Category: Articles
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How fast do you want to go?
Are self-management tools like sociocracy and Holacracy slow and bureaucratic? Or are they fast and agile?
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National, regional and local chapters – expanding sociocracy
This article shows how sociocratic circle structures of small, nested, linked circles can connect while keeping each group and each meeting meaningful while making sure information and services can flow through the organization. In addition to standard sociocratic tools of linked circles, this article also makes use of two additional tools: the function of a…
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Self-organization – A leap into the unknown
Self-organization – a leap into the unknown ‘What?! Self-organization ?! What is self-organization? We have already practiced socialism in this country and it did not work for us. What are you proposing to us here? ‘ – such a comment was given to me by a colleague from work when, inspired by F. Laloux’s “Reinventing…
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Clarity and empowerment: What is a domain?
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in Audience, Articles, Business, Community, Coop, Delivery element, Education, NGO, Permaculture, TopicDomains in sociocracy – while they are innocent-looking, they are the foundation that makes sociocracy so transformative – with empowerment, and clarity! So what are domains? Each circle has an aim (a description of what they do), and a domain (a statement of what they are responsible for and have authority over). Why is it…
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Sociocracy meets Listening At Scale
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Wise Democracy tools serves deliberation and input, sociocracy serves decision-making and implementation. Here’s how they can be combined.
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Sociocratic Governance in Unicorn Grocery Co-op
What is Unicorn Grocery? Unicorn Grocery is a thriving worker-owned, values-driven grocery co-op using sociocracy for its governance in Chorlton, Manchester, UK. They consist of 71 members who all work within the cooperative and are also the directors of the business. Unicorn Grovery at a glance; Twice named the nation’s ‘Best Food Retailer at the BBC…
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Conflict as a tension to steer by
Conflict as a tension to steer by The unwritten rules in many groups are clear: Be nice, avoid conflict at all costs and, if a conflict arises, see it as a “personal problem” of one perhaps problematic individual. In sociocracy, we have the opportunity to see things differently. A conflict or individual’s strong feelings can…
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Practicing co-regulation during Meetings
Our reaction to what life brings before us cannot always be predicted but a dose of self-knowledge can help. In this article, I will go through aspects of the nervous system, and how we can support each other in creating safer environments in our groups for practicing co-regulation during meetings Humans are social beings, and…
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Representation of those most impacted by decisions: Tools for when impact exceeds circle roles (Deborah Chang, Sofie Malm, Hanna Fischer)
Are we making decisions that are affecting more people than are in the room? How can we be more careful about representation? In this session, we will give examples of situations where decisions are affecting a broader group of people. We will offer tools to support us being more inclusive in the decision-making process.
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Sociocracy in Big Data: A case study with Hertzler Systems
The primary source of the information in this case study came from a 2021 interview with Byron Shetler, CEO of Hertzler Systems Inc. HERTZLER QUICK FACTS Location: Goshen, IN Size: 17 Employees Field: Manufacturing Data Analytics Origins Since its inception in the 1980s, Hertzler Systems Inc. has been making tools for data collection…
