Category: Audience
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Running a free school sociocratically – advantages and challenges (Rita Mayrhofer)
Description In this session I will share the case study of a free Montessori school, the first in Austria, where sociocracy has been fully implemented for three years now. We have gained a lot of experience since we started to build the circular structure in 2015 and gradually integrated all involved, which I am happy…
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Power and trauma: what we learned from 6 years of running a school with sociocracy (Thomas Marshall and Fleur Mathet)
Description We started the first democratic school in France in 2014, La Croisée des Chemins. The project was run with sociocracy from the beginning until the school was closed in 2020. We would like to share what we learned from the challenges of shared power with other adults involved in an alternative education initiative. Presentation…
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Using Rubrics in Sociocracy Learning (Sebastián Zulueta)
Description We will present the case about using rubrics to improve learning sociocracy in teams and organizations, and we will discuss creating a collaborative effort to share experiences and tools for the future. We will share some examples of rubrics that can be used and will share different ways to work with this tool. Presenter…
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Erasmus Project: Sociocracy in Schools (Werner Kratochwil)
This presentation was not recorded. To find out more about the presenter’s work please visit: https://soziokratiezentrum.org/profiles/anja-ritter-2-2/ Description First I will present the Erasmus project for sociocracy in schools. Then I will ask for possible discussion topics which would be interesting to discuss in future workshops with members from different sociocratic schools. This could be questions…
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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.
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A collective permaculture mandate with sociocracy (Henny Freitas)
The Permacultural Collective Mandate of Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil, was born with transparency, equivalence, efficiency, and a dynamic structure, capable of seeking unity within diversity. As a movement that seeks to keep people’s culture alive through caring for the Earth, caring for each other, and sharing knowledge and resources (human, natural and financial) fairly,…
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Meaningful orientations to sociocracy in communities that have adopted sociocracy (Lauren Lake, Stefani Danes, and Craig Mosher)
So you’ve rolled out Sociocracy in your community. Whether it was years ago or just last month, you probably participated in some sort of training as a group and had opportunities to practice and develop your skills together. Now a new member household joins your community? What do you do for them?
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Sociocracy and Diversity: How Education and Access Can Support Inclusivity (Crystal Byrd Farmer)
Intentional communities value inclusivity, but sociocratic practices can be a barrier to those with less education, different first languages, and other backgrounds. This workshop will be an interactive discussion on ways sociocracy can be used with all types of people in the service of community.
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Full Circle Evolution (Cate de Vreede and Lauren Lake)
The size of Treehouse Village Ecohousing’s Full Circle has tripled since it was formed. During its development, this cohousing community has transitioned from all members participating in most major decisions, to a Full Circle which is largely a forum for social community-building, learning and fun. Hear what we do when we meet as a whole…
