AZ Sociocracy in Quotes #014
Many Voices One Song - shared power with sociocracy (a sociocracy manual):
1.4.1 Online resources
Quote:
Sociocracy For All is about accessibility. We believe that sociocracy skills and knowledge have to be a common good – accessible for all. We know that online content in a limited number of languages is not accessible to everyone, but it is the best we can do. Online content allows for new content to be added and updated, and there have been numerous collaborative translation projects.
We invite readers to reach out if they have resources to share or if they would like to cooperate or translate to create content. We can also often connect people who are interested with someone from the same industry or region to work with.
Summary:
- Sociocracy For All is about accessibility
- sociocracy skills and knowledge have to be a common good – accessible for all
- online content allows for new content to be added and updated
- we invite readers to reach out if they have resources to share or if they would like to cooperate or translate to create content
- we often connect people who are interested with someone from the same industry or region to work with
Organizational Structure
Quote:
In every organization, we need to integrate effectiveness and equivalence. The organizational design principles at work here are as simple as they are effective:
- Empower every workgroup (circle) by giving it as much authority as possible. Any circle can form its own sub-circles.
- Nest every circle with other related circles to keep communication lines short.
- At the center of the circle structure, have a circle for information sharing and support to avoid silos or disconnected compartments.
- Circles are linked with each other by two people to ensure feedback and good flow of information.
Summary:
- we need to integrate effectiveness and equivalence
- organizational design principles at work here are simple and effective
- empower every workgroup (circle) by giving it as much authority as possible
- any circle can form its own sub-circles
- nest every circle with other related circles
- keep communication lines short
- at the center of the circle structure, have a circle for information sharing and support
- circles are linked with each other by two people
- ensure feedback and good flow of information.
Quote:
A sociocratic organization can be as small as three people, or as large as ten-thousands of people. Like fractals, the principles that guide how we organize our work are the same on every level of the organization. Like in a living organism, every part of the system is autonomous but interdependent. Since the organizational structure in sociocracy is decentralized, the system can grow and adapt on its own. New branches can be formed following the same mechanisms, like a tree that forms buds in the right place when the right time comes. Growth (and de-growth) is smooth and follows the demand and intention of the organization.
Summary:
- a sociocratic organization can be as small as three people, or as large as ten-thousands of people
- the principles that guide how we organize our work are the same on every level of the organization
- like in a living organism, every part of the system is autonomous but interdependent
- the organizational structure in sociocracy is decentralized so the system can grow and adapt on its own
- new branches can be formed when the right time comes
- growth (and de-growth) is smooth and follows the demand and intention of the organization
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