The Psychologically Informed Environments Promotion and Research CIC Ltd
PIEPR - full name 'Psychologically Informed Environments Promotion and Research Community Iinterest Company Ltd' - was formally incorporated in October 2023.
The stated aims and objectves are:
Aims
- To promote and develop the concepts and practice of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs)
Objectives
- To facilitate the development of a community of practice for the exchange of ideas and the support of members and others.
- To manage and extend the current PIElink website and/or its successors with its current content, pages, Library, IP, and activities.
- To generate and deploy income for the above purposes from any sources compatible with the aims of the CIC and the spirit of a social enterprise company.
- To employ or contract with staff as needed to undertake the activities of the CIC.
- To maintain a reference group of advisers and representatives of partners and stakeholders to advise on content and direction of the website and related activities.
- To develop and review all operational policies in the light of developments in the field, with advice from the reference group
Operational policies and agreements (un-adopted draft pending next Board meeting)
- The CIC agrees to seek philanthropic investment from any sources compatible with the Aims and Objectives of the CIC.
- The CIC agrees to appoint a staff team at the earliest possible opportunity, including sub-contracting of team tasks to others for agree periods of time.
- The CIC agrees to promote and manage the agreed portion of the income from the PIE Abacus in pursuit of the aims and objectives of the company
- The CIC agrees to manage the Intellectual Property (IP) of the authors of the PIElink contents, in return for any suitable considerations, as agreed in each case.
- The CIC agrees to refer any amendments of the core principles of the CIC to the reference group for their feedback.
- The CIC agrees to discuss any developments in the direction and priorities of the core themes of the PIEs framework and their interpretation in new contexts.
- The CIC agrees to make all decisions of the CIC on the basis of consensus wherever possible; but when consensus cannot be achieved and a decision is urgent, by a majority vote, with a casting vote for the chair.
- The CIC agrees that in all other respects the operational policies of the model CIC are adopted.
Further background reading/listening/viewing
Business plan modelling
And now a word for our sponsors: HERE
Is this the future of vocational training?: HERE
Is this the future of academic publishing?: HERE
Workstreams, costs and timing : COMING SOON
Staffing needs : COMING SOON
Fresh directions : HERE
Partnering
The option of an incubator agency : HERE
An advisory group ( or 'editorial board') for the PIElink : HERE
Company partnerships for significant growth : HERE
Investing PIE Abacus income
The homelessness sector as potential beneficiaries: HERE
FAQs: Costs and sustainability: HERE
Resources for PIE leads (introductory videos series*) : HERE
* includes one video on costs and re-investment of income
Legal structures
CIC36 application with criteria : HERE
SICS codes: HERE
PIEPR CIC specification : HERE
IP protection : HERE
PIRAN and IP: HERE