How Undertake works
Turn possibility into clear work. Finish with something useful for next time.
Start with a need, offer, or direct ask. Clarify the next step, agree before consequential work starts, carry the work through proof and payment, then keep the record and note what should help next time.
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Form the next step
Start from a need, offer, or direct ask. Say what you want, what you can bring, when it matters, and the next useful step when those details help.
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Get clear and agree
Settle consequential scope, timing, proof, roles, price, and payment in the Work Contract before the work depends on them.
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Carry the work
Do the work against the current agreement. Keep proof, decisions, and payment state with the undertaking instead of reconstructing them later.
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Keep what happened
A completed undertaking leaves a durable record of the agreement, proof, decision, payment, and outcome.
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Use the record next time
Review the completed record and what you noted for next time. Prior work can inform a later draft, but old terms, permissions, money, and assent never become current automatically.
What carry forward means
Undertake can preserve useful continuity without silently treating yesterday's agreement as today's agreement.
- Prior completed work preserves context and evidence that can be reviewed later.
- A member can record what should help next time; later reuse still requires current review.
- A new undertaking gets fresh current terms, permissions, proof expectations, and assent.
- Historical agreement, payment, proof, decision, and record truth stays historical.
Keep a portable copy when it helps
A completed Work Receipt stays part of your Undertake record. Where available, you can also download a smaller Portable Work Record for your own custody or deliberate sharing. It is share-reduced, not automatically safe to share, so review it first.
See what the portable record includesAn Ask is not a Work Contract
An Ask can help two people clarify what is wanted, what can be offered back, timing, and a useful next step. It creates no payment or work commitment. Consequential terms become current only through the fitting Work Contract and payment paths.