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• socio"
• from"La)n"socius"+"companion,"friend
• &cracy"
• from"Ancient"Greek"κράτος"(krátos,"“power,"rule”)
• different"to"the"rule"of"the"demos
• the"general"mass"of"people"with"vo)ng"privileges
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13. A"Brief"History...
• 1851%–%Auguste%Comte
• Scien4fic%method%applied%to%society
• Sociocracy%is%“the$social$order$of$the$future”%?%not%yet%achievable%
but%inevitable
• 1881%–%Lester%Frank%Ward
• redefined%the%term%Sociocracy%to%describe%the%rule%of%the%
people%with%rela4onships%with%each%other%
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50. Drivers'Define'Domains'of'Accountability
• accountability,applies,to,all,agreements:,organiza5on,,circles,,roles,
and,agreements
• primary,accountability,is,for,sa5sfac5on,of,drivers
• circles,are,accountable,for,their,own,development,,body,of,
agreements,and,work
• everyone,in,an,organiza5on,is,accountable,for,upholding,
organiza5onal,values,and,principles,,and,for,implemen5ng,strategy
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92. Naviga&on)Mee&ngs
• Agenda(Items
• Short(Reports
• Processing(Tensions
• Proposal(Forming(and(Consent(to(Proposals
• Review(of(Policies,(Strategy(and(Driver
• Defining(Roles(and(SelecAng(People(for(Roles
• Consent(to(Role(Improvement(Plans
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102. Standard'Circle'Func/ons
• facilita(on
• logbook.keeping
• hos(ng.mee(ngs
• representa(on.(double.linking)
• coordina(on.of.opera(ons,.collabora(on.and.improvement
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114. Waste&and&Con+nuous&Improvement
Defini&on:!Waste&is&anything¬&necessary&(essen0al)&for&4&or&standing&
in&the&way&of&4&effec0ve&sa0sfac0on&of&a&driver.
• Establishing,a,process,for,ongoing,elimina4on,of,waste,enables,
natural,evolu4on,of,an,organiza4on,towards,greater,
effec4veness
• Adapta4on,to,changing,environment,is,built,into,the,process
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191. More%Context
• Considera+ons,for,Implementa+on
• Cons+tu+on,and,Logbooks
• Agreements,for,entering,and,leaving,organiza+ons,and,circles
• Agreements,on,Compensa+on
• What,about,Management
• Evolu+on,of,Decision,Making
• 5,Good,Reasons,for,Sociocracy,3.0
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194. Logbook
Circle:(
• circle'cons+tu+on
• agreements
• role'defini+ons'and'role'improvement'plans
Personal)logbooks
• roles,(tasks,(personal(policy
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196. Agreements)on)Compensa.on
• a#er&a&full&transi.on,&all&salaries&are&open,&so&they&need&to&be&fair
• percep.on&of&fairness&is&specific&to&organiza.on
• consider&members&and&relevant&stakeholders&(e.g.&investors)
• classic&sociocracy:&everyone&feels&gains&and&losses
• consider&remunera.on&for&changing&roles
• create&strategy&for&transi.oning&towards&new&compensa.on&agreements
What%About%Management%?
Management(as("the(process(or(prac0ce(of(managing"(is(no(longer(a(specific(role(but(becomes(a(distributed(func0on.
In#a#transi)on#period,#management#roles#may#s)ll#be#present,#but#will#most#likely#gradually#decrease#in#scope#the#more#an#organiza)on's#member#engage#with#sociocracy.#
The$ones$in$management$roles$will$gradually$transfer$relevant$skills$to$the$others,$while$at$the$same$7me$they're$picking$up$opera7onal$skills$from$the$others.
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