Members of Sociocracy For All (SoFA) believe that sociocracy can be an effective companion of the free-culture movement. Both efforts desire to share power broadly among people who can benefit from it, and each community can benefit from the tools that the other provides.
Free and Open-source projects value the participation of people anywhere, and this resonates strongly with the SoFA vision of ensuring that no one is ignored as we’re trying to work together.
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Currently, the work within SoFA is held by Free and Open-Source Communities (FOSC) Sector Circle, which is a child circle of Ecosystem Circle. FOSC Sector Circle is in early stages yet: if you would like to get updates quarterly, sign up for our newsletter!
We want…
… to learn more about how Free and Open Source communities may be benefiting from sociocracy right now
- We have a map of SoFA members and organizations that use sociocracy, and we would be happy to work on adding you to that map.
- Are you interested in sharing a case-study or interview regarding the use of sociocracy in your Free and Open-Source project? Contact us!
… to support your project if you want to explore sociocracy
We offer exploratory calls with one or more circle members as part of our voluntary work. Are you curious about seeking training or other consulting around adopting sociocracy or enhancing your use of sociocracy? We would be happy to connect with you!
… to contribute to the free culture movement
- We in SoFA are also committed to the principles of the free-culture movement: one of our aims includes sharing materials primarily under a Creative Commons license. The SoFA Creative Commons library includes the sociocracy manual Many Voices, One Song. One of our goals is to build up a community around maintaining and enhancing that library.
- The SoFA Discussion Forum provides a public place for organizing many different threads of discussion around sociocracy.
Let’s get in touch!
You are always welcome to write us an email: <fosc.circle@sociocracyforall.org>.
Our articles and case studies
Slime Mold Intelligence, Open Source, and Self-Organization
Slime mold may not be good at staying put, but it sure has one thing going for it – it doesn’t get stuck! You can learn secrets of self-organizing from this ultimate innovator
Case study: 10pines
10Pines is a 10-year-old software development company headquartered in Argentina with agile manifesto values and a peculiar way of working at its roots. With 85 employees, 10pines has more than $3M in sales and it serves both startups and large clients such as Starbucks, Burger King, Turner, Claro, Teespring in North and South America. Due to…
KittenTech: A For-profit With Decentralized Governance
This case study features a proposal for a for-profit in the UK.
Outlandish: A tech worker cooperative in the UK sociocracy case study
This case study is helpful if you are part of a worker coop, and would like to get a feel for what it is like to implement sociocracy. This study […]
