"Connect Agile Teams to Organisational Hierarchy: A Sociocratic Solution"
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Martin Grimshaw's Discussions
30 May - 1 Jun 17, Glasgow Scotland: 3 day Intro to Sociocracy
With John Buck and Deborah Benham£Sliding scale http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2922100Continue
Started Apr 28, 2017
Sociocracy For Dummies, Greece 4-11 Sep '15
4 – 11 Sep 2015, Pelion Centre, near Mount Pelion, Thessaly, Greece.Week long work and play retreat in a Greek paradise with Martin Grimshaw. € 450 (includes food and shared accommodation)Work Better…Continue
Tags: Better, There's, Ways, Of, Working
Started Mar 3, 2015
Invites, resources, join - members update April 2012
SociocracyUK – Invites to coming events + members update April 2012Dear friendsJohn Buck is visiting next week during a flurry of activity, en route to the…Continue
Started Apr 5, 2012
17 - 19 April, Scotland - Sociocracy - What it is and how to use it
Three 1/2 days with John Buck, author of 'We The People: Consenting to a deeper democracy'. A practical workshop exploring the tools of Sociocracy (aka Dynamic Self Governance).Newbold House, near…Continue
Tags: SociocracyUK, leadership, John Buck, Scotland, governance'
Started Apr 5, 2012
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"Thanks! I've just started reading We the People. In fact, I'm reading Holacracy at the same time to compare. Thought I'm enjoying Holacracy as a book in its own right, I'm already finding some things are ruffling my feathers! I…"
"A warm welcome Lisa! Please do poke around, click on things, add to discussions or start your own. All feedback welcome :)"
"More information also available in What is Sociocracy Forum sections:"
Sociocracy For Dummies, Greece 4-11 Sep '15
4 – 11 Sep 2015, Pelion Centre, near Mount Pelion, Thessaly, Greece.Week long work and play retreat in a Greek paradise with Martin Grimshaw. € 450 (includes food and shared accommodation)Work Better TogetherIn this workshop you will experience and learn for yourself that beyond big words and ideas, the essence of Sociocracy is simple and elegant, that it can easily be applied to improve many aspects of your life and work. Sociocracy is a system and set of tools, which puts in to practice the…See More
"Copied from Swedish Sociokrati.se - thank you Jan Hoglund (duplications with above, to be sorted):
Where can I find more information about Sociocracy?
Course material:
Dynamic Governance Summary (pdf) by John Buck
Stoos Stockholm - Discover…"
"Some more Links:
http://p2pfoundation.net/Sociocracy
SocioNet The mission of SocioNet is to create programs and resources that will increase public awareness of the principles and methods of sociocratic governance and develop the ability of…"
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- Helped to build it & keep it maintained as much as I'm able to :)
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- Please write a brief description of your experience of sociocracy and a bit about yourself
- I am founder, facilitator, trainer and consultant at There's Better Ways Of Working.
Co-founder & member of SociocracyUK, engaged with the international sociocratic community. Co-founded and formerly director at S.E.E.D. Co-op and co-founder / facilitator / consultant at DecisionLab, both trading names of Sociocratic, Ecological and Economic Development Ltd - a sociocratic co-operative social enterprise.
I first encountered and started investigating Sociocracy circa 2008. I am committed to becoming a certified sociocratic consultant, have received training from John Buck, Nathaniel Whitestone and others, and provide training / facilitation around 'Collaborative Governance' and tools for participation such as Open Space. Have co-organised / hosted various networking, training, social gatherings focused on developing the movement in the UK. I'm playing a part in developing the online presence of the Sociocratic movement. Want to join us? Get in touch :)
Also deeply inspired by the Transition Towns movement, permaculture, sustainability and the breeze upon mountain peaks.
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Co-operatives and Sociocracy
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 16:00 0 Comments 2 Likes
Article by Nathaniel Whitestone, DecisionLab
Co-operative Principles
I am passionate about economic democracy — not so much in the sense of majority rule voting, but in the sense of the people involved in something controlling it together. Some people have argued that, for this purpose, organising as a sociocratic business is better than organising as a co-operative business. Sociocratic businesses allow their members to participate in…
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 13:57 on July 28, 2015,
Lisa Gill said…
Thanks! I've just started reading We the People. In fact, I'm reading Holacracy at the same time to compare. Thought I'm enjoying Holacracy as a book in its own right, I'm already finding some things are ruffling my feathers! I shall keep an open mind for now though in the spirit of Socratic wisdom...
- At 9:35 on May 6, 2014,
Greg Meanwell said…
Thanks Martin,
I've been looking for something like sociocracy for a long time, so its good to have found you.
- At 19:23 on November 13, 2013,
Vicenç Rul·lan said…
Thanks, Martin
- At 15:00 on September 7, 2012,
Ted Millich said…
Well, I'm not sure what you remember me saying about my video, but it is now done (after about 4 years) and is 29:06 long. I am dropping French and German subtitles into copies so that I can have something to present to speakers of those languages, but that is going very slowly. I'm trying to get it set up on Dynamo, but can't figure out how to get support to answer my questions.
- At 12:33 on June 12, 2012,
Susan Hayward said…
Hi everyone and thanks for the welcome. I've just had a good chat with Louis and I look forward to working with you in any way I can. My time, like yours, is a bit limited as I am running local things as well as planning an event for September. Just trying to sort out Taster Workshops (see www.residentsassociations.co.uk). Any ideas would be most welcome.
- At 1:19 on December 9, 2011,
Scott Krabler said…
Well Martin, wow! Two things, I'd love to share my general impressions; I could do that as soon as this weekend and I'm really flexible these days, so whatever works for you. We could skype, or ...
Second, I think you're the first person to ever ask me about my particular needs. It has started a chain reaction of thoughts and I will have those refined before we hopefully speak.
Nice to meet you Martin. I will be online for the 12/21 Collective Social Presence Meeting and hope to chat a bit before then.
My best regards,
- At 16:41 on December 8, 2011,
Hi Martin, thanks for the welcome.
I've studied and practiced NVC over the past 11 years. Several years ago, I learned of Sociocracy, then I heard Marshall Rosenberg was looking at it as a model for expanding local NVC circles around the world. I then researched at least to the point I could get on board. Now, I'm ready to participate.
I've read much; yesterday John "tasked me" with reviewing the sociocracy information online. I've got a few more hours to spend before I find the rest of it and I'm enjoying what I'm finding. There does seem to be a bit of dis-connection among movement members, information and online resources. Among other things, I'm interested to see keywords associated with the movement from an outsider's perspective. I want to increase visibility worldwide.
I'm in Montana, just outside Livingston (Latitude = 45.6463, Longitude = -110.3546), about 2km above sea level. I've been a technologist most of my life and want to lend my expertise to bettering the world we live in. Sociocracy is at least one way to participate.
I'll definitely go through the ning's resources, probably still today.
Thanks again for welcoming me.
- At 13:12 on September 14, 2011,
Murray Stentiford said…
- Hi Martin. Thanks for your interest. I'm looking forward to the online coaching with John that our New Zealand group will have on 19 September.
- At 0:18 on March 6, 2011,
Johnny Denis said…
- Hi MArtin. Best wishes with this project. May it bear fruit..
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