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Telos is an open-sourced framework designed to help individuals, organisations, or even planetary-scale entities articulate what they are about and how they intend to pursue their purpose. It encourages capturing a “context file” that outlines mission, goals, problems, strategies, KPIs, and other core components of meaningful work. The project emphasises creating deep context about matters that humans care about, making underlying intentions explicit rather than implicit. It is structured so that you can document your purpose, link it to your strategies and metrics, and thereby maintain clarity and alignment over time. Although lightweight in implementation (for example a .md context file), its ambition is philosophical: helping actors live intentionally and track progress toward purpose. It aligns with broader themes of human flourishing and human-centred frameworks that Miessler discusses in his writing.
Features
- A framework to define mission, goals, strategy and KPIs for any entity
- A structured “context file” format to encode purpose and how to pursue it
- Designed for use by individuals, teams or large organisations
- Encourages explicit documentation of what matters rather than implicit habits
- Supports transparent tracking of how strategy relates to action and metrics
- Lightweight implementation so it can be adapted flexibly
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