NEWS updates - Sociocracy UK2024-03-29T09:13:38Zhttps://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/news-updates/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noINVITATION TO JOIN the Website Development and Maintenance Circletag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2013-09-28:5625072:Topic:170322013-09-28T21:18:26.196ZFrancois Knuchelhttps://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/FrancoisKnuchel
<p>The Working Circle of Sociocracy UK has been working hard on developing Sociocracy UK. This includes incorporating Sociocracy UK as a formal body with sociocratic articles of association, forming a Top Circle (or Board) with external specialist representation as well as representation from all corners of the UK, and establishing various circles to implement the aims of Sociocracy UK. So far we have identified 5 main specialist circles to develop: </p>
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<p>The Working Circle of Sociocracy UK has been working hard on developing Sociocracy UK. This includes incorporating Sociocracy UK as a formal body with sociocratic articles of association, forming a Top Circle (or Board) with external specialist representation as well as representation from all corners of the UK, and establishing various circles to implement the aims of Sociocracy UK. So far we have identified 5 main specialist circles to develop: </p>
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<li>Website Development and Maintenance,</li>
<li>Promotional Activities (organising meetups, demos, simulations etc),</li>
<li>Membership Care, Services and Benefits</li>
<li>Legal, Admin and Book-keeping Support, and</li>
<li>PR, Advocacy and Promotion, including first response to prospects.</li>
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<p>On 20 August we created the first of these circles, the most urgent one, namely the <b><i>Website Development and Maintenance Circle</i></b>, and I was elected to lead this circle. This circle needs to work on a number of things:</p>
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<li>Development of a PR information web-site (for the purposes of fundraising, recruiting board members, and general online promotion of sociocracy)</li>
<li>Maintenance of the membership website, the Ning website, encouraging more contributions (blogs, forums etc) from members</li>
<li>Development and implementation of online presence and marketing strategy through web-site and other online resources, esp. social media.</li>
<li>Development of online resources for people to learn more about sociocracy, compilation and classification of video, photo and text resources</li>
<li>Longer term replacement of Ning interactive membership web-site with something better, more flexible on a different platform.</li>
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<p>This is not exhaustive, but represents a gist of the kinds of things that are required. Indeed the first task is to form this <b><i>Website Development and Maintenance Circle</i></b> - at the moment the circle consists of one, myself, plus a few people who have already expressed an interest in participating or helping. Hence I would like to invite everyone who may be interested in joining or supporting this circle in one way or another to do so.</p>
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<p>The Circle itself will work on developing a strategy for the above and work on implementing the plan, either directly or through delegation. Currently there are few resources for this, hence the importance and urgency in getting the first item, a PR information web-site, up and running (which may then for instance assist others in fund-raising etc.). This means that any contribution you may make in terms of time (e.g. circle meeting time, specific web-development time, blogging time etc.) would be purely on a voluntary basis, without any form of remuneration, other than the chance to learn and apply sociocracy in practice. This will naturally restrict what we can and cannot do, and how quickly we can operate. </p>
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<p>We will run our circle sociocratically. This includes having teleconference (probably skype) meetings, probably once a month or two-months, using the sociocratic approach, so for those contributing with less experience of sociocracy, this would be an opportunity to actually experience and learn sociocracy in action. In other words in exchange for your time and skills in developing our website resources you will have the opportunity to learn sociocracy applied in practice. </p>
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<p>If you would like to be part of the <b><i>Website Development and Maintenance Circle</i></b> and contribute to it, then I’d like to invite you warmly to do so – please just let me know you are interested. I am looking for people with website/IT technical expertise, as well as people with ideas, graphic skills, multi-media abilities, research skills, social media expertise and simply people who want to be creative or write and create an online dialogue with other members (blogs, forums, other forms of online interaction). Even if you are only interested in just helping a little on the side without involvement in the circle planning (e.g. we could form a blogging group), then I’m interested in hearing from you too.</p>
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<p>This will be quite a cross-disciplinary endeavour, so please consider joining whatever your background. We will organise ourselves and work sociocratically, so it is an opportunity to apply sociocracy in practice.</p>
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<p>If you are vaguely interested or simply want to know more, please send me an <strong><a href="mailto:fk@open2flow.co.uk?subject=Information%20requested%20/%20Interest%20in%20joining%20Sociocracy%20UK%20Website%20Development%20and%20Maintenance%20Circle" target="_blank">email</a></strong> telling me a very little about yourself, and in particular what areas you are interested in or would be able to contribute. I shall shortly create an online forum of some sort where we (those interested) can communicate with each other, ask more questions etc. Alternatively you may want to contact me on <strong>020 8133 5211</strong>. I look forward to hearing from you. You are warmly invited and very welcome.</p>
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<p>Francois Knuchel</p>
<p><a href="mailto:fk@open2flow.co.uk?subject=Information%20requested%20/%20Interest%20in%20joining%20Sociocracy%20UK%20Website%20Development%20and%20Maintenance%20Circle" target="_blank">Click here to join</a></p>
