
Sometimes teachers need to go on strike to get their needs met. A great way to bring everyone to the table is to use sociocracy in schools as a way to organize a teachers’ union.

What is a circle in sociocracy? A circle in sociocracy is a working group with defined membership that has authority to make decisions in a certain domain. In organizations with more than one circle, circles are nested in a way so that each has clarity over their domain and can do its work while still being connected with…

Slime mold may not be good at staying put, but it sure has one thing going for it – it doesn’t get stuck! You can learn secrets of self-organizing from this ultimate innovator

Conflict is hard, can lead to rifts in relationships, and also make an organization crash and burn. It can be all too easy to push disagreements under the rug, ignore intense feelings in order to keep going with running the business and accomplishing the goals of an organization.

A Case Study The Dream, the Web “Imagine a [… ] spider’s web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops. And, in each reflected dew drop, the reflections of all the other dew drops in that reflection. And so ad infinitum.”…

Making decisions by consent – step by step! Everything is clear, everyone has a chance to get on board.

In this article, we’re going to look at how to have a systemic view of meetings (as one of the governance tools and practices we use most often in sociocracy).

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