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What I learned about sociocracy in crisis mode
Are sociocratic organizations more responsive than top-down hierarchies? Read a case study of two sociocratic organizations – a community and an NGO workplace – and their responses to the covid crisis.
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The day I consented to a proposal I hated
It was yet another Thursday morning 7.30am many years ago – our weekly support circle meeting in Sociocracy For All with 3 staff people present. We were all stretched thin at the time. The last few months had been a phase of wild growth, and although exciting and wonderful, the constantly evolving roles and processes had been…
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Could sociocracy be used to self-govern a country?
Sociocracy is a way to govern organizations in a way so everyone’s voices are valued and heard, while still moving forward together. Given the divisiveness and bipartisanship in our societies, doesn’t that sound desirable?
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Group decision making and how sociocracy helps
What does governance have to do with group decision making? Group decision-making is part of governance. Governance is more than decision-making – it is the way we run groups, who gets what information… basically the the operating system of the group or organization. We know, ‘governance’ doesn’t sound very appealing. It sounds dry and reminds us…
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You only need _________ to fix how organizations are run
What do new organizations need? Better structure, better mindset, better communication?
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Platform co-op governance: deep democracy on scale
An article about governance of (large) platform coops and the tweaks we’d have to make to use sociocracy successfully.
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Saying yes! to working and no! to stumbling blocks
What’s an objection, and what do we do with it? The good news is that objections are a good thing!
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Sociocracy: The Worker Co-op Operating System
Sociocracy: The Worker Co-op Operating System (By John McNamara. Originally posted on workersparadise.) Over the last couple of years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with Sociocracy For All (SoFA). This organization has worked diligently to bring the concepts of sociocracy out of the “best kept secret” category and into the mainstream of organizational culture.…
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Manifesto For Wholesome Cooperation. Sociocracy and cooperatives
Sociocracy and cooperativism stem from the premise that humans thrive as social animals. We need each other. No human effort, made by a lone individual, succeeds. See how sociocracy and coops are a natural fit.
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