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Bringing wisdom into today’s governance models
The first certified sociocracy trainer in Poland!
Sociocracy or Holacracy?
How (not) to side-track a meeting
Magic is where people get together!
The language of collaboration
Co-op principles align with Sociocracy
Why self-governance? Why self-empathy? And why now?
What matters more, product or process?
Case study: Asheville Movement Collective
R:ekobyn i Röstånga – a forming community
Bridport Cohousing and Sociocracy
Allen Vernier: Experimenting with sociocracy in a top-down-context
Institutional support for conflict resolution
Sociocracy & Permaculture: Grow Engagement with Systems Design: John Buck
Sociocracy & Permaculture: Grow Engagement with Systems Design: John Schinnerer
Sociocracy & Permaculture: Grow Engagement with Systems Design: Henny Freitas & Rakesh Rootsman Rak
Sociocracy & Permaculture: Grow Engagement with Systems Design: Andreas Jonsson
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Roles, jobs and salaries in sociocracy
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Co-operative Sociocracy — making it work for your co-op – Abbie Kempson & Kate Whittle
Drawing on the past two to three years of implementation at Unicorn Grocery and Kate’s many years of experience supporting co-ops in communication and decision making, Abbie and Kate show how to implement sociocracy in a way that works for your co-op.
Mehr als Wohnen — housing coop – Andreas Geiger
About a “satellite apartment” with 10 other adults at the ambitious mehralswohnen.ch housing coop in Zurich, Switzerland. Since 2017 we have been practicing sociocracy for our monthly circle meetings (to discuss issues, make decisions, manage our money) and open votes to select new flatmates.
Sociocracy with Children and Other People
Sociocracy with Children and Other People Lessons Learned about Effective Meetings and Community Building I deeply believe that children deserve the same respect as adults, and to that end, I started a learning community where every member has a voice, and we aim to...
Sociocracy’s Magic Number 3
Sociocracy’s Magic Number 3: A Tripartite Triad Tradition Introduction It has been stated time and again that every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end. I don’t know why that is, but it seems like we find some unspoken comfort in the 3-act narrative arch....
Better time management in meetings – with sociocracy
Longing for better time management in meetings? Curious what sociocracy has to offer? Learn how to keep meetings short and productive.
La Croisée des Chemins: A school using sociocracy
La Croisée des Chemins, or Crossroads, is a cultural center located in Dijon as well as the first democratic free school in France. It uses #sociocracy!
Sociocracy and Anarchism: Neither Gods nor Masters, but Systems and Structures
A little anecdote Some time ago, I was strolling down the park with a friend of mine and had briefly explained to her about sociocracy, a governance system that distributes decision-making power to decentralized, autonomous groups of people who participate in rounds...
Bringing wisdom into today’s governance models
Watch the full webinar about bringing wisdom from the past and the future into today’s governance models and see how ancestral values connect with sociocracy. The Iroquois Confederacy is considered by many to be the world’s oldest living participatory democracy –...
The first certified sociocracy trainer in Poland!
From today I am officially the first certified sociocracy trainer in Poland! My little ego is proud to send this message out to the world. At the same time, what I really would like to share is the fantastic experience it was attending the Sociocracy For All Academy...
Sociocracy or Holacracy?
We are observers and participants of a paradigm shift in management. More and more attention is focused on dynamic governance, which slowly, but inevitably replaces the so-called traditional management, hierarchical in the power-over meaning of the word. Different names are being used to describe organizations operating under the new model.
How (not) to side-track a meeting
It’s easy to get lost or side-tracked in a meeting! Here’s How (not) to side-track a meeting … or at least how to find your way back pretty fast! Below is a list of typical behaviors that slow down meetings. They are common. They are wide-spread and omnipresent. Learn...
The language of collaboration
What can natural languages teach us about self-governance? Maybe governance is to collaboration what language is to communication.
Co-op principles align with Sociocracy
Sociocracy and cooperatives both share values – from the self-help and self-responsibility of organising collectively to solve problems and improve our lives, prioritising a form of deeply democratic participative governance, and supporting equality, equity and solidarity.
Why self-governance? Why self-empathy? And why now?
(written Aug 12 2020) 2020 - quite a year! As a parent, one of the most heartbreaking moments for me in these last months has been to see my kids trying to wrap their heads around the fact that grown-ups have no idea what’s going to happen. And I don’t mean 5 or 10...
What matters more, product or process?
Some people want to make progress. Some want to focus on good process. This article describes the typical mindset patterns in managing those two desires and energies.
