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Sociocracy Fundamentals: A 12-hour Course on Collaborative Governance
August 8 @ 12:00 – 15:00 EDT
Learn the essentials of sociocracy in this 4-session, 12-hour course designed for teams, communities, and organizations ready to lead with shared power. Through hands-on practice and real-world examples, you’ll explore consent-based decision making, roles, circles, and collaborative governance tools that foster clarity, equity, and connection. Whether you’re new to sociocracy or seeking to deepen your practice, this course offers practical frameworks you can start using right away.
Level
For beginners to people with some knowledge who want to deepen their understanding of sociocracy.
Topics
Day 1
- Overview of sociocracy
- Vision, Mission and Aims
- Feedback
- Overview of circle structure
Day 2
- Selection Process
- Meeting Format
- Generating policy
Day 3
- Consent
- Practice: integrating objection
- Design a circle structure
Day 4
- Feedback practice
- Introduction to Nonviolent Communication
- Q&A
Trainer
Zujeil Flores
Zujeil Flores is a sociocracy trainer and coach with extensive experience teaching sociocracy to nonprofits, universities, ecovillagers, and for-profit organizations. She has also consulted for nonprofits, co-ops, home educator groups, and other community-based organizations. Zujeil serves as the administrator of training for Sociocracy for All (SoFA) English and the former Sociocracy Academy in Spanish.
She has been actively involved in Sociocracy for All since 2018. Zujeil holds a Master’s in Public Health. Her study of the social determinants of health led her to an interest in cooperation, collaboration, and support systems which then led her to the study of self-governance. Zujeil was born in Mexico and resides in Philadelphia, PA, USA. She is mom to two very active homeschooled boys.
Duration and time zone
This 12-hour class consists of 4 sessions on August 8, 9, 15, and 16 of 3 hours each.
Price and registration
$150 USD – 4 sessions X 3 hours
- You can request a 30% group discount for groups of 3+ people. Email events@sociocracyforall.org.
- Affordability is important to us. If the ticket price keeps you from attending this class, please email events@sociocracyforall.org and briefly describe your need.
Registrations closed
This online class meets on Zoom. Once you register you will receive an email with your link to join.
