Join us for an info session on governance options for intentional communities, focusing on how sociocracy can provide a strong foundation for decision-making. This session is perfect for community-builders who are new to sociocracy and just starting their journey. Learn how to make decisions together and keep your group moving forward.https://www.sociocracyforall.org/ic-webinars/
Are you unsure how to go about learning more about sociocracy? How about moving forward in your organization? What are the options for getting deeper, getting practice, motivating your team to learn or use more sociocracy? Do you want someone to strategize with you? This webinar is a 60min session where we will have 3 […]
The performance review process in sociocracy is a 360-degree process to give feedback to people in roles. It’s structured and optimized to give high-quality feedback in a safe and relaxed atmosphere. It ends with a peer-based improvement plan that supports personal and professional growth and accountability.
The NGO Sector Circle and Academy alumni Leander Roth present this next webinar conversation.Groups at any stage of interest and implementation can benefit from co-learning about sociocracy. Come to this lunch and learn to explore options for co-learning, tips for integrating co-learning, models that other groups are using, and to set some intentions for yourself.In […]
Learn the essentials of sociocracy in this 4-session, 12-hour course designed for teams, communities, and organizations ready to lead with shared power. Through hands-on practice and real-world examples, you’ll explore consent-based decision making, roles, circles, and collaborative governance tools that foster clarity, equity, and connection. Whether you’re new to sociocracy or seeking to deepen your […]
In this class you will be introduced to basic principles of sociocracy with many examples and practice opportunities. September 1,2 and 3, 2025.
This is a 3-session introduction class to compassionate communication (Nonviolent Communication, NVC). The class covers basic concepts with all sessions being participatory with time for questions and answers.
To register for this event, please visit the product page here: https://www.sociocracyforall.org/product/ngo-webinar-navigating-resistance/In this Lunch & Learn, we will look at ideas for how to best present sociocracy to your team, how to understand reasons for resistance, and how to address concerns. This session is focused for groups considering implementation or at early states of implementation, as well as […]
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations. Register here
Join us: Assess, Visualize, Improve: Using SoFA’s Sociocratic Self-Assessment Tool for Your Community
Deciding how to decide is foundational—this session explores governance options, with a focus on how sociocracy can help your community start strong and move forward with clarity.
In these turbulent times, let’s come together to connect, heal, and grow. At SoFA’s annual global conference, we’ll explore how inner work supports thriving communities. Come as you are—and bring those you’d be proud to stand with. Register here!
This is a free sociocracy info session. We will look at what self-management is trying to achieve, how sociocracy works, and what kind of organizations are doing sociocracy.
Is it possible to have accountability without power-over? Is it possible to show up for each other without coercion? Join us for a mini conference to reflect on accountability in self-management.
Are you interested in sociocracy but in a small organization … where maybe it’s not worth to work with so much structure? This class is perfect if you if you’re in a unit or organization with 5-10 people. Register and invite a guest for free.
Gather Around the Fire: Sociocracy in NGOsJanuary 20th 10am PST, 11am MST, 12pm CST, 1pm EST, 6pm UTCRegister hereJoin Sociocracy for All’s NGO Circle for an hour with your peers for a conversation and connection event focusing in on:What does it feel like to be in a self-managing NGO right now? We look forward to hearing […]
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations. Register here
Description Get unstuck and find your groove—together. Join this interactive training to learn how sociocracy can help your team or organization move from friction to flow. Sociocracy is a self-management framework that offers practical, human-centered techniques for the real headaches teams face. This training will introduce these techniques and show how they support one another […]
We’ll explore key concepts from complex systems theory and apply them to our communities to understand tensions, patterns, and dynamics, using guiding questions that prompt deep reflection and new ways of seeing and acting. Eduardo Mercovich, from Argentina, has worked since 1992 in socio-technological complex systems across the Americas and international organizations, focusing now on […]
Co-founders Jerry and Ted, supported by Executive Director and early member Rhonda Baird, will tell their version of the origin story of Sociocracy For All – the (sociocratic) organization that helped many ten thousands of people learn about better governance.
