Sociocracy Basics

Many Voices One Song Sociocracy FAQs Welcome to the Sociocracy FAQ sub-category! Here we have gathered all of your most asked questions and provided answers and supportive (?) materials to go along. Please follow the guidelines provided for this sub-category: Who Decides Who Decides This is the place where you can ask your questions, and leave your feedback about the book Who Decides Who Decides. Please also remember that there is a resource page with demo videos, and printable templates.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Sociocracy Basics category Sociocracy Basics en	0	24	March 24, 2021
Have you tried the three meetings? How did it work? Who Decides Who Decides en	5	48	July 30, 2021
Complex company, small team Many Voices One Song en	2	33	July 28, 2021
Number of people in circles, if a delegate of a sub-circle gets added Who Decides Who Decides en	5	20	July 20, 2021
I: We don't have enough people willing to facilitate! Sociocracy FAQs en	2	40	June 26, 2021
In Sociocracy, who is responsible for timekeeping? Sociocracy FAQs en	1	42	June 20, 2021
That last page..."We are always one..." Who Decides Who Decides en	1	30	June 19, 2021
"Help me write my organization's aim" Who Decides Who Decides who-decides-who-deci , en Do you want feedback on the aim you’ve written to invite to your founding meeting? Post it here and you’ll get feedback!	4	31	June 18, 2021
CM: Can a person "just" leave a circle? Sociocracy FAQs en	2	33	June 1, 2021
CM: How does one remove someone from a circle? (process) Sociocracy FAQs en	4	69	May 29, 2021
S: What are your thoughts on rotating facilitation? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	36	April 3, 2021
S: Can people abstain or pass during a nomination round? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	25	April 3, 2021
S: What about people who fear that they will never be nominated (popularity contest)? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	28	April 3, 2021
S: Can we change the list of qualifications during the nomination/change round? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	32	April 3, 2021
S: What are examples for objections during an selection? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	32	April 3, 2021
S: What if no candidate accepts their selection? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	30	April 3, 2021
Selections: Aren't people socially pressured into accepting roles? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	30	April 3, 2021
Role Descriptions: Do we put qualifications into the role description or into the selection process? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	27	April 3, 2021
FO: What do I do with a faux objection? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	28	April 3, 2021
Faux Objections: I didn't understand what a faux objection is Sociocracy FAQs en	0	32	April 3, 2021
C&O: How can we make a consent decision if circle members are absent? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	29	April 3, 2021
C&O: What to do if someone wants to abstain from a consent round? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	27	April 3, 2021
C&O: Can amendments be added to the proposal after the quick reaction round? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	29	April 3, 2021
Consent and objections: Who can make a proposal? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	23	April 3, 2021
I: How do we decide the original set of circles when adopting sociocracy in an existing organization? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	22	April 3, 2021
I: What if the group doesn't agree to using sociocracy? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	31	April 3, 2021
I: Can sociocracy be done without training anyone? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	30	April 3, 2021
I: How do we teach new members so they can quickly get up to speed? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	36	April 3, 2021
I: What level of buy-in do we need before going for implementation? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	31	April 3, 2021
I: When an organization that already has specific roles and terms, how does one transition to sociocracy? Sociocracy FAQs en	0	28	April 3, 2021