Category: Community
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Sociocracy in Small Groups
Whether small groups can use sociocracy in a meaningful way in small organizations is a recurring topic with my clients and students. This article is an attempt to answer the most typical questions.
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Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) are often used together. For a good reason! The essence of Nonviolent Communication is “Everyone’s needs matter”. The essence of sociocracy is “Every voice matters” – sounds pretty similar, doesn’t it? In this article, I want to show how they share the same foundation and how they complement each other.…
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Policy and Operations
Collaborative decision-making can be fast and efficient if we have clear guidelines what decisions are made by groups, and what decisions can simply made by a designated person in a role.
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The Difference Between Whole-Group Consensus and Dynamic Governance/Sociocracy
A recurring question in our teaching is to describe the difference between consensus and consent, and between whole-group consensus and Dynamic Governance (sociocracy) used in a community or a cooperative. For simplicity, I will show the difference at the example of a community. To give people a good image of the situation, let’s picture two…
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All Things SoFA Organizational Membership with Shala Massey
Join SoFA’s Organizational Membership Administrator, Shala Massey, for an overview of Sociocracy for All’s Organizational Membership program. Recording is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Open Q&A with Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and members of Advocates Community of Practice
Join Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and members of Advocates Community of Practice for an open Q&A session. The Advocates for Sociocracy in Community is a Sociocracy for All Community of Practice that meets regularly to share their experiences implementing and practicing sociocracy in their communities. Recording is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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FIC, CohoUS, & GEN networking session
Join Keala Young (Global Ecovillage Network), Neil Planchon (Foundation for Intentional Community), and Alan O’Hashi (Cohousing Association of America) to learn more about how these organizations support, educate, and connect intentional communities all over the world. Recording is not available. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Role Review Process – Cohousing Hamilton (Kathleen Livingston)
Presenter Bio Kathleen Livingston, spent most of her career in middle management in the not-for-profit sector. Having certified as a Master Gardener, upon retirement she started a horticultural/garden maintenance, design and consultation enterprise, which she operated until a slip-fall accident in early 2020. Good timing for full retirement, as she is deeply involved in…
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The Sociocratic Development Company: how to embed sociocracy into legal structures during the development phase (Leon deVreede)
Presenter Bio Leon de Vreede is one of the founders of Treehouse Village Ecohousing. Together with his wife Cate and son Dylan, this “burning soul” undertook the initial work to plan the development process and recruit the first members. With a career as a professional planner, Leon specializes in sustainable development projects and now…
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The Missing Part in the Coliving Model (Alex Soto)
After having experienced several coliving projects (as an employee and resident), I realize that dynamic governance is a key piece for the model to work.
