Better Collaboration with Sociocracy. Port Townsend in-person workshop

Duration: 2hr | In Person | Port Townsend Ecovillage @ 420 35th St., Port Townsend, Washington, United States

Sociocracy gives structure to how to collaborate together toward a shared vision. This workshop is a great introduction to the participative decision-making for the 21 century!

Join us for an eye-opening workshop on sociocracy

Sociocracy is the groundbreaking decision-making method transforming how organizations collaborate and function.

Sociocracy is a transformative approach that empowers individuals and groups to make better decisions, enhance communication, and foster a sense of ownership and accountability. Attending this workshop will give you valuable insights into the core principles underpinning sociocracy and discover its potential to transform your community and group dynamics.

• One of the fundamental aspects of sociocracy is consent decision-making. Unlike traditional methods that rely on majority votes or top-down authority, sociocracy ensures that every voice is heard and considered. Through a series of engaging activities and discussions, you will learn how to facilitate consent decision-making processes, enabling your team to achieve genuine agreement and alignment.
• Another key principle of sociocracy is decentralized power. By distributing authority and responsibility throughout the organization, sociocracy fosters a sense of autonomy and ownership among team members. You will explore practical strategies for implementing decentralized power structures, enabling your team to operate with increased effectiveness, resilience, and creativity.
• Sociocracy also offers techniques for improving meetings. Say goodbye to long, unproductive meetings that drain your team’s energy and time. Through interactive exercises, you will learn how to facilitate efficient and participatory meetings that foster collaboration and move things along faster while creating trust and connection.
• By the end of this workshop, you will walk away with an understanding of how sociocracy can benefit organizations in living in a shared power frame.

For this 2h workshop, we will focus on structure and decision-making.

Topics / Schedule

All topics will include Q&A as we go!

• Welcome: get to know, and an overview of the evening
• Structure: how can we organize committees so everyone can be included in decision-making? 
• Decision-making: how can we make decisions together so every voice is included – while still moving forward? Consent process (demo + practice). Objections: What if someone is against a proposal? 
• Closing and fare-wells 

Trainer

Ted Rau is an advocate, trainer and consultant for self-governance. His main focus is sociocracy. After his PhD in linguistics and work in Academia, he co-founded Sociocracy For All and spends his days consulting, teaching and leading the member organization as Executive Director. Ted identifies as a transgender man; he has 5 children between 9 and 18. A German citizen he, has lived in Massachusetts since 2010. He is co-author of two books on self-governance, Many Voices One Song (2018) and Who Decides Who Decides (2021); and Collective power (2023)

Who is this workshop for?

• People from organizations with collaborative cultures (business, nonprofit)
• Activist groups, associations, trusts, coops
• anyone who makes decisions with others and wants to do that well!

This is an in person workshop!

Port Townsend Ecovillage

420 35th St.
Port Townsend, Washington, 98368
United States

Tickets

Sign up now and join us to find out about a more harmonious and successful way of working together.

We care about affordability and ease of access – but we also need to watch for our own livelihood. Please pay what you can afford.

More info about sociocracy

Find out about sociocracy on our resource page.