I think that the 10 Burning Man Principles are a good place to start.
They cover things like Inclusion, Participation and De-commodification, but also have some great values that could apply to Couchers like:
- Radical self reliance (like not being a freeloader or super needy)
- Gifting
- Civic responsibility/communal effort
I think it’s worthwhile creating an ethos of “ask not what the community can do for you, but what you can do for the community” - and if we focus on community rather than a platform to find a free place to stay (but obviously still having that functionality) then we’ll hopefully land in that 2008-2011 CS sweet spot