Sociocracy – A means for true agile organizations
summary
Sociocracy claims four concrete practices that actually change behavior: consent decision-making (ask “any paramount objection?” and time-stamp the decision), written proposal→rationale→change rounds for sociocratic elections (used to choose a conference host and yields unexpected volunteers and group support), and double-linking to embed teams in the hierarchy (Scrum Master or elected rep attends the next-level circle). The method produces full buy-in, uncovers missing shared goals, and lets organizations start from existing structures while enabling company‑wide self‑organization.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:49Strange Term: Sociocracy
- 2:49Observed Struggles of Self-Organization
- 4:50Lack of full buy-in for decisions
- 5:20Making Decisions
- 8:54Deciding by Consent
- 12:39Application of consent decisions
- 13:43Example: Electing People to functions & Tasks
- 23:06Approach: Electing People to Functions & Tasks
- 23:49Application: Electing People to Functions & Tasks
- 24:48Scrum Master's Expected Service to the Organization
- 26:12Hierarchies..
- 33:24Application of Double Linking
- 35:29Lessons Learned
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