Dynamic Community Governance Summary Sheet
This learning aid gives step-by-step pointers for Dynamic Community Governance facilitators and participants. Use it for meetings, elections, and project coordination. Take a copy to…
A Brief History of Dynamic Community Governance
Dynamic Community Governance has a fascinating back story. It was first called sociocracy by August Comte, a mid nineteenth century French philosopher. The meaning of…
Cohousing: Better Governance
Sociocracy addresses the challenge of governing intentional communities, including cohousing communities. Governance challenges are a factor limiting the growth and popular adoption of such communities….
Dynamic Governance (Sociocracy) is Scrum’s Big Brother
At the 2012 Agile Conference in Dallas, Texas, Dan LeFebvre and John Buck presented “Meet Scrum’s Big Brother, Dynamic Governance. Effectively Delivering Large Programs. This article summarizes their presentation.
Steiner Students Make Better Decisions
On August 3, 2012, in Portland , Oregon, Cary Hughes, and John Buck described how the student council at High Mowing School in Wilton, NH became much more active and energized when they were introduced to the sociocratic circle organization method. The presentation was at the AERO conference. AERO promotes democratic education. Following is a summary of their presentation.
What Are the Basic Patterns of Sociocracy?
Sociocracy means “rule by people who know each other.” The three basic patterns or principles are elegant in their simplicity. Following is a summary of the basic principles.
Transparency? No Fooling.
Sociocratic transparency means everyone gets a piece of the leadership. Some people hearing that idea think, “Uh hum, there’s got to be a trick to…