<p></p> Invites, resources, join - members update April 2012tag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2012-04-05:5625072:Topic:116632012-04-05T01:58:38.256ZMartin Grimshawhttps://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/MartinGrimshaw
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span class="font-size-2">SociocracyUK – Invites to coming events + members update April 2012</span></strong></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://sociocracy.info/">John Buck</a> is visiting next week during a flurry of activity, en route to the <a href="http://www.sociocratie.nl/global/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=1" target="_blank">international convergence</a>of Sociocracy practitioners in the Netherlands on Saturday 14 April. Some members of SociocracyUK will be in the Netherlands too, to talk about our progress and plans.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Coming events</b></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Grow!</b> An unconference and seminar where people and organisations exploring organisational democracy will gather on <b>Tuesday 10</b><sup><b>th</b></sup> <b>April</b>. <a href="http://sociocracy.co.uk" target="_blank">Info and booking</a></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">The first formal UK <strong>S</strong><b>ociocratic Study Circle</b> will meet on <b>Thursday 12</b><sup><b>th</b></sup> <b>April 10:00am – 12:00pm via teleconference</b>. You are welcome to attend from wherever you are, if you are interested in learning, practising, gaining certification or receiving mentoring among peers. <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/invite-thurs-12-april-1st-uk-sociocratic-study-circle-in-person" target="_blank">Reservation essential</a></p>
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<p>In February a group came together to draft SociocracyUK's <b>Vision-Mission-Aims</b> statement, which we hope will guide our journey. We will meet again on <b>Wednesday 11</b><sup><b>th</b></sup> <b>April 2:00 – 4:00pm in Brighton</b> to continue, and establish a pathway toward <b>incorporating SociocracyUK</b> as a legal entity and establishing formal relationships with the international network. Please contact <a href="mailto:Martin@DecisionLab.org.uk">Martin@DecisionLab.org.uk</a> even if you unable to be present.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sociocracy (Dynamic Self Governance) workshop, <b>Scotland 17-19 April</b>, near Aberdeen, Inverness, Findhorn with John Buck <a href="http://s.coop/jjj2" target="_blank">http://s.coop/jjj2</a><a href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/" target="_blank"></a></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/" target="_blank">DecisionLab</a> are planning a Sociocracy workshop in <strong>Wales</strong> later in the year. Please contact Martin@DecisionLab.org.uk</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>We're recruiting and seeking new members</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311925964?profile=original"><img width="50" class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311925964?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="50"/></a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">The next <strong>SociocracyUK circle dates</strong> are:</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Tue 17<sup>th</sup>April 10:00 – 11:30am on Skype</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Tue 15 May 11:00 – 2:30pm face-face, central London</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Contact Francois <a href="mailto:f.knuchel@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">f.knuchel@yahoo.co.uk</a> if you are interested in attending in person, by phone or Skype.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>We're looking for</b> interns, managing members, peers, collaborators, assistants to help us move forward, grow the community and provide useful resources for the community in the UK and beyond. It's an exciting time. If you are passionate about participatory working, organisational democracy, conscious business, lean and agile collaboration and think you have something to offer, or just want to get more connected, please contact Martin@DecisionLab.org.uk</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Help is at hand</b></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">We've been steadily improving our <b>website</b>, and adding <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list" target="_blank">blogs</a>, <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/video" target="_blank">videos</a> and resources – including a <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/teaching-materials" target="_blank">simple one page graphic</a> introducing the essential points; great for helping you explain to colleagues! - and the <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/what-is-sociocracy/listForCategory" target="_blank">'What is Sociocracy?'</a> pages. What we would really like is to start collecting <b>case studies</b>, which might be just a paragraph or two. Please add yours <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/people-who-are-using" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">We've created the site to help you self-organise. Please do post your events, stories and questions there.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Twitter <br/></b></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">You can now follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SociocracyUK">@SociocracyUK</a>– please do help us by retweeting, suggesting us to your followers, and sharing your news with us to rebroadcast.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">DecisionLab have been building a <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/DLabCoop/organisational-democracy">list of like minded others</a>, that you may wish to follow too.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><strong>Video: Sociocracy for managing in schools</strong><br/> <br/> <object width="341" height="210" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yp8yz7K_E6s?version=3"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="false"></param><embed wmode="opaque" width="341" height="210" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yp8yz7K_E6s?version=3" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="false"></embed> </object>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Please share, talk, broadcast and direct others to this site.... many thanks!</p>
