AZ Sociocracy in Quotes #010
Many Voices One Song - shared power with sociocracy (a sociocracy manual):
1.2.2 Take what seems helpful – but the more the better
Quote:
Sociocracy is not an all-or-nothing approach. Readers can use as few or many features and tools as they want and they can change their minds over time. No one owns the individual tools. People do what they do. There is no right and wrong. There are only more and less effective tools for managing and governing ourselves.
Summary:
- sociocracy is not an all-or-nothing approach
- use as few or many features and tools as you want
- you can change your mind over time
- no one owns the individual tools
- people do what they do
- here is no right and wrong
- there are only more and less effective tools for managing and governing ourselves
Quote:
In this spirit, here is what we want.
- We want readers to understand the design principles.
- We want to offer readers practical guidance in how to put the principles into practice.
- We want to empower readers to tailor the tools to their organization’s needs.
Summary:
- understand the design principles
- practical guidance in how to put the principles into practice
- empower readers to tailor the tools to their organization’s needs
Quote:
The good practices in sociocracy fit very well together and mutually reinforce each other. For example, double-linking […] makes a circle structure more transparent. Decisions in smaller groups make it easier to operate on consent decision making. Any area left out will be filled in otherwise, and sometimes by practices that do not effectively support equivalence. We recommend taking all that seems useful, and to keep the eyes open for signs indicating that the governance method might have areas that need improvement.
Summary:
- good practices in sociocracy fit very well together and mutually reinforce each other
- double-linking […] makes a circle structure more transparent
- decisions in smaller groups make it easier to operate on consent decision making
- any area left out will be filled in otherwise (sometimes by practices that do not effectively support equivalence)
- take all that seems useful
- keep the eyes open for signs indicating that the governance method might have areas that need improvement (connections in the network of members?)
The principles of sociocracy are wonderful. I guess that if we implement them properly, we could progress together, without anyone being left behind.
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