> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://annamarieswan.gitbook.io/ecological-organisations/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://annamarieswan.gitbook.io/ecological-organisations/working-with-the-lens/creative-commons-license.md).

# Creative Commons license

It is wonderful that you would like to utilise [Ecological Organisations: A Design Lens](/ecological-organisations/ecological-organisations-a-design-lens/different-formats-of-the-design-lens.md).

To balance making this work freely available with protecting core elements, overall design, and the heart of the underlying story, Ecological Organisations: A Design Lens (2.0) is released under the [\*\*Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1).\*\*

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This license enables anyone to share and utilise the design lens for non-commercial purposes. 

This means that **any organisational founder, leader, or guide can work with the design lens as long as they aren’t including it in paid work** (such as coaching or consulting).
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To include Ecological Organisations: A Design Lens (2.0) in courses, teaching materials, or publications, please reach out to the author, [Anna-Marie Swan](/ecological-organisations/ecological-organisations-a-design-lens/about-the-author.md).
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