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Field playbook · structure/01-fractal-overview.md

Fractal model — how the layers fit

The idea in one sentence

Same three roles, smaller geography, more frequent touchpoints.

Stack (typical cascade)

State team
  → County team(s)
    → City / town team(s)
      → Precinct team(s)
        → Neighborhood / block team(s)

Each layer is still only three coordinators: Events, Social, Power of 5 / relational.

Why fractals work in the field

  1. Clarity — volunteers are never guessing what their job is; the role survives the zoom-in.
  2. Accountability — each layer has a triad that can report numbers without a heavy bureaucracy.
  3. Speed — local teams decide local timing; state supplies templates, training, and escalation paths.

Decision rule: when to spin out a new triad

Spin out when two of these are true:

  • You have three people willing to own distinct lanes for ~90 days.
  • You can name a geography the new team exclusively serves (no overlap fights).
  • The parent team cannot cover the needed contact frequency (events, posts, relational touches).

Anti-patterns (avoid)

  • Mixing “everyone does everything” — lanes blur and throughput dies.
  • Naming a team without a recurring huddle — you created a group chat, not a field unit.
  • Skipping documentation of who owns which geography — duplicates or gaps appear instantly.

Next pages

Open your layer and run the checklist for that geography size: State → County → City → Precinct → Neighborhood.

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