If the Studio Contract is the floor and the Rules of Engagement are the recited shortlist, the Studio Manual is the living constitution — everything else we've agreed on about how things work here. Procedures, routines, traditions, exceptions, lessons learned. It starts as a few pages in Week 1 and grows all year via Town Hall amendments.
A starting structure. Add, remove, or reorganize as the studio matures.
Process, agenda template, leader rotation, topic submission, timing.
The Share Chair Standard, sign-up flow, peer feedback norms.
Work It Out flow, when a guide gets pulled in, what compass checks look like.
Hard cutoffs, when transitions get adjusted, who calls them, what counts as an emergency exception.
Full role descriptions (or link to Roles page), rotation rhythm, sign-up.
Guide-only first, then unlocked as trust builds. Cleanup expectations.
Visitor Host role, what they see, what we keep private.
When screens are on, when they're off, what happens if one breaks.
The buddy-pairing system, the first-week walkthrough, the Manual gifting.
Birthdays, milestones, hero moments. Traditions that emerged.
1. A learner (or the guide) proposes a change via the Compass Keeper or Town Hall topic box.
2. Town Hall discusses (with the existing language read aloud first).
3. If consensus emerges, it's drafted by the Studio Manual Editor.
4. Read back at the following Town Hall for final confirmation.
5. Editor updates the Manual. Old version archived (date-stamped).