Data

Location
United States
Scope of Operations & Activities
No Geographical Limits
Sector
Non-Profit or Non Governmental
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Links
sociocracy.info website
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Sociocracy

ORGANIZATION

Sociocracy.info

November 28, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
September 17, 2017 Sharon Villines
November 26, 2014 Sharon Villines
Location
United States
Scope of Operations & Activities
No Geographical Limits
Sector
Non-Profit or Non Governmental
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Links
sociocracy.info website
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Sociocracy

Sociocracy.info provides a "resource on sociocracy and democracy and the ways they support each other. It examines the principles and practices and the ways in which together they could better achieve their objectives."[1]

Mission and Purpose

The website's mission is to provide a comprehensive resource on sociocracy as a method of governance and organization.

Origins and Development

The website was begun by Sharon Villines, co-author of We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy in 2006. It has continued to add information and recently began a blog to respond to questions and to comment on current events in terms of sociocratic principles and collaborative decision-making.

Sharon Villines is also moderator of [email protected], a discussion list beginning in 2000 with members from all over the world. Some are new to sociocracy and others are experts who have been studying and applying it for decades.

Organizational Structure, Membership, and Funding

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Specializations, Methods and Tools

Information is provided about:

  • The history, theory, and application of sociocracy since ~1850
  • The nature and puposes of governance generally
  • Organizing in order to support collaboration
  • Resources that deepen the understanding and practice of collaborative decision-making
  • Consultants who teach sociocracy and supervise its application

Blog entries cover these topics as well as respond to questions and confusions from those attempting to understand and apply this governance method.

Major Projects and Events

The website and the discussion group are the only projects and events at this time, though expansion of Sociocracy.info Press is anticipated.

Analysis and Lessons Learned

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Publications

We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy, A Guide to Sociocracy

See Also

Sociocracy (method)

The Sociocracy Consulting Group

References

[1] Sociocracy.info (2020, June 26). What Is Sociocracy and Why Does Democracy Need it? Retrieved from https://www.sociocracy.info/what-is-sociocracy/

External Links

http://www.sociocracy.info

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy

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