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Both And Governance

December 10, 2011December 10, 2011John SchinnererUncategorized

In recent weeks, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and numerous local and regional Occupy actions in the USA have brought ideas of “horizontal” governance into more common awareness. Occupy groups have mostly modeled themselves on the original OWS model, where “General Assemblies” that operate through a form of active, often large-group consensus are a primary means…Continue reading

The Solyndra Shutdown – Who Knew?

September 14, 2011September 14, 2011John SchinnererUncategorized

On the last day of August 2011, high-tech photovoltaics manufacturer Solyndra abruptly shut down. The cutting-edge solar power technology company announced it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Employees were turned away when they arrived for work that morning; in total, 1,100 full and part-time personnel were laid off overnight. Based in California, Solyndra…

An Innovative Community Leader

Before adopting sociocracy, Rainbow Community School had a flagging reputation and struggled to fill empty enrollment slots. Since adopting sociocracy, enrollment has almost doubled and there is a long waitlist. The size of its campus has doubled, and the school has gained a reputation for being an innovative community leader.

Renee Owen, Executive Director, Rainbow Community School, Asheville, North Carolina

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2017-06-27T15:26:37-07:00

Renee Owen, Executive Director, Rainbow Community School, Asheville, North Carolina

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Visitor awed by trust and open communication

Sociocracy has allowed us to have open-hearted conversations about emotionally-laden topics and develop policies we were not able to handle before. One visitor, new to sociocracy, was in awe of the trust and open communication in our meeting.

Cynthia Kennedy, Founding Member, Open Floor International

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2017-07-03T10:37:55-07:00

Cynthia Kennedy, Founding Member, Open Floor International

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Effective Flow of Information

Sociocracy is very effective at creating flow of information between the broadest and the narrowest perspectives from which people work at the University.

Dr. Edward Clift, Dean, The School of Media Culture and Design at Woodbury University, Burbank, CA

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2016-04-19T14:04:44-07:00

Dr. Edward Clift, Dean, The School of Media Culture and Design at Woodbury University, Burbank, CA

Sociocracy is very effective at creating flow of information between the broadest and the narrowest perspectives from which people work at the University.

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Creative Decisions that Last

We used a sociocracy consultant to facilitate our Steering Council meeting and an annual Community meeting for our religious congregation, where we dealt with some emotionally-charged issues. She did a skillful job. We were all glad that we were able to arrive at creative decisions, and those decisions have lasted.

Elyse Seidner-Joseph, Chairperson, Steering Council, P’nai Or Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

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2016-04-19T14:08:45-07:00

Elyse Seidner-Joseph, Chairperson, Steering Council, P’nai Or Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

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Feels Natural

Sociocracy is a process that feels natural. It's like getting a new game from the toy store. Some games you're agonizing over the rule book trying to figure it out. Other games you're playing within 15 minutes – sociocracy is like that. A person coming into the company can quickly plug in. And the decision making process speaks for itself.

Joe Garrison, Co-owner, Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe cooperative

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2017-06-27T15:41:15-07:00

Joe Garrison, Co-owner, Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe cooperative

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Perfectly Suited to Deep Transformation

Sociocracy allowed the Institut français to develop by strengthening the commitment and cohesion of its personnel around its educational and community mission in a particularly difficult development context. Sociocracy allows a human relations management style perfectly suited to environments in deep transformation. Undoubtedly, this was the key to the success of the Institut français.

Dominique Sarny, former Director of the Institut français, University of Regina

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2017-06-27T16:07:41-07:00

Dominique Sarny, former Director of the Institut français, University of Regina

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Excellent value from training courses

I learned so much from your “Foundations of Sociocracy” and “Facilitating Sociocracy” courses, and I use the skills in every meeting and every organization I’m in...everyone has a chance to speak - that is an important skill I learned in the training. The quieter people often have very useful things to say. I learned how to get people to stick to the subject, rather than going off on tangents during a meeting. Sociocracy has been a huge boost to my abilities to facilitate meetings and lead organizations. I highly recommend these courses.

Deborah Groban Olson, Attorney at Law, PLLC; Board Chair & Governance Committee Facilitator, Once Again Nut Butter; Founder and Retired Executive Director, Center for Community-based Enterprise; Board member, Circle Pines Center.

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2020-03-04T13:19:56-08:00

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