DFOS WORKING GLOSSARY 🌲🌳🪾🌿🍀

Dark Forest
A private and safe space for building and thinking without pressure to perform publicly.

Canopy
The public layer of the space. What people on the outside can see.

Forest Floor
The main feed. A place for sharing links, quick thoughts, and early ideas.

Campfire
A focused discussion around one clear question or topic. Smaller, intentional, and time bound.

Kindling
The first post that starts a focused discussion. It sets the direction but leaves room for others to shape it.

Signal
Something thoughtful and meaningful. A real question, idea, or project.

Smoke
Patterns or themes that start appearing across different conversations.

Forager
Someone who connects ideas from different threads and helps make sense of them.

Forest Fire
When an idea spreads quickly and many people engage with it across spaces.

First Light
A moment of clarity that comes from a good discussion.

Deadwood
Threads that did not gain traction. Not failures, just part of the process.

Winter
A slower period with less activity. A natural and necessary phase.

Ranger
A moderator. Someone who helps guide tone and structure.

Shelter
Pinned resources and tools that help people get oriented and find what they need.