Diagram: Understand – explore – decide

Different and nested forms of agenda items.

Diagram from the handbook Many Voices One Song.

Further SoFA Reading

“What if people don’t cooperate?” A systemic view of meetings

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We understand difficult situations in meetings better if we take a systemic view of organizations and see incidents as indicators for the whole culture. Find a list of what’s underneath the moment you see.

Aligned and alive. Strategy in decentralized organizations

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How does strategy work in sociocracy? How does strategy work in a horizontal or decentralized organization? Read about a combination of bottom-up and top-down approaches that make a strategy aligned and alive.

How to run an engaging board meeting

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Want a board meeting that is clear and engaging? This article offers a template that helps you prepare and run a refreshing and productive board meeting!