Category: Methods
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Motivation – It’s not about the money
Research shows that the three factors which are most important in improving the performance of all tasks (except purely mechanical tasks) are autonomy, mastery, and purpose. John Schinnerer explains in Motivation – It’s Not About The Money how these factors are built into sociocratic organizations.
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The differences between discussion and dialogue
Dialogue is an approach to organisational interaction developed initially by the physicist David Bohm. The following briefly describes the differences between discussion and dialogue: Dialogue Discussion Starts with listening Starts with speaking Is about speaking with Is about speaking to Focuses on insights Focuses on differences Is collaborative Is adversarial Generates ideas Generates conflicts Encourages…
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John Buck explains sociocracy
John Buck, one of the authors of We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy, explains sociocracy / dynamic governance in this video. He is interviewed by Jim Rough, the originator of the wisdom council process. Related posts: Sociocracy requires a new mindset Scrum vs. Sociocracy Sociocratic principles can be implemented in many ways Sociocracy is…
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“Best practices” are behavioral design patterns
A friend of mine sees “best practices” as behavioral design patterns. He says that “you need at least to figure out how to apply it, normally also to tweak it.” They can be used for inspiration or as a starting point but, as he says, “they don’t free you from your own responsibility and, ……
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Leadership and dynamic self-governance
I am currently reading We the People by John Buck and Sharon Villines, which is a book about dynamic self-governance or sociocracy. The concept of leadership goes much deeper in a self-governed organization than in a traditional autocratic organization, because leadership is the responsibility of all. Each person is expected to take part in both…
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Dynamic self-governance through decisions by consent and double-linked circles
I am currently reading We the People by John Buck and Sharon Villines. This is a book about dynamic self-governance or sociocracy. What I find most fascinating is that sociocractic organizations are dynamic by design. The organizational structure is such that the organization quickly can adjust and adapt to changed circumstances through a simultaneous leading-doing-measuring…
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We the People: Consenting to a deeper democracy
Today, I received my latest book from Amazon, “We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy” by John Buck and Sharon Villines. It’s a book about how to apply the principles of dynamic self-governance to our workplaces and organizations. It’s maybe too early to say, but this book might be one of the most important…
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Dynamic Self-Governance
Here is a short video clip on Dynamic Self-Governance for Businesses. Dynamic Self-Governance, or Sociocracy, is a practical way to run a company or organization. It builds upon the core values of transparency, consent, and equal value. It gives everyone an informed voice transforming the organization to become more: Decentralized Empowering Resilient Effective Efficient Adaptive…
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Software Engineering – An idea whose time has come and gone
Tom DeMarco reassesses his views on Software Engineering – An idea whose time has come and gone? He is wondering whether the advice he gave 40 years back was correct at the time, is still relevant today, and whether he still believes that metrics are a must for successful software development efforts? He is a…
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Holakratins struktur
Jag har skrivit ett tidigare inlägg om holakrati, holokrati och sociokrati. I detta inlägg beskriver jag hur holakratin är strukturerad. Holakratin består av följande komponenter: En cirkelorganisation som är strukturerad i hierarkier där varje cirkel är själv-organiserad. Alla cirklar är länkande till varande genom dubbel länkning. Det innebär att två medlemmar i cirkeln också är…