This class is for those who want to understand how circle structures and roles can be used to empower groups and individuals to make decisions and to clarify who does what in an organization.
This is the right class for you if you want to be that weathered facilitator that sees a way forward, no matter what happens, so that everyone feels safe, heard, held, and empowered in your meetings. This class is practice in role plays & debrief only!
This free class will introduce you to consent-based group decision-making and help you use it in your groups. The list of advantages of group decision-making by consent are many: it’s clear, it’s fast, and it’s inclusive.
Do you facilitate meetings? This class will help you be more effective, efficient and inclusive at the same time!
You know the basics of consent decision-making but you need a bit more to put it into practice? This class is for you!
How do leadership and accountability work in a peer-based organization? Can everyone be a leader? This free class will support you in re-thinking and improving your governance.
This is a 3-session introduction class to compassionate communication (Nonviolent Communication, NVC). It covers basic concepts with many examples. All sessions are participatory with time for questions and answers.
NVC meshes beautifully with sociocracy because it allows us to listen well, make ourselves understood on a deeper level, and explore together how we can co-create solutions that work for everyone.
In-person in NYC. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in this an all-day, hands-on workshop on the revolutionary decision-making method known as sociocracy. This dynamic and engaging workshop will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to maximize collaboration, alignment, and efficiency within your team.
In this free class, we will share the template for how to structure a meeting so everyone and be heard.
We will take a deep dive into constructive feedback and good formats for giving feedback, like circle feedback and full performance reviews.
Do you facilitate meetings? This class will help you be more effective, efficient and inclusive at the same time!
This free class will introduce you to consent-based group decision-making and help you use it in your groups.
The sociocratic meeting format is one of the gems sociocracy offers. It’s inclusive, connecting, and human-centered, while providing focus on the work. Learn in this two hour session how meetings can be improved instantly and how to build a meeting culture over time that fits your culture and gives you the meetings you want.
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integration objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations. Everyone gets to facilitate several times!
This class is a conceptual and practical introduction to the consent process for better group decisions. You will learn and practice what consent is, how to ask for consent and what to do in the case of an objection.
This class offers two things: (1) it gives an overview of sociocratic circle structure – circles, roles, linking, General Circle, Mission Circle and special circles. In the second part, we will (2) draw your own organizational structures and get feedback on the draft.
The sociocratic meeting format is one of the gems sociocracy offers. It’s inclusive, connecting, and human-centered, while providing focus on the work. Learn in this two hour session how meetings can be improved instantly and how to build a meeting culture over time that fits your culture and gives you the meetings you want.
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations.
Basic sociocracy methodsAbout this classThere are different ways to create a proposal. One is simply for one person to write a proposal. That’s efficient and quick. Yet, it loses perspectives and might actually be slower in the long run if we look at missed opportunities and connections, length of time to work out kinks of […]
This is a 3-session introduction class to compassionate communication (Nonviolent Communication, NVC). It covers basic concepts with many examples. All sessions are participatory with time for questions and answers.
NVC meshes beautifully with sociocracy because it allows us to listen well, make ourselves understood on a deeper level, and explore together how we can co-create solutions that work for everyone.
The classes will be taught by Jerry Koch-Gonzalez, co-founder and staff member of Sociocracy For All and certified NVC trainer. All sessions are participatory with time for questions, role-plays in small groups.
Basic sociocracy methods classAbout this webinarThis class is a conceptual and practical introduction to the consent process for better group decisions. You will learn and practice what consent is, how to ask for consent and what to do in the case of an objection.LevelGetting Started. (Never been to a workshop, watched/read a few things.)Unsure of […]
This class offers two things: (1) it gives an overview of sociocratic circle structure – circles, roles, linking, General Circle, Mission Circle and special circles. In the second part, we will (2) draw your own organizational structures and get feedback on the draft.
The selection process is used to choose people who will become facilitators, leaders, and delegates. It’s one of the cornerstones of sociocracy. It helps make decisions that avoid popularity contests and secret ballots and fosters transparency, feedback and focus on who can serve in the role.
The performance review process in sociocracy is a 360-degree process to give feedback to people in roles. It’s structured and optimized to give high-quality feedback in a safe and relaxed atmosphere. It ends with a peer-based improvement plan that supports personal and professional growth and accountability.
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations.
The sociocratic meeting format is one of the gems sociocracy offers. It’s inclusive, connecting, and human-centered, while providing focus on the work. Learn in this two hour session how meetings can be improved instantly and how to build a meeting culture over time that fits your culture and gives you the meetings you want.
This is a 3-session introduction class to compassionate communication (Nonviolent Communication, NVC). It covers basic concepts with many examples. All sessions are participatory with time for questions and answers.
NVC meshes beautifully with sociocracy because it allows us to listen well, make ourselves understood on a deeper level, and explore together how we can co-create solutions that work for everyone.
The classes will be taught by Jerry Koch-Gonzalez, co-founder and staff member of Sociocracy For All and certified NVC trainer. All sessions are participatory with time for questions, role-plays in small groups.
This is a general introduction to sociocracy in 2×3 hours (Sept 7 and Sept 21) that covers structure, decision-making and meetings.
An in-person class in Amherst MA – a beginner track and an advanced track.
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations.
An introduction to sociocracy with time for theory and practice.
Learn how to train and implement sociocracy! Requires facilitators certification. 2h sessions every two weeks for 5 months
A free webinar for organizations who want to learn how to break their power dynamics and live up to their values by using sociocracy.
This class is a potent combination of short teachings and lots of practice to mature as a facilitator and address the most common pitfalls. Every session has a theme: Integrating objections I+II, Staying on topic I+II, Dealings with feelings, Muddy situations.