<p></p> SociocracyUK - Invites, training, news, resources - February updatetag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2012-02-06:5625072:Topic:116062012-02-06T15:50:49.447ZMartin Grimshawhttps://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/MartinGrimshaw
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Thanks for your interest in Sociocracy, Dynamic / Collaborative Governance, organisational democracy and models of smarter working.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong>Contents:…</strong></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Dear friends</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Thanks for your interest in Sociocracy, Dynamic / Collaborative Governance, organisational democracy and models of smarter working.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong>Contents:</strong></p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">14 Feb - Help imagine the future of SociocracyUK / social</p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Overview - who are we, and what have we been doing?</p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Join us: Do you want to help develop this movement in the UK?</p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">April - Grow! 2 day unconference / seminar on organisational democracy</p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">John Buck's visit to the UK & Netherlands</p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Establishing the UK Sociocratic Study Circle / certification - news / join in</p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Case Studies, support, information, learn, connect, and use this site</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><br/> <strong>Invite - 14 Feb - Designing the Vision-Mission-Aims (VMA) of SociocracyUK</strong><br/> If you would like to help plot the future of SociocracyUK, then you are invited to join us in Brighton on Tuesday 14 Feb, 1:30 - 4:00pm, followed by some social time, and possibly for lunch too.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Establishing the VMA is a crucial step on the way to 'producing organisation' the sociocratic way, before we incorporate as a legal entity and connect formally to the international community.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Part 2 is likely to take place on 12 April, Brighton or London, with John Buck - TBC</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Please contact martin@DecisionLab.org.uk if you are interested in attending, for reservation, venue and further information.<br/> <br/> <strong>Overview</strong><br/> SociocracyUK is a collaboration between 6 people who have come together to develop it, and who are committed to learning and practising professionally; however we want to be more open and invite others to join and to help us accelerate and deliver more.<br/> <br/> We have been making steady progress, albeit with limited resources, and meeting and collaborating regularly for over a year. We have been functioning as a sociocratic general circle, and have informal links to the international community, not least via overlapping membership with S.E.E.D. Co-op / DecisionLab which is formally connected to the Sociocratic Professional Association.<br/> <br/> SociocracyUK is currently Sue Bell, Francois Knuchel, Louis Loizou, Julian Howell, Nathaniel Whitestone, Martin Grimshaw.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">It is our intention to help to connect up and make visible the growing community, offer resources and opportunities to learn together and support professional development including formal certification, promote the use of Sociocracy (some of us like 'Collaborative Governance') in the UK. We have made progress on all fronts, but we are limited without you...<br/> <br/> <strong>Join us?</strong><br/> Do you want to help develop this movement in the UK? Develop your skills and experience in order to support your career? Are you passionate about creating smarter, more effective, more pleasant workplaces? Please help us go faster and further.<br/> <br/> Please get in touch with martin@DecisionLab.org.uk for a chat, no matter what background, skills, location or time availability you have. We would like input on strategy and sociocratic practice, promotion including online / social media and blog writing and article gathering, networking and events, developing training material including online and more. We are very keen to connect better with others beyond the South East.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong class="western">April - Grow</strong><strong>!</strong> <strong>10 & 11 April, Brighton.<br/></strong> A 1-2 day 'UnConference' and seminars exploring approaches to Organisational Democracy</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">As part of the annual hosting of John Buck's visit to Britain, Sociocracy UK, in partnership with DecisionLab and sponsors Co-operativesUK, ConsciousBusiness.co.uk, the Employee Ownership Association and South-East Co-operative Support, invite you to join us and give wings to your business.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/grow">http://decisionlab.org.uk/grow</a></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong>John Buck</strong> will also be visiting Scotland 17-19 April, and may have some available time to do something locally - please email martin@DecisionLab.org.uk if that interests you.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Members of SociocracyUK will also be joining John and others in the international community, in the Netherlands for the annual gathering and 'Landelijkedag' 13-15 April.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">There might still be an opportunity to arrange an appointment or event with John in any remaining available time during his annual British and Dutch tour - please contact martin@DecisionLab.org.uk</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong>The UK's Sociocratic Study Circle</strong> is making arrangements to hold it's first 'compass setting' gathering with John Buck, in which we assess our various needs and direction. We are likely to meet online in order to make this accessible for people around Britain, or a combination of online and face to face.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Please get in touch with SueBell@LIFEjourneys.co.uk to discuss your participation, dates and needs.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">More here: <a href="../topics/establishing-a-new-sociocratic?xg_source=msg_mes_network">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/establishing-a-new-sociocratic</a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">It is intended to allow people to better develop their understanding and professional development, become certified, and connect with a supportive community of peers.