markdown)
- Metadata (title, author, date, language)
- Which section (Razors/Thinking/Tools/Stories)
- Whether you want your name public

**On launch,** we'll move to pull requests / direct contribution workflow.

## Principles

- **Real > Perfect.** Publish drafts. Iterate in the open.
- **Multinational > English-only.** Write in your language. We translate.
- **Attribution matters.** Your name (or pseudonym) stays with your work.
- **No gatekeeping.** If it's not spam/hate, it stays.
- **Evolve over time.** Edit, update, improve. Git shows history.

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Questions? jlcortes@gmail.com