Author: Ted Rau
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The problem of numbers: How does sociocracy work for large cooperatives? Ted Rau
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One of the values of cooperatives is to have democratic processes involving all members. The value of sociocracy is to have all workers be decision-makers. How does this match in large coops, like platform coops?
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Better facilitation: How (not) to side-track a meeting
Here’s how not to side-track a meeting, or at least how to find your way back pretty fast with better facilitation!
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Governance: the language of collaboration
What can natural languages teach us about self-governance? The language of collaboration: When two humans talk, they use language to make sense of the world and to connect. Governance is […]
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Why self-governance? Why self-empathy? And why now?
(written Aug 12 2020) 2020 has been quite a year so far! As a parent, one of the most heartbreaking moments for me in these last months has been to […]
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Roles, jobs and salaries in sociocracy
On what basis do we decide salaries in sociocracy? Is it based on the sum of all roles? But how does that work? Or are there traditional “positions” in sociocracy too?
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Sociocracy in forming communities
Sociocracy is used by dozens of communities. Forming communities need governance to manage the community themselves. In this video, we show how sociocracy works in forming communities – groups that are looking for a site or have started to build. Because community is much sweeter when meetings are connecting and productive!
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Aligned and alive. Strategy in decentralized organizations
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.
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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!
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Sociocracy – basic concepts and principles
Brief overview of sociocracy: basic concepts and principles, history, its use in organizations, its limits and differences to voting, consensus and hierarchical forms of organizing.
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Leadership in sociocracy
What is leadership when it’s not command-and-control? Why are there leaders in sociocratic circles, and what do they do? How can I be a good sociocratic leader? A presentation by Ted Rau.
