AZ Sociocracy in Quotes #009
Many Voices One Song - shared power with sociocracy (a sociocracy manual):
1.2.1 Design-principles vs. tools
Quote:
Building skills. We notice that most people ask for a ‘boxed set’ of good practices. Finding the right tools and combining them seems daunting for people who are new to shared power – not because it is so hard to do, but because most of us lack experience.
Summary:
- most people ask for a ‘boxed set’ of good practices
- finding the right tools and combining them seems daunting for people who are new to shared power
- most of us lack experience
Quote:
Let’s not reinvent the wheel. If people are in organizations because the organization’s mission is dear to their heart then developing a governance system is not at the center of their attention. In that spirit, this book is our offer to share everything we know about shared power and how to do it. It’s what we do and we have a lot of experience with governance.
Summary:
- let’s not reinvent the wheel
- when organization’s mission is dear to their heart, people are not so interested to develop a governance system
- we share everything we know about shared power and how to do it
- it’s what we do & we have a lot of experience with governance
Quote:
We deeply care about equivalence. Having no system or just a vague system means there is a lot of space between the lines that will be filled by daily life in organizations. Like the water analogy: power will flow somewhere. Without being intentional about equivalence, power will flow back into the hands of a few.
Summary:
- we deeply care about equivalence
- having no system or just a vague system
- power will flow somewhere
- without being intentional about equivalence, power will flow back into the hands of a few
Quote:
We write in detail. The reason we do that is because we hear frequent requests for practical information. Oftentimes, we offer several tools to choose from. We do not mean this book to be prescriptive. If we understand the principles and the tools, we will be more able to use them and to adjust them to our context and the specific moment.
Summary:
- we hear frequent requests for practical information
- we offer several tools to choose from
- understand the principles and the tools
- we will be more able to use them and to adjust them to our context and the specific moment
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