Roadmap to Implement Sociocracy – Free (donations appreciated)

Ted 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 the membership organization Sociocracy For All in 2016 which has grown to 250 members with several international and topic-focused departments and action teams. Ted spends his days consulting with mission-driven organizations, teaching and deeply immersed in the work as a member within Sociocracy For All. Ted identifies as a transgender man; he has 5 children between 10 and 20. A German citizen, he has lived in Massachusetts since 2010. He is (co)-author of three books on self-governance, Many Voices One Song (2018), Who Decides Who Decides (2021), and Collective Power (2023) and working on a book on the interface between governance and wisdom.

Zujeil Flores has been engaged with Sociocracy for All since 2018, first as a student and now as a trainer and consultant, including coordinating the first Spanish-language Sociocracy Academy (2021–2022). She guides groups in understanding power dynamics and designing inclusive, responsive governance systems rooted in their shared purpose.

With a master’s in public health and a background in trauma-informed practices, Zujeil sees decision-making, shared power, and navigating differences as central to personal and collective health. Originally from Mexico and based in Philadelphia, she is also a homeschooling mother of two wonderful boys.