Policy and operations in sociocracy – a presentation by Ted Rau (ted@sociocracyforall.org) Understanding the difference between operations and policy is key to making fast and good decisions. The idea in sociocracy is to empower operational decisions (so they can be made by anyone who is authorized) and to make policy decisions to guide and improve those operational decisions. However, the line between operations and policy can blur which makes it harder to make pragmatic decisions. Policy decisions are made by consent while operational decisions are often made alone – and with feedback if appropriate. Looking at the whole topic helps us get clear so we can be fast, or slow and considerate, depending on what the situation calls for!
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 –...