Lesson 2: Regional exchange corridor concept (later)

This is a future upgrade. Do not implement it until a village has internal stability.

A) What a “regional exchange corridor” is

A corridor is a structured agreement between multiple NeighborNet villages to exchange:

• specific goods/services
• within defined domains
• using compatible policies and logging standards
• with explicit capacity limits
• and clear cross-village trust rules

It’s a bridge, not a free-for-all.

B) Why corridors matter (when the time is right)

They allow villages to:

• share specialized skills (medical, legal, builders, educators)
• share surplus resources (tools, produce, equipment)
• stabilize resilience during disruption (transport, repairs, caregiving)
• develop real “New Earth economy” pathways beyond one node

C) Why corridors fail (if done too early)

Corridors collapse fast when:

• internal closure is weak
• steward capacity is already strained
• policies differ (privacy, scope creep, consent)
• requests aren’t standardized
• trust isn’t earned yet

So corridors are earned through internal hygiene.

D) The minimum viable corridor (when ready)

Start with:

• 2 villages only
• 1 domain only
• 2-week pilot only
• hard cap on matches/hours
• designated Corridor Steward per village
• shared corridor policy card (what counts, what doesn’t)

Example MVP corridor:

• Domain: MobilityAndErrands (regional rides)
• Cap: 4 matches/week total
• Closure required
• No high emotional load requests through corridor

E) Corridor trust rules (non-negotiable)

• each village controls its own capacity
• no bypassing local stewards
• all corridor matches must close loops
• patterns are handled privately, never publicly
• pause corridor instantly if risks rise

F) Corridor data model (VT360-ready, later)

When you’re ready, you add:

• CorridorProfiles (villages/nodes)
• CorridorDomains
• CorridorRequests
• CorridorMatches
• CorridorLedger (private)
• CorridorPolicies
• CorridorStewards

But again: later.