Category: Notes
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In distrust of methods
Wendell Berry is a farmer and poet who has written an essay where he declares his distrust of movements. I think what Berry says about movements can be said about methods too. Undoubtedly some people will want to develop methods. The worst danger is that language loses its meaning through the use of fancy words.…
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Practices vs. mindset
Changing practices without changing the mindset is like putting the cart before the horse. With a new mindset, practices change all by themselves. Related post: Sociocracy requires a new mindset
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Language of rules & policies vs. agreements
The book How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey caught my interest recently. Chapter Six is about moving “From the Language of Rules and Policies to the Language of Public Agreement“. The table below outlines the differences between these languages and is a summary…
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Några tankar om sociokrati
Det är en paradox att efter att ha skrivit en sociokratibok så upplever jag att sociokrati, som metod, har blivit alltmer ointressant. Det verkligt intressanta är de sociokratiska principerna, t.ex. likvärdighet vid beslutsfattandet, men dessa är å andra sidan inte unika för sociokrati. Ett exempel finns här och handlar om kväkarna som har 350-års erfarenhet…
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Appreciate today’s tweets
I appreciate today’s tweets from Erik Schön (@erik_schon) and Deb Hartmann Preuss (@deborahh). It feels encouraging to know that my search for life-giving ways of working is of interest and adds value to others. Follow my search here and on twitter (@janhoglund).
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Emergence is simply what life does
Here are quotes of Harrison Owen on the World wide Open Space Technology email list March 7, 2015. (My highlights in bold.) “Emergence is simply what life does – it just pops up randomly and never follows a plan, or certainly not any plan we might have made. The shift from ‘self organization’ to ’emergence’…
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The act of measuring
Measuring isn’t simply about quantity but also about quality. Judgment might be more important than facts in the act of measuring: “The first step is to measure whatever can be easily measured. This is O.K. as far as it goes. The second step is to disregard that which can’t be measured or give it an…
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Implementing sociocracy without sociocracy
Implementing sociocracy without sociocracy might seem as a contradiction in terms, but what I mean is that it is possible to implement sociocracy (the principles) without sociocracy (the method). I have written previously here, here, and here that sociocratic principles can be implemented in many ways. It’s important to make the distinction between sociocratic principles…
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Förändringens fyra rum
För en vecka sedan deltog jag i en workshop där vi arbetade med Förändringens fyra rum, eller Fyrarummaren som metoden också kallas. Den bygger på en teori framtagen av Claes Janssen. Syftet med workshopen var främst att reflektera över sig själv. Under veckan har jag fortsatt reflektera över övningarna vi gjorde. I Fyrarummaren beskrivs livets…
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How will companies approach the management challenge?
Here is a visionary tweet by Kenneth Mikkelsen on how companies in the future will approach the management challenge. The businesses will: Have a higher purpose beyond making profit Hire people who are passionate about this higher purpose See all stakeholders as equally important Cultivate long-term relationships with suppliers Have open doors and be transparent…