Hi Bodhisattwa,
*Governance recommendation * I assisted to a session on sociocracy organized by the Transition Network that basically blew my mind. The speaker explained how for her it has been always difficult to participate in decision-making because she feels that she is a very vocal person, and she felt that with democracy it was mostly about taking sides and wining or losing, which was quite disappointing for her. Then she started to explain the sociocratic principles of decision by consent, and what does that mean.
What is interesting about sociocracy itself, is not the process or the method, but how it challenges the participants to truly understand the meaning of a decision, and their own relationship with it. Objections are seen as a gift that will help improve the proposal, once they have been properly understood. Normally it takes effort from the participants to address their own personal issues as well, because they have an impact on how the group can operate.
Trust can be built during in person sessions, and it is necessary for the group to operate smoothly. Sociocracy is not for people who like to accumulate power, or are not able to share power with others, and that can drive people away. On the other hand, those who stay feel more included and supported by the organisation. There is also an element of celebration, which sometimes we forget. Taking decisions is hard work, and we should celebrate when we reach one.
Sociocracy it is easy to grasp, but difficult to master. The members of the Transition Network had to undergo a training during a long time at the Université de Nous, to become proficient in this method. There is also a software that assists self-organization: https://www.holaspirit.com/
Regards, Micru
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 8:45 AM Bodhisattwa Mandal < bodhisattwa.rgkmc@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Micru,
I am interested about your thoughts about governance recommendation for the movement and community model of affiliates.
Regards, Bodhisattwa
On Mon, 18 Feb 2019, 12:14 Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin < frhd@yandex.com wrote:
Micru, I would be interested to learn about "External perception of the movement".part of your insights. Thanks.
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18.02.2019, 02:35, "David Cuenca Tudela" dacuetu@gmail.com:
Hello,
Last Friday I participated in a workshop in Brussels where people from different NGOs met to learn from each other to foster flat, democratic, and diverse organisations. I was one of four speakers in a "world cafe" format (basically a circle where participants can interact with the speaker). I represented the Wikimedia movement in general, with the intention that participants would learn from our movement, and so that I would learn from them. There were also Open Space sessions.
If there is interest, I can share with you my insights on any of these
topics:
- External perception of the movement
- Recommendations to the WMF
- Governance recommendations for the movement
- Community model for affiliates
- How to increase diversity
There is a lot to say about each topic, so please ask only about the topic you have genuine interest in. If there is no interest, I'm ok keeping it to myself.
Regards, Micru
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