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Category: Videos

  • Cynefin framework

    Cynefin, pronounced kuh-nev-in, is a Welsh word that signifies the multiple factors in our environment and our experience that influence us in ways we can never understand. In this video, Dave Snowden introduces the Cynefin Framework with a brief explanation of its origin and evolution and a detailed discussion of its architecture and function.

  • TEDxTalk on Open Space Technology

    Here is Harrison Owen’s TEDxTalk on Open Space Technology and self-organization from September 2013. Harrison Owen says (5 min from start) “If human systems are fundamentally self organizing, then control as we have sought it is impossible, and management as we have practiced it is questionable.” Related posts: Pre-conditions for self-organization Self-organization is the real…

  • NVC training course

    There’s a Nonviolent Communication training course with Marshall Rosenberg on YouTube: Session #1 — Introduction Session #2 — Applying NVC Session #3 — Honesty Session #4 — Empathy (1) Session #5 — Relationships Session #6 — Authority Session #7 — Empathy (2) Session #8 — Social Change Session #9 — Gratitude

  • What can we learn from the Quakers?

    I am exploring the Quaker traditions. The reason for my interest is that the decision making by consent (not consensus) in Sociocracy is derived from Quaker practices. Furthermore, I think there are lessons to learn from how Quakers facilitate their meetings in general. The more I learn, the more fascinated I become! For example, here…

  • The Three Principles

    The Three Principles are defined as: Mind—The energy and intelligence of all life Consciousness—The gift of awareness Thought—The creative agent we use to direct us through life Here are short videos where Aaron Turner, Mara Gleason, Michael Neill, and Tanya Kennard explains what the Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought means to them: Aaron…

  • Arbetsglädje

    Interesting! Only Scandinavians have a single word for happiness at work—arbetsglädje.

  • How to kill creativity

    Take two minutes and watch this video. See what happens when third grade students think there is a correct answer. The consequences are profound.

  • Sociocracy changes people

    Ted Millich has made a video about sociocarcy. One thing that he didn’t anticipate kept presenting itself — sociocracy changes people who use it. Here’s his blog/vlog on How People Who Use Sociocracy Grow and Change. Related posts: Sociocracy requires a new mindset Scrum vs. Sociocracy Sociocratic principles can be implemented in many ways Sociocracy…

  • Beyond democracy

    Here are eight introductory videos by Ted Millich about Sociocracy/Dynamic Governance: Beyond Democracy 1 — What is the Next Step in the Evolution of Human Governance Beyond Democracy 2 — What is FUNDAMENTALLY different about Sociocracy Beyond Democracy 3 — How Sociocracy works Beyond Democracy 4 — What Sociocracy Looks Like in Use Beyond Democracy 5 — How People Who…

  • How to grow intentional communities

    In this video Diana Leafe Christian talks about what the successful 10% of intentional communities do. They have: a common vision and purpose, fair participatory decision-making, clear agreements in writing, a good balance of right and left-brain knowledge, methods of staying accountable to agreements, criteria for new members, good communication and processing skills. I see…