Find the time for your time zone. Do you have lingering questions about using sociocracy in your organization? Or are you curious about issues that others might be having? Context is important – your organization’s situation is unique and it deserves attention. Join this 30-minute online Q&A session to ask a couple of certified sociocracy […]
Join us for the international Sociocracy Conference in 2026! This online conference brings together sociocracy practitioners across different sectors, locations, and walks of life to share implementation stories and learning for a stronger movement for shared power.
What is the relationship between sociocracy and individuals – how does sociocracy change people? How did Jerry and Ted change? What kinds of personal transformations help us learn power-within and power-with, instead of power-over and power-under stances?
Join two members of the Sociocracy for All Co-ops circle for an inaugural community of practice space. This is for you if you are member of any type of cooperative and exploring sociocracy, or if you are familiar with sociocracy and looking to get involved in cooperatives. These spaces will take place quarterly, and you […]
The performance review process in sociocracy is a 360-degree process to give feedback to people in roles. It’s structured and optimized to give high-quality feedback in a safe and relaxed atmosphere. It ends with a peer-based improvement plan that supports personal and professional growth and accountability.
What kind of a vision of change does sociocracy match? Can individuals’ needs be met while building organizations? What is the relationship between the collective and individuals anyway?
Learn the fundations of sociocracy Three tiers: Register for the Fall 2026 Academy Level 1 course and the fee for this webinar will be deducted from the Academy tuition. For any questions about registration contact [email protected]. About this class Are you interested in learning more about some of the basic principles of sociocracy? Or perhaps […]
How does sociocracy relate to other social systems, like Nonviolent Communication, Theory U, permaculture, or liberating structures? What kinds of environments does sociocracy thrive in, i in which environments does sociocracy reach its limits?
In this event, we stretch into the biggest vision we can stretch into – a world where systems like sociocracy are common sesne.
Join this free one-hour webinar to learn how to implement sociocracy, common challenges, and what resources are available through Sociocracy For All to help you at each step.
Learn and practice the basics of sociocracy In this class you will be introduced to basic principles of sociocracy with many examples and practice opportunities. All sessions are participatory with time for questions and answers. Friday, September 19, 2025 at 14:00 UTC / 10:00 EDT Event time in your time zone: Class Schedule This is […]
The 5-month program covers all the parts of sociocracy in weekly 2h meetings. Leads to facilitator certification.
For members and prospective members of the Professional Partner Program. This two our “unconference” is an opportunity to break out of our Communities of Practice and share our burning questions and the wisdom we’ve gained from our professional experience. Prospective Professional Partners should have at least a Facilitator level certification.
Learn how to train and implement sociocracy! Requires facilitators certification. 2h sessions every two weeks for 5 months
This is a quarterly Community of Practice for people actively working in cooperatives and engaging questions of governance, participation, facilitation, and organizational structure. Our gathering will take place on Sept 22 at 1pm ET and will be hosted by Leander Roth and Michelle Tsutsumi from the Sociocracy For All Co-op Circle. Future sessions will continue […]
A beginner-friendly session on sociocracy — a consent-based, shared-power system for making decisions together — for Unitarian Universalist leaders, staff, and congregants. We’ll cover the basics, hear real examples from UU settings, and leave with ideas for your own community and what next steps you can take.
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations. Register here
How can sociocracy create a culture where all voices can be heard, disagreement is welcome, and people feel comfortable to be themselves? This training will highlight how the concepts of psychological safety and generative conflict can be intentionally cultivated through your facilitation and implementation of sociocracy.
A six-session facilitator workshop moving from understanding sociocracy to practicing it — for UUs and open to all. Wednesdays, Oct 7–Nov 11, 4:30–6:30pm PT. Facilitated by Rev. Renee Ruchotzke and Anne Sheridan, Certified Sociocracy Trainer. We’ll build skills like consent-based meetings and holding rounds. 👆 Click the title above to register.
Join the Sociocracy & Permaculture Community of Practice! The next gatherings will take place on: and will be hosted by Rhonda Baird from the Sociocracy in Permaculture Circle. Register to the event
