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Sociocratic Organizations

Why Consent? And Why Sociocracy?

Decision-Making

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

In Education

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

Principles & Practices

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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The Downside to Standardization

Principles & Practices

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?

Principles & Practices

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?

Personal Rights & Responsibilities

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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