Ethics starts with form
In fieldwork ethics is not only about agreements, but about form: how you show up, how you look, what you do not do, where you do not go.
These principles did not come from books, but from years of working with vulnerability, systems and pressure lines. They are the bedding in which this work can exist without harm, noise or entanglement.
1. Clarity over interpretation
I do not work with assumptions, projections or diagnoses. I look at structure: movement, direction, pressure, coherence, noise.
This means:
- no interpretation of motives or emotions
- no mapping of trauma or personal history
- no psychological labelling
- no hidden agenda
Clarity is a choice. You speak out what you see, not what you think you see.
2. No mixing of roles
I am not a therapist, not a coach and not a clinician. My work is about field structure, not about individual treatment.
Therefore:
- I never take on a care role
- I do not work from dependency
- I do not steer on emotion
- I always stay out of the drama triangle
Clear roles create safety. For me and for the people I work with.
3. The field must be able to carry
A conversation, organisation or team needs a certain field strength before you go deep.
I work with three simple questions:
- Is there enough carrying field?
- Is there sufficient internal stability?
- Is there clarity in role and direction?
If one of these is missing, I do not go further. I never push against a system that cannot carry.
4. Working without noise
Consciousness work is subtle. Noise makes it inaccurate. That is why I consciously leave out:
- convincing
- pushing or pulling
- coaching language and therapeutic scripts
- filling in or interpreting
- personal projection
Attention must remain free from intentions that do not belong to the field itself.
5. Knowing where not to go
Ethics is not only about what you do, but especially about what you leave alone. I never step into areas that are not mine, such as:
- diagnostics or treatment content
- personal therapy
- making life decisions for others
- deep identity or direction questions
- sensitive family or trauma dynamics
I do not work in the depth of the person, but in the structure of the field. That distinction is essential.
6. I take responsibility for what I see
When I see something that causes tension, harm or noise, I name it. Always. Without drama, without theatre, without escalation.
Not to be right, but to keep the field clean.
I also take responsibility for my own noise. If I am not clear, I say so. If something does not feel right, I stop. If someone else is a better fit for the field, I step back.
Ethics is not a handbook but a state of being
Everything I do starts from clarity, carrying field and direction.
Not to keep control, but to safeguard safety – for the system, the person and the work itself.
That is the ethical ground of Design by Authenticity.