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Relational Mode: Creating Space for People in Self-Management
What to do when emotions get high
How sociocratic organizations respond and adapt to crises
Working with Flow: Sociocracy in the Funeral Industry
Applying sociocracy in my small business
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN)
Enkindle Village School
Holacracy and sociocracy
Sociocracy in large groups?
Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
What I learned about sociocracy in crisis mode
Sociocracy Introduction (presentation and Q&A)
The day I consented to a proposal I hated
Sociocracy and virtual meetings – engaging, clear and fair
Could sociocracy be used to self-govern a country?
Comparison of decision-making methods
Relationship magic
Getting to consent
Policy vs. operations
Many Voices Sing One Song
What needs to go into a governance agreement? (workshop recording)
Org structure of the Greek sociocratic center
Agile Coaching Network. Building an octopus organization and supporting sustainability
Meeting clip: accepting a new member
Meeting clip: circle report
Meeting clip: selection process
Meeting clip: writing a proposal
Meeting clip: ADMIN phase
Case study of Treehouse Ecohousing
Organizational structure in sociocracy
Introduction articles
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Sociocracia en la Nueva Era (Diego Cuadra)
Diego Cuadra. Estamos viviendo tiempos extraordinarios, tiempos de grandes cambios. Muchas tradiciones y pueblos, Hindúes, Incas, Mayas, Mapuches, muchos pueblos nativos americanos, Judíos y también está escrito en la Biblia, han hablado durante siglos del término de un gran ciclo y el inicio de otro de mayor armonía y paz. Hoy en tiempos de Cornonavirus hay por un lado un cierto optimismo y/o esperanza de que pronto volveremos a la “normalidad” perdida.
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN)
Case study of sociocracy in SCCAN. Its mission is “To inspire and promote, connect and support community-led action in Scotland to address the Climate Emergency.”
Enkindle Village School
Enkindle Village School is the first independent democratic school in North Queensland, Australia. Egalitarian in nature, the school is founded on democratic principles, with the belief that everyone affected by a decision should have a voice in that decision.
Holacracy and sociocracy
Holacracy and sociocracy, how are they the same, how are they different? This article provides an overview of the differences and similarities.
Sociocracy in large groups?
Sociocracy was developed with small groups in mind. When and how can we apply it to large groups?
Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
How similar are sociocracy and NVC? How do they complement each other?
What I learned about sociocracy in crisis mode
Are sociocratic organizations more responsive than top-down hierarchies? Read a case study of two sociocratic organizations – a community and an NGO workplace – and their responses to the covid crisis.
Sociocracy Introduction (presentation and Q&A)
This webinar is giving an overview of sociocracy.
– better listening
– consent decision making and circle structure
– examples from real life!
The day I consented to a proposal I hated
It was yet another Thursday morning 7.30am – our weekly support circle meeting in Sociocracy For All with 3 staff people present. We were all stretched thin. The last few months had been a phase of wild growth, and although exciting and wonderful, the constantly evolving roles and processes had been wearing on us.
Sociocracy and virtual meetings – engaging, clear and fair
I’m in virtual meetings every day. Here is what I love about them!
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?
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...
Getting to consent
A presentation about what consent decision making is, how to get there and what to do if there is no consent.
Many Voices Sing One Song
SoFA members and sociocracy singing a sociocracy song!
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.
