{"id":2146,"date":"2018-10-10T16:33:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T16:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/0\/?page_id=2146"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:14:16","slug":"dgen-constellation-member-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/dgen-constellation-member-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Constellation Member: overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I created Dgen to bring together the amazing people I know into a federated international network that mirrors the new world of work. &nbsp;A big part of that is making it easier to find and contract with the right expertise around the right project at the right moment. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m aiming to engage you in paid (or unpaid, if you are not allowed to be paid) work related to your availability and interests: whether an hour a year or 20 days in a month.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Constellation Membership contract is a blend of a membership and a consulting contract, so that we can pre-agree Terms, and focus on just deliverables and fees if we engage on a specific programme. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By selecting \u2018Pitchable\u2019 on the Dgen constellation directory at <a href=\"http:\/\/d.cl8.io\">d.cl8.io<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you agree to these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1HMEo-SgIz6ITeH7hN60WMm-56DR7Gmm_UC9TjsODmy4\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terms and Conditions<\/span><\/a>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp; If you don\u2019t want to engage in this, that\u2019s fine, you can choose to opt in or opt out while remaining a part of the Dgen Constellation. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Purpose<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want to be able to include you in specific pitches, or on the <a href=\"http:\/\/dgen.net\">Dgen website<\/a> against a particular challenge, in order to bring the weight of the expertise across our group to the table.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will not be included in any pitch without your permission, prior discussion and ideally involvement in its creation. 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