AZ Sociocracy in Quotes #006
Many Voices One Song - shared power with sociocracy (a sociocracy manual):
1.1.3 Effectiveness and equivalence
Quote:
We define equivalence as “everyone’s needs matter”, regardless of that person’s role or status. Everyone’s voice has equal value, but not everyone’s voice has equal influence. By equivalence we do not mean sameness. Every person is equal to others and every person is unique. When the needs present in a context are known, we collectively decide how to most effectively meet those needs within whatever limitations are also present.
Summary:
- equivalence = everyone’s needs matter regardless of that person’s role or status
- everyone’s voice has equal value
- not everyone’s voice has equal influence
- by equivalence we do not mean sameness
- every person is equal to others and every person is unique
- when the needs present in a context are known …
- we collectively decide how to most effectively meet those needs within whatever limitations are also present
Quote:
Honoring everyone’s needs is wonderful, but what do we actually do? If we spend too much time talking, our work is not getting done and needs are going unmet. Inefficient process ultimately disregard needs, like the need to contribute to our clients, our students, or our community. What sociocracy does is to create integration between the commitment to action/agency/forward motion and the promise to hold everyone’s needs in consideration at all times.
Summary:
- honoring everyone’s needs is wonderful
- if we spend too much time talking, our work is not getting done nd needs are going unmet (Who decides who decides how much we should spend to talk and reach the clarity we need about any topic?)
- inefficient process ultimately disregard needs
- needs: to contribute to our clients, our students, or our community
- the commitment to action/agency/forward motion
- the promise to hold everyone’s needs in onsideration at all times
Quote:
Mutual reinforcement between equivalence and effectiveness is what makes sociocracy so different. Sociocracy breaks down the many binary principles that do not serve us: individual vs. group, workers vs. management, us vs. them. In the end, we are all one, and sociocracy supports us in reuniting and staying connected, in working, in deciding, and in growing together.
Summary:
- mutual reinforcement between equivalence and effectiveness
- sociocracy breaks down the many binary principles that do not serve us …
- … individual vs. group, workers vs. management, us vs. them
- in the end, we are all one
- sociocracy supports us in reuniting and staying connected …
- … in working, in deciding, and in growing together
Quote:
Sociocracy overcomes the misconception that effectiveness has to be at the expense of equivalence and that more equivalence has to slow down an organization. Sociocratic tools harvest hearing people’s needs in a way that increases effectiveness. An effective organization will be more successful at creating a place where all can contribute to meet needs. We are not creating a balance between two opposite ends, we are transforming it to a both-and: both effectiveness and equivalence.
Summary:
- the misconception that effectiveness has to be at the expense of equivalence
- the misconception that more equivalence has to slow down an organization
- sociocratic tools harvest hearing people’s needs in a way that increases effectiveness
- an effective organization will be more successful at creating a place where all can contribute to meet needs
- we are transforming it to a both-and: both effectiveness and equivalence
The principles of sociocracy are wonderful. I guess that if we implement them properly, we could progress together, without anyone being left behind.
Your friend,
because I care