Anything that makes positive change in the world can only be done together, making collaboration a key skill for any progress. Groups often struggle with basic questions:
- Who decides?
- How do we decide?
- Was did we decide?
- Was everyone heard?
- What it someone disagrees?
“We don’t want command-and-control hierarchies. But what’s the alternative?”
The alternative is more democratic than democracy. Sociocracy! (= People who work together decide together.)
Using common sense, sociocracy combines:
- Trusted teams with transparency.
- Self-organization with clarity.
- Flexibility with structure.
But you know what’s weird? Sometimes people get upset when they hear about sociocracy. Why?
“What? You’re telling me NOW? I would have NEEDED this 10 years ago!”Well.
You know now!
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