Category: Articles
The Ostrom Principles and Sociocracy
This blog post connects sociocracy, a participatory governance system, to the Ostrom principles for sustainable governance of CPR (common-pool resources). Sociocracy and Ostrom’s principles share very basic values and observations, which makes sociocratic governance a perfect fit for CPR governance.
The Holma Folk Highschool: A permaculture school in Sweden sociocracy case study
This case study features a large permaculture school in Sweden.
Selection process
In this article: What is the selection process? One of the richest processes in sociocracy, the selection process is sociocracy’s tool for electing people into leadership and other roles, known […]
Circle roles (process roles)
Leader, delegate, secretary and facilitators have roles that help the circle function.
On rounds in sociocracy
Speaking in rounds is an essential tool of sociocracy. Rounds promote equivalence and every voice being heard.
Permaculture, transition and sociocracy
An interview with Permacultura and Transizione, Italy. Hello Ted and Jerry, good to meet you and to have a little chat with you. The first question is of course: who […]
Consent decision-making in a family meeting
Family meetings are a wonderful and easy way of giving (your) children a voice. In family meetings (just like any other time almost), they can learn what it means to be heard and taken seriously. If you have never tried it, give it a shot!
