All Discussions Tagged 'democracy' - Sociocracy UK2024-03-29T04:47:34Zhttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=democracy&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSociocracy Awareness Week 15th - 21st Octobertag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2013-10-05:5625072:Topic:170342013-10-05T13:33:30.839ZFrancois Knuchelhttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/FrancoisKnuchel
<p align="center"><b><u>Sociocracy Awareness Week 15th - 21st October</u></b></p>
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<p>John Buck and Diana Leafe Christian will be visiting us for a week in <b>October</b>. John is the author of <i>We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy</i>, a governance entrepreneur and pioneer of Sociocracy (aka Dynamic Governance) in the English speaking world. Diana is the author of <i>Creating a life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities</i> and…</p>
<p align="center"><b><u>Sociocracy Awareness Week 15th - 21st October</u></b></p>
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<p>John Buck and Diana Leafe Christian will be visiting us for a week in <b>October</b>. John is the author of <i>We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy</i>, a governance entrepreneur and pioneer of Sociocracy (aka Dynamic Governance) in the English speaking world. Diana is the author of <i>Creating a life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities</i> and specialises in applying Sociocracy in communities.</p>
<p><br/> There are many opportunities to meet John and Diana and learn how our Community can benefit from Sociocracy/Dynamic Governance.</p>
<p><br/> <b>Tuesday 15th October FF Living Education Afternoon.</b> As there is such high interest in this event please email Gordon McAlpine <a href="mailto:gentlewarrior@phonecoop.coop">gordon.mcalpine@findhorn.org</a> if you would like to come. Free for FF co-workers £25 - £40 NFA members. Venue tbc.</p>
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<p><b>Tuesday 15th October Open Meeting 7.30 - 9.30pm in the Park Lecture Room</b></p>
<p><br/> <b>Wednesday 16th October Park Carpool Meeting 7.30 Park Lecture Room.</b></p>
<p>This is an opportunity for Community members to see Sociocracy in action. During the meeting we will be silent observers. Following the meeting we can ask questions as a result of seeing the process in action. John and Diana will also give feedback to the meeting facilitators.</p>
<p><br/> <b>Thursday & Friday 17th & 18th October <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/2-day-workshop-with-john-buck-in-scotland-mid-october" target="_self">Training at Newbold House</a><br/></b></p>
<p>(Fully booked - waiting list available).</p>
<p><br/> <b>Sunday 20th October 12.30 – 2pm Sunday Slot - Open to all. Venue tbc</b></p>
<p><br/> In addition to the events listed above John and Diana are holding meetings on the 16th and 21st October. These will take place with Findhorn Foundation Trustees and Management, with Department Focalisers and the FF Council, The NFA Council, East Whins Co-Housing Group, the Global Ecovillage Network as well as people in other key roles and organisations.</p>
<p><br/> We are keen to see Sociocracy become part of our Community culture; in the NFA and the Findhorn Foundation as well as affiliated organizations. We believe it will lead to a clearer understanding of where we all fit, connect and find our place in the complex organisational structures that currently exist. Using Sociocracy will also give us a common language of decision making protocols, thus helping to move our Community forward in an equitable way.</p>
<p><br/> A number of Community members and organizations are already working with Sociocracy and find it to be an effective method that creates efficiency, equivalence and transparency. The Park Carpool has used Sociocracy, since it started in 2009, with great success. Newbold House, the NFA Council and some of the Findhorn Foundation work departments are also working with Sociocracy.</p>
<p><br/> To give you a wider context, more than two dozen intentional communities around the world, as well as for-profit and nonprofit organisations are at different stages of adoption of Sociocracy as their method of governance. NextGen used Sociocracy at the recent GEN Europe conference to select people for their representative structure.</p>
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<p>We look forward to seeing you at one or more of these events.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.marvellousmeetings.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jane Hera</a> and Ariane Burgess, for the Moray Sociocracy Practice Circle.</p>
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<p>Followed by <strong><a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/dsg-scotland-event-october-2013" target="_self">DSG Scotland Event</a> in Edinburgh and Glasgow</strong> the following week, 21 - 25 October - Is Scotland ready for deeper democracy?</p>
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<p> </p> 2-3 APRIL: A 2-DAY WORKSHOP WITH JOHN BUCK IN LONDONtag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2011-03-19:5625072:Topic:12012011-03-19T00:53:19.735ZFrancois Knuchelhttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/FrancoisKnuchel
