AZ Sociocracy in Quotes #013
1.3.2 Ally movements
Many Voices One Song - shared power with sociocracy (a sociocracy manual):
Quote:
Sociocracy is not the only movement that supports life-serving collaboration. There are other movements that we call the ally movements, in which, organically, sociocracy has been growing in the last years:
- Permaculture design as a way to approach stewardship with the flora and fauna (especially the social aspect of permaculture, “people care”)
- Non-violent communication as a way to communicate (for the shared value that everyone’s needs matter)
- Agile software development (focus on short cycles with continuous improvement, empiricism and semi-autonomous teams)
- The cooperative movement (shared value: shared ownership and equal voice for every worker), along with the new-economy movement
Summary:
- sociocracy is not the only movement that supports life-serving collaboration
- there are other movements that we call the ally movements
- permaculture design
- non-violent communication
- agile software development (focus on short cycles with continuous improvement, empiricism and semi-autonomous teams)
- the cooperative movement
- new-economy movement
Quote:
More allies are (in no particular order) the transition movement, lean, circular economy, social justice, solidarity economy, workplace democracy, participatory democracy, commoning, community-controlled energy, responsive organizations, mindfulness movement, alternative currencies, inclusive workplace, restorative justice, platform cooperativism, conscious capitalism, democratic schools, anthroposophy, and Montessori education. No one person has the key to everything, and no one movement will always be able to meet all our needs for new systems for all areas of our life. Together, however, these movements, systems and mindsets are potent game changers in how our societies operate.
Summary:
- more allies are (in no particular order):
- the transition movement
- lean
- circular economy
- social justice
- solidarity economy
- workplace democracy
- participatory democracy
- commoning
- community-controlled energy
- responsive organizations
- mindfulness movement
- alternative currencies
- inclusive workplace
- restorative justice
- platform cooperativism
- conscious capitalism
- democratic schools
- anthroposophy
- Montessori education
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It is wonderful to see how people take what they know, combine it with sociocracy, and make it into something better. The individuals we have worked and been in contact with have typically been from one of the above movements. There are sociocratic elder care facilities, homeschooling groups, consulting companies, community organizations, restaurants, and summer camps for families. The most touching experience for us has been to hear how tens of thousands of children in India change their immediate situation through their neighborhood-based parliaments and elect leaders using the sociocratic election process.
Summary:
- wonderful to see how people take what they know, combine it with sociocracy, and make it into something better
- sociocratic elder care facilities, homeschooling groups, consulting companies, community organizations, restaurants, and summer camps for families
- sociocratic election process
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We, the authors of this book, are in the lucky position of beneficiaries. We have learned an incredible amount about all those movements through our students who often pointed out to us how sociocratic values applied in their particular situation. There are people implementing sociocracy in families, relationships, dance associations, and faith-based groups. The mindset behind sociocracy dovetails with a vision so much bigger than governance: a world based on integration and cooperation.
Summary:
- there are people implementing sociocracy in families, relationships, dance associations, and faith-based groups
- a world based on integration and cooperation
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