Are you feeling stuck trying to plan your meeting agenda? Sociocracy, a set of tools for sharing power, has a simple and effective agenda format. Every meeting starts out with a check-in to support emotional connection and ends with a meeting evaluation. Agenda planners have a place to put the time needed and the purpose of each agenda item, which is critical to efficient meeting facilitation. There is clarity in structure- everyone understands how long the meeting is, and what the purpose for each agenda item is. Get your meeting off to a great start with this agenda template!
Downloadable Meeting Agenda Template
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What else is included in this agenda template?
Sociocracy isn’t just about meeting agendas. The top of this document includes a place for important information for your circles or committee.
This template includes a place for:
- Domain: What can this group decide about?
- Aims: What are the goals and activities of this group?
- OKRs: What are the group’s objectives and key results?
- Important links for the group, such as a budget or document folder
- Membership of the group with contact information
- Roles in the group including process roles (facilitator, secretary, etc) or operational roles
- Table of contents of meetings with links to meetings by date
Basic Agenda Structure in Sociocracy
Why are meeting agendas structured this way in sociocracy? There is a reason for every item and the order they occur in.
| Check-in | Connection: How are you arriving at the meeting? |
| Administration | Clarity: Understand the duration and next meeting time. |
| Reports | Clarity: Understanding reports from members and other circles |
| Agenda Topics | Clarity: Is each topic a report, exploration, or decision? |
| Backlog | Clarity: Put future agenda items for a later date |
| Check-out | Feedback: Meeting evaluation to improve future meetings |
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