<span class="font-size-3"><b>Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 April 2011</b></span> (2 full days plus Friday 1 April evening)<br></br>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b>Elegance in Leadership: The Sociocratic Way to a Graceful Organisation</b></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">UNFORTUNATELY THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED</span></strong></p>
<p>However, the evening with John Buck on 1 April is going ahead as planned. If you're interested in hearing more about Sociocracy, please come…</p>
<span class="font-size-3"><b>Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 April 2011</b></span> (2 full days plus Friday 1 April evening)<br/>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b>Elegance in Leadership: The Sociocratic Way to a Graceful Organisation</b></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">UNFORTUNATELY THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED</span></strong></p>
<p>However, the evening with John Buck on 1 April is going ahead as planned. If you're interested in hearing more about Sociocracy, please come to this evening. <strong><a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/sociocracy-social-1-april-2011-1" target="_blank">Click here for more information or to register</a>.</strong></p>
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<p><b>Central London: </b> <strong><span class="font-size-2">The Cube</span></strong>, 155 Commercial St., E1 6BJ London (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://goo.gl/maps/I5Qz" target="_blank">see map</a>)</p>
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<p><strong><span class="vevent"><font size="3">Elegance. Less is more. </font></span></strong></p>
<p><span class="vevent"><font size="3">The elegance of sociocratic leadership means less work, more results; less supervision and more creativity.</font></span></p>
<p><span class="vevent"><font size="3">Do you have plenty of time? Sociocratic leaders do.<br/></font></span></p>
<p><br/> A two-day course on sociocratic leadership and leading the transition to sociocracy in traditional organisations.</p>
<p>John Buck and the lead instructors of DecisionLab (Nathaniel Whitestone and Martin Grimshaw) will be teaching a two day workshop on elegant systems design and on leading the growth and transformation of sociocratic organisations -- particularly in turbulent times.</p>
<p>This workshop is for leaders -- anyone who leads a team or organisation, or advises someone who does. We will cover various subjects during the weekend, using a range of challenging yet playful experiential exercises as well as lecture and Q&A sessions. </p>
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<p><span class="vevent"><strong>What is this workshop about?</strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="vevent">On the<strong>1st of April</strong>, 2011 John Buck and DecisionLab will be introducing Sociocratic leadership, and trading stories with people who show up. This is the beginning of the weekend course, but you are still welcome to attend even if you cannot join us for the full weekend.</span></p>
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<p><span class="vevent">On the <strong>2nd and 3rd of April</strong>, 2011, John Buck and the lead instructors of DecisionLab (Nathaniel Whitestone and Martin Grimshaw) will be teaching a two day workshop on elegant systems design and on leading the growth and transformation of sociocratic organisations -- particularly in turbulent times.</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">This workshop is for leaders -- anyone who leads a team or organisation, or advises someone who does. We will cover the following subjects during the weekend, using a range of challenging yet playful experiential exercises as well as lecture and Q&A sessions:</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*Can you delegate gracefully, and still be in control?</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*Elegance in social systems design</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*Leading the Transition: Bringing Sociocratic Practice to Businesses and Communities</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*Developing integrity and cybernetic wholeness: for your community, your organisation and yourself</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*How you can build and lead a Skunkworks: A Detailed How-To for Launching an Innovation Centre In Your Organisation and Using It To Produce Lasting Organisation-wide Positive Change</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*The Inner and Outer Practice of Sociocratic Leadership</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*PowerUp: Rewiring your organisation so that information and creativity go up as well as down</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*Making decisions: leading sociocratic meetings</span></p>
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<p><span class="vevent">On the <strong>4th and 5th of April</strong>, 2011 John Buck and the lead instructors of DecisionLab (Nathaniel Whitestone and Martin Grimshaw) may be teaching a series of 2-hour workshops which may include the following subjects:</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">*"Administration of Sociocratic Organisations"<br/>*"Collaborative Government: Sociocracy in Government Institutions"<br/>*"Sociocracy in Schools and Universities"<br/>*"Community by Consent: Sociocracy for Cohousing and Co-operative Housing"</span></p>
