Category: CONTENTS
Building (and maintaining) deep friendships using tools from self-governance
Shared aims or projects are necessary for long-lasting, deep friendships. A lot of frustration in friendships is caused by people wanting different things and working towards different aims. Once we identify that is happening, we can talk about it, and decide together what we want to share in our friendships.
Membership in Organizations as a Source of Clarity
When working on a project with a group, it is important to know who is responsible for making decisions. Establishing different concepts of membership (such as social membership and governing membership) helps people understand their role and how they are contributing to the group.
The myth of natural flow
“Why do we need a format to speak? Can’t we just talk naturally?!” What feels “natural” or fair to people in meetings is deeply impacted by informal power structures and biases. Fair meetings require intentional formats.
The tragedy of the meeting: Meeting time as an example of a common pool resource
Meeting time is lifetime shared with others. How do we share these resources well? This article highlights Prosocial’s Core Design Principles with the example of meeting time as a common pool resource and shows how tools from sociocracy help share time in a collaborative way.
Better time management in meetings – with sociocracy
Longing for better time management in meetings? Curious what sociocracy has to offer? This video with Ted Rau gives an overview!
Sociocracy. The operating system of the New Economy.
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Sociocracy. The operating system of the New Economy.
Sociocracy in Small Groups
Whether small groups can use sociocracy in a meaningful way in small organizations is a recurring topic with my clients and students. This article is an attempt to answer the most typical questions.
Facilitation Sheet for Better Meetings
Have you ever felt stuck in a meeting? This downloadable cheat sheet for facilitators has all of the key components of sociocratic facilitation on one page!
Sociocracy in Intentional Communities conference 2022 Creating a future that works for all today Watch the recording: Description Trained facilitators will provide an overview of the Prosocial Core Design Principles […]