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><strong>How you can find support, information, learn together & connect, and use this site</strong></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><em><strong>Learn and connect with us and with others</strong></em></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">We would love to arrange some informal co-learning sessions, when we have enough interest, in which we explore aspects of Sociocracy by applying them to real 'live' case studies, share our learning and try on our consultant hats:</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="../categories/what-do-we-need-how-can-we/listForCategory?xg_source=msg_mes_network">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/what-do-we-need-how-can-we/listForCategory</a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">We would love to meet face to face with you, perhaps very informally and socially, or perhaps at a more structured networking event, or perhaps as invitees to your gathering or conference, and possibly outside the South East, where we have been most active so far.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="../topics/would-you-like-to-meet-up-with-like-minded-peers-when-where?xg_source=msg_mes_network">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/would-you-like-to-meet-up-with-like-minded-peers-when-where</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Let others know about your event: post yours there (and rebroadcast the link). Just <a href="../../forum/categories/relevant-events-we-should-know/listForCategory" target="_blank">click on the Events button</a> at the top of the main page.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><em><strong>Playspace</strong></em></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Maybe you have a niche interest, and would like to start an online group or shared, open workspace? Or a pet project you're now ready to seek collaboration with?</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Why not try posting something here, and sharing with your peers?<br/> <a href="../categories/projects-collaborations/listForCategory?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/projects-collaborations/listForCategory</a></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><em><strong>Please add your brief case study / Resources</strong></em></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Part of our motivation for starting and supporting this community is because we sensed a lack of connection between people who have been using or discovering Sociocracy in the UK, and <strong>case studies</strong> have not been visible. You can find a simple one page graphic to help explain the basic essence of Sociocracy - print off and use as you like - and please also post any stories and links that you know of here:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="../../forum/categories/resources-1/listForCategory?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/resources-1/listForCa...</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">There are two great and growing resources that you can now point others to, and add to yourself, using this link : <a href="../../forum/categories/what-is-sociocracy/listForCategory" target="_blank">What Is Sociocracy?</a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;"><br/> <em><strong>Blog articles and video</strong></em><br/> There are some great posts up, connecting the London riots, feedback loops, Changing the World by Changing the Way We Make Decisions, Marketing Sociocracy To Business, Organisational Permaculture and more. Please do rebroadcast your favourites on your websites, Twitter feeds and so on, and post your own relevant articles or get in touch with martin@DecisionLab.org.uk to discuss your possible contribution. <br/> <a href="../../profiles/blog/list?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list</a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">For a collection of short films, or to add your own, click on the 'videos' link at <a href="../../video?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_self">SociocracyUK</a></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Our role is to maintain this platform for your self-organisation. Please make the best use of this resource by checking in from time to time, sharing, asking and befriending.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Follow DecisionLab's Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/DLabCoop" target="_blank">@DLabCoop</a> for regular sociocracy related news and training, the <a href="../../forum/categories/relevant-events-we-should-know/listForCategory" target="_blank">events page</a> on this site, or sign up to receive <a href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/colaborative-times/" target="_blank">CoLaborative Times</a> by email or check the events page there.</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Thanks for your interest and very best wishes for all your endeavours!</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">Martin Grimshaw</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0pt;">on behalf of <a href="../../?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_self">SociocracyUK</a></p> SociocracyUK-online members update 16 Sep 2011tag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2011-09-16:5625072:Topic:74152011-09-16T10:54:50.812ZMartin Grimshawhttps://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/MartinGrimshaw
<h3><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A message to members of Sociocracy UK</span></h3>
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<p class="western"><u>To online members of SociocracyUK and those curious about Collaborative Governance</u></p>
<p>We hope this finds you well. We wanted to let you know about developments around the community, and how we can support each other in the growth of interest…</p>
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<h3><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">A message to members of Sociocracy UK</span></h3>
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<tbody><tr><td><p class="western">Dear friends</p>
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<p class="western"><u>To online members of SociocracyUK and those curious about Collaborative Governance</u></p>