<p><span class="vevent">We may also choose to relax and go for a walk with good friends. Please let us know about your interests; we will schedule according to interest.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">UNFORTUNATELY THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED</span></strong></p>
<p>However, the evening with John Buck on 1 April is going ahead as planned. If you're interested in hearing more about Sociocracy, please come to this evening. <strong><a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/sociocracy-social-1-april-2011-1" target="_blank">Click here for more information or to register</a>.</strong></p>
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<p>We look forward to seeing you on Friday evening.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-1">Martin Grimshaw, Sue Bell, Nathaniel Whitestone & Francois Knuchel<a rel="nofollow" href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/"><br/> <br/> DecisionLab</a> and friends</span></p> SOCIOCRACY SOCIAL 8 MARCH 2011 IN BRIGHTONtag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2011-02-25:5625072:Topic:9012011-02-25T12:47:48.589ZFrancois Knuchelhttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/FrancoisKnuchel
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Tuesday 8 March 2011</span> - Dinner with Flipcharts:</strong><br></br> <br></br><strong>Lean, Agile, Co-operative: Organisational Democracy works. But how does it work for you?</strong><br></br> <br></br><strong>6:30pm - 9pm,</strong> central <strong>Brighton</strong>, East Sussex, FREE (except food/drinks you buy in restaurant).</p>
<p><strong>Venue</strong>: <strong>The House</strong> (…</p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Tuesday 8 March 2011</span> - Dinner with Flipcharts:</strong><br/> <br/><strong>Lean, Agile, Co-operative: Organisational Democracy works. But how does it work for you?</strong><br/> <br/><strong>6:30pm - 9pm,</strong> central <strong>Brighton</strong>, East Sussex, FREE (except food/drinks you buy in restaurant).</p>
<p><strong>Venue</strong>: <strong>The House</strong> (<a href="http://www.thehouserestaurant.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.thehouserestaurant.co.uk/</a>)</p>
<p>37 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HL (<a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=bn1+1hl&ie=UTF8&om=1" target="_blank">see map</a>)</p>
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<p>A 'Sociocracy Social' focused on Organisational Democracy where we have a chance to meet and trade ideas and experience. Get together with people in organisations that are walking the talk, and exchange notes. Who are your role models? What are your favourite best practices? What challenges are you facing? What resources or support do you need?<br/> <br/> We will eat together, meet one another and talk about our work. There is no fee (apart from the price of what you order from the restaurant).<br/> <br/>
If possible please let us know if you are coming (so we have an idea of numbers) as soon as possible - email <em><strong><a href="mailto:resolve@decisionlab.org.uk" target="_blank">resolve@decisionlab.org.uk</a> </strong></em> or call <em><strong><span class="font-size-3">07766 093015</span></strong></em><span class="font-size-1"> </span> <em><strong>. </strong></em> If for whatever reason you can't let us know in advance, e.g. last minute decision or change, please come anyway, all are welcome.<em><strong><br/></strong></em></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-1">Very warm regards, we look forward to seeing you there.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="font-size-1">Martin Grimshaw, Sue Bell, Nathaniel Whitestone & Francois Knuchel<a href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/"><br/> <br/> DecisionLab</a> and friends</span><br/> <span class="font-size-1"><br/><a href="http://twitter.com/DLabCoop"></a></span></p> What Is Sociocracy? Personal responses as a community resource. Please add yours belowtag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2010-11-01:5625072:Topic:2612010-11-01T13:21:05.000ZJohn Buchttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/JohnBuc
Sociocracy = socios + cracy or [people who have a social relationship] + rule. Democracy = demos _cracy or [the general mass of people who may or may not know each other] +rule. In Spanish, socios = partners. Democracy has the value of "equality'" = treat everyone the same. You see that at the ballot box. Literally, the essence of you is abstracted to a ballot that is identical to everyone else's ballot. Sociocracy has the value of "equivalence" = honor individual differences give everyone the…
Sociocracy = socios + cracy or [people who have a social relationship] + rule. Democracy = demos _cracy or [the general mass of people who may or may not know each other] +rule. In Spanish, socios = partners. Democracy has the value of "equality'" = treat everyone the same. You see that at the ballot box. Literally, the essence of you is abstracted to a ballot that is identical to everyone else's ballot. Sociocracy has the value of "equivalence" = honor individual differences give everyone the same respect. Literally, the essence of you participates directly into every consent decision; everyone has the same right to make an argued and paramount objection to a proposed decision. <br/>