The Traditions and the Concepts

The Twelve Traditions are a set of principles that govern how AA groups operate and how AA relates itself to the world.

The Twelve Concepts are a set of principle that govern how AA's service structure operates.

These two sets of principles complement the Twelve Steps. They can also be used by analogy in relationships, workplaces and other organisations, and life more generally.

A good introduction to the Twelve Traditions is found here.

A good introduction to the Twelve Concepts is found here.

More in-depth materials can be found here.

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