Sociocracy in communities

[@ulrichschur2648]

Very good overview. Thanks, Jerry!

[@sociocracyaz5608]

Sociocracy For All (SoFA) is comited to "spred sociocracy for a more cooperative world, making sociocracy accessible". Thank you!

[@artravision]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@saraguan1268]

Our community is in the process of deciding if sociocracy is the right model for us. What do you think are some indicators that a specific community is either a good fit, or not a good fit, for implementing sociocracy?

[@SociocracyForAll]

From my experience, there are two main factors: Is the community willing to learn and to stick, at least to some extent, to the processes? It takes some commitment to create the clarity of processes and aims/domains we’re striving for. Is the community willing to decentralize authority? The experience will be much less satisfying if there are a handful of people who want to remain a say on everything. Is there enough trust and accountability to let small groups do things, even important things, possibly only with feedback from everyone else? To be clear, those are not unique to sociocracy. A community that doesn’t want to put in effort in their governance system will struggle no matter what governance system they will have. And secondly, a low-trust community will also suffer. But these are the factors that made an implementation joyful & satisfying or hard. Be sure to look at the website too www.sociocracyforall.org/community to find specific community examples. Ted Rau for SoFA.

[@loveandllife]

is it still a sociocracy where certain members are "more equal", that means they reserve to themselves a right to vote people out?

[@SociocracyForAll]

It's part of the balance of group/aim and individuals. This tension never goes away. It has to be possible to remove people from a circle, otherwise the balance tips too far towards individuals, not the collective.