Author: Sociocracy For All
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S6: flow of information in organizations
Decentralized organizations require more attention to flow of information than your typical command-and-control organization. Knowledge is power, therefore shared knowledge is required to share power. The idea of this badge is to gain perspective and experience in paying attention to flow of information.
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S5: forming a helping circle or sub-circle
Every circle has to be able to form a helping circle or a sub-circle whenever they see value in empowering a smaller/different group to support achieving the circle’s aim.
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S4: operational role descriptions
Roles are an excellent way to make circle work more effective and efficient. It’s a must-have in your toolbox. It’s especially useful if you’re able to write a role description on the spot or can lead a group in writing the role description collaboratively.
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S3: Circle roles
Circle roles keep circle meetings and operations smooth. It’s easier to empathize and give meaningful feedback if you have experienced the roles yourself. Skill description understanding the roles of operational […]
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S2: Designing circle structures
Nested circles help distribute tasks and authority with intention and clarity. If you know how to turn the different operations into circles, you can help them operate autonomously and therefore smoothly and with ease.
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S1: writing Vision, Mission, Aim, Domain (VMAD)
Every organization exists for a reason. VMAD helps to translate the “why” into operations. Learn how to define them!
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R:ekobyn i Röstånga – a forming community
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R:ekobyn is a forming ecovillage in rural Sweden. R:ekobyn encourages local businesses and plans to lease part of the land to new businesses to bring back daily social life to the village, reduce the need to commute.
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Bridport Cohousing and Sociocracy
“What is in store for Bridport Cohousing and Sociocracy? ‘We’ll just get better at it!’ laughs Judith. ’Nobody has suggested dropping it. The opposite in fact – using Sociocracy has helped us attract new members.’”
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Allen Vernier: Experimenting with sociocracy in a top-down-context
Discussion between two cultures, discussion between a subsidiary and its owner. This presentation based on a business case will deal with the opportunity for command and control companies to test sociocracy and with potential obstacles and constraints.
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Institutional support for conflict resolution
What can circles and organizations do to prevent and address conflict? What is institutional support for conflict resolution? We look at tools like governance agreements, conflict resolution circles, resolution groups, and how to exclude someone from a circle.
