What is a Trust Network?
A Trust Network is a set of groups of friends and family that you are close to, feel comfortable sharing with, and are the people you want to see first if you are allowed to go outside. Quarantine measures have created a lot of distrust in each other, in our government, and in the world. However, social distancing and quarantine measures do work and are flattening the curve.
So what happens next? What does recovery mean for our nations? The last thing we want is a recurrence of COVID-19. But we also want to see our friends and family again. This is why MyGreen Team was made – for you to gradually start connecting with people in your Trust Network, knowing what measures they take to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
When a group of friends and their households are being very safe, we begin to create an opportunity for these friends to meet. And by sharing safety habits and aligning on safety values we can begin to trust each other when we meet.
Who should be in your Trust Network?
In order to work together, you need to trust everyone in your network. Start with family and close friends, people who you would not lie to. You want to create a network where people are comfortable with viewing each other's safety profiles, knowing everyone may have different safety values - and that's okay.
- A close person is someone you will not lie to
- It's important to remember it's not about just your friends, but the safety of their households
- By not attacking each other, and instead filling out a safety questionnaire you can more comfortably talk about safety
To take the first step towards normalcy, we need to take a bottom-up approach to safety. If we work with our close friends and family, we can create green groups that can actually have dinner together. And one by one we can spread out and add more people, until we've created a safer community.
Introducing, MyGreen Team
Your green team is your trust network as society reopens. Together, by sharing and aligning on safety habits, your community will be able to make informed decisions when deciding when it is safe to meet.
By self-reporting your own safety habits we can have a much easier discussion when wanting to meet someone else. You can also read each other's safety habits in order to better understand if it's safe for your household.
Based on your report, your safety habits are categorized under 3 broad statuses: green, yellow, or red.
- To be green means to have taken proper precautions towards social distancing, limiting contact with outside individuals, and following safety recommendations.
- To be yellow means to have gone to a public place such as a supermarket or gone to work due to the nature of your job (thank you for being there) or to be negligent of WHO recommendations for safety.
- To be red means to have been tested positive or been in contact with someone who tested positive and must remain self-isolated for at least 14 days.