Sociocracy

Why Consent? And Why Sociocracy?

11 February 2012

I have been participating in groups that make decisions by consensus since about 1972. The definition of consensus then and now is exactly the same as the sociocratic definition of consent — not whether I agree, but under the circumstances whether I think this is the best decision we can make at this time. Or [...]

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Hierarchies 101

23 August 2010

There is nothing about a hierarchy that assumes “the people at the top” are any more intelligent or more highly trained than the people at the bottom. They have a different function, one which requires a specific knowledge base and skill set, not necessarily more of either intelligence or training. A case in point is [...]

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Sociocracy: Joining the Mainstream

16 August 2010

Relating its own methods/ideas/concepts to those of mainstream management theorists and industry leaders would be good for sociocracy. In fact, I think it is crucial to the wider acceptance of sociocracy for two reasons:

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How Many People Know about Sociocracy?

2 May 2010

In another post, I just asserted with no evidence what-so-ever that more than 99% of the world’s population had no knowledge of sociocracy, the world’s most deeply democratic method of governance. Someone might have a method of measuring this but I have a quick way. When I Googled “sociocracy” in 2002, there were 12 pages listed [...]

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Are Sociocratic Corporations Illegal or Legal?

2 May 2010

Since there are no legal definitions of “sociocratic,” the answer has to be no. Technically,  Christian and democratic organizations can’t exist either. That doesn’t mean that one can’t function within the law and thus be legal. Laws governing corporations, both for profit and not for profit are generally written to prevent abuses that corporations have [...]

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Holacracy and Sociocracy

22 April 2010

The history of holacracy and sociocracy as I know it. John Buck consulted with Brian Robertson to organize his company sociocratically years ago. Brian was very enthusiastic and was already a devotee of Ken Wilber. John enjoyed the exchanges with Brian since he is an intelligent and energetic person. I haven’t met him; I’m conveying [...]

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The Downside to Standardization

2 April 2010

A great concern of the Global Circle of the international sociocratic certification body is and has for many years been convinced that certification is essential to preserving the core principles and their proper application. In addition to a concern about the principles being misapplied and the method misrepresented, the Global Circle is concerned about “sociocracy” [...]

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Central Authority?

2 April 2010

Does anyone believe that there should be a world-wide hierarchy of double-linked sociocratic organizations? There definitely are. They don’t perceive the Big Brother implications of this because of consent and double-linking. If an organization, through its double-links can object to the decisions of the world-wide organization, there is no possibility of establishing a dictatorship or [...]

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Are Families Hierarchies?

14 January 2010

How does equality and freedom work in a family when a child’s ability to make decisions without harming themselves or others is inherently unequal? How can a family apply sociocratic principles if children cannot consent to the decisions that affect them? Most people agree that children are not born with the ability to make the [...]

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