Formalizing the role of a Sociocracy Ambassador starts by writing a “role description”:
Name of the role:
Sociocracy Ambassador
What circle it belongs:
- …
Tasks, activities and responsibilities:
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Authority and limits to the authority to make decisions:
- …
- …
- …
Skills required:
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Dependencies with other roles/circles, policies and workflows:
- The role holder is guided by …
- Reporting what / how often?
- What measurements/feedback do we ask the role to track?
- How to create redundancy/succession plan/substitutes
Minimum / maximum term:
- Term: …
- Performance review term: …
Budget:
- …
Time budget:
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Paid/unpaid?
- …
Role description term:
When this role description will be reviewed?
Are you willing to collaboratively write the role description for this imaginary “Sociocracy Ambassador” role? Let’s do it together.
I recommend to review this post from Dec '22:
I also recommend to read the “Sociocracy - how to be an ambassador” booklet made by the Academy 2023 “Sociocracy Ambassadors” project team (Hillary, Justin, Sandra, Yuri and Adrian). I am proud I worked with my colleagues in the 1st SAT (“Sociocracy Ambassadors Team”)
If you want to share your personal reflections on this topic, please feel free to do so in a comment below. Thank you.
Best wishes!
p.s. Today, on SoFA Community of Practice for Facilitators (CoP-F) I was amazed that other people are also interested to become Sociocracy Ambassadors, so let’s spread sociocracy together. Would you like to join the Sociocracy Ambassadors team?