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Could sociocracy be used to self-govern a country?
Sociocracy is a way to govern organizations in a way so everyone’s voices are valued and heard, while still moving forward together. Given the divisiveness and bipartisanship in our societies, doesn’t that sound desirable?
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Comparison of decision-making methods
What are the major decision-making methods? There are five major decision-making methods: What are pros and cons of different decision-making methods? More resources on decision-making
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Relationship magic
Sometimes people tell me that what sociocracy does to groups is “magic”. I agree that it’s not uncommon that people who had never met before create meaningful connection and deeply care about each other already after a few meetings. I am assuming rounds contribute most to the bonding that we see. Yet, I don’t think…
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Policy vs. operations
Understanding the difference between operations and policy is key to making fast and good decisions. The idea in sociocracy is to empower operational decisions (so they can be made by anyone who is authorized) and to make policy decisions to guide and improve those operational decisions.
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What needs to go into a governance agreement? (workshop recording)
In this webinar, Jerry Koch-Gonzalez is walking the audience through a sample governance agreement (aka “constitution”) that is needed to safely implement sociocracy in an organization.
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Agile Coaching Network. Building an octopus organization and supporting sustainability
https://www.buzzsprout.com/657931/2305352-building-an-octopus-organization-and-supporting-sustainability
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Meeting clip: updating the backlog
Example of how to give the backlog a quick update to capture new information before closing the meeting
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Case study of Treehouse Ecohousing
Treehouse Village Ecohousing is a project to build a cohousing community, the first in Atlantic Canada. It officially launched on Sept 29, 2018 with a first public meeting.
