Exploration Template

System Category

Define if the system is a Necessary System or Interaction System.

Define the subsystems.

Example:

• Necessary System
  • Food
    • Farms
• Interaction System
  • Cooperative
    • Production

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System Brief

Define, within a paragraph, what the purpose of this system is.

Justification

Define the benefits from the outputs of the system.

• Supports a Necessary System
• Improves Quality of Life
• Improves Sustainability

System Functions

Define the functions of the system and how it fulfills it’s purpose and produces it’s outputs.

Cooperative Collaborations

If this system is a Cooperative, please define what other cooperatives are necessary to partner with to fulfill the system function.

Committee Representation

If this system is a Cooperative, please define what committees this system

System Outputs

Define what the system outputs and the people access the system.

System Inputs

Define the economic requirements to maintain the system.