One of the MAP terms
See vital capital in the Glossary, and the section on Vital Capital Flows
aSimonG: The MAP (and Mark McElroy) talk about “stocks”: stuff of any sort that can be accumulated and stored, and can in some circumstances, flow. To my mind, we prefer these not to be “built up” and “held”, but rather to flow. Another point is that, however you look at them, the idea of capital invite quantification. “How much of this capital do you have?” is always in the frame. These seem to me to belong to the essence of the meaning of the term, not to a particular culture or context of use. Similarly with “stocks”.
There seems to me to be a vital distinction to take into account here. There are things that are used, and things that flow; these do overlap, but seem to me not to be coextensive. Some things that are used cannot simply be said to flow, in the sense of being “owned” first by one person then another. Experience feels like one of these things. I can (hopefully) use my experience to make wiser decisions; but I cannot take my experience and make it yours.
Another term I've seen used is “assets” (also used here passim), so that would be “vital assets”. This benefits from usage like “you are an asset to the team”; though perhaps suffering from some of the same issues as “capital” and “resource”. “Resources” still seems to be used in much gentler ways than “capital”.
Alternatives that I can think of at present include “vital valuables” — I like the connotation of things which different people value differently.
I'm looking for a careful trade-off of terminology, attempting to be as exact as we can be, and also not to have negative connotations.