<p>We hope this finds you well. We wanted to let you know about developments around the community, and how we can support each other in the growth of interest and use of Sociocracy, or Dynamic Governance as it is sometimes known.</p>
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<p>There has been a lot of activity behind the scenes in recent months, but we really want to support an open, connected and growing community of our like minded peers. Add your own contribution to the site, and peruse the other members and their interests - maybe someone in this young community is just the person to help you right now<em>?</em></p>
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<p><em>Please do share this with others that might appreciate it, and rebroadcast any nuggets here that take your fancy, on your websites, Twitter feeds, LinkedIn and so on.</em></p>
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<p class="western"><strong>New short videos</strong></p>
<p class="western">New and highly useful short films are now posted using case studies from business, health service organisations and education. There is also a fantastic new series of 8 short interviews with Nathaniel Whitestone, giving a great historical, political and philosophical context, along with how collaborative governance relates to hierarchy, 'command and control', equivalence of voice and still getting things done. There is even a short film in French too</p>
<p class="western"><a href="../../video?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/video</a></p>
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<p class="western"><strong>Establishing a Sociocratic Study Circle in the UK</strong></p>
<p class="western">We have been quietly working at creating pathways for ourselves and others, perhaps you, to be supported in learning and practising, professional development, and sociocratic certification. We would very much like to know what your learning needs are, and to guage interest. Please add your comments here:</p>
<p class="western"><a href="../categories/what-do-we-need-how-can-we/listForCategory?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/what-do-we-need-how-can-we/listForCategory</a></p>
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<p class="western"><strong>Events</strong></p>
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<li><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">There is now an easier way to see any relevant events, with one click; post yours there (and rebroadcast the link). Just <a href="../../?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">click on the Events button</a> at the top of the page </p>
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<li><p class="western">The next social or co-learning workshop? Would you like to get together with like minded peers to have a beer or find out more? When? Where? Answers on a postcard, or perhaps as a <a href="../topics/would-you-like-to-meet-up-with-like-minded-peers-when-where?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">comment here</a></p>
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<li>2 new CoLearning Workshops are being offered, at a time, place and price to suit YOU. Get deeper into Sociocratic good practice, covering 'Producing Organisation', Lead-Do-Measure, 27 Block charts for organising work and measurement, Money as Measurement and financial planning the sociocratic way - <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topics/2-3-sociocratic-colearning-workshops-lead-do-measure-producing" target="_blank">declare your interest here</a><strong> </strong></li>
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<p><strong>Playspace</strong></p>
<p class="western">Maybe you have a niche interest, and would like to start an online group or shared, open workspace? Or a pet project you're now ready to seek collaboration with?</p>
<p class="western">Why not try posting something here, and sharing with your peers?<br/><a href="../categories/projects-collaborations/listForCategory?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/projects-collaborations/listForCategory</a></p>
<p class="western"><br/><strong>Resources</strong></p>
<p class="western">1) You can find a simple one page graphic to help explain the basic essence of Sociocracy - print off and use as you like.</p>
<p class="western">2) Part of our motivation for starting and supporting this community is because we sensed a lack of connection between people who have been using or discovering Sociocracy in the UK, and <strong>case studies</strong> have not been visible. Please post any stories and links that you know of here:</p>
<p class="western"><a href="../categories/resources-1/listForCategory?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/resources-1/listForCategory</a><br/><br/><strong>Blog articles</strong><br/>There are some great posts up, connecting the London riots, feedback loops, Changing the World by Changing the Way We Make Decisions, Marketing Sociocracy To Business, Organisational Permaculture and more. Please do rebroadcast your favourites on your websites, Twitter feeds and so on:<br/><a href="../../profiles/blog/list?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list</a></p>
<p class="western"> </p>
<p class="western">We will keep developments more visible from now on, and keep you connected with each other, with whatever time and energy we have. <em>However, our role is to maintain this platform for your self-organisation. Please make the best use of this resource by checking in from time to time, sharing, asking and befriending.</em></p>
<p class="western"> </p>
<p class="western">There are two great and growing resources that you can now point others to, and add to yourself, using this link:</p>
<p class="western"><a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/categories/what-is-sociocracy/listForCategory" target="_blank">What Is Sociocracy?</a></p>
<p class="western"> </p>
<p class="western">Follow DecisionLab's Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/DLabCoop" target="_blank">@DLabCoop</a> for regular sociocracy related news and training, or sign up to receive <a href="http://decisionlab.org.uk/colaborative-times/" target="_blank">CoLaborative Times</a> by email or check the events page there.</p>
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<p class="western">Thanks for your interest and very best wishes for all your endeavours!</p>
<p class="western"> </p>
<p class="western">Martin Grimshaw</p>
<p class="western">on behalf of SociocracyUK's Louis, Sue, Julian, Nate, Francois</p>
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<p>Visit Sociocracy UK at: <a href="http://sociocracyuk.ning.com" target="_blank">http://sociocracyuk.ning.com</a></p>