A Practical Guide to Sociocracy 3.0
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What is S3?
What is S3?
How does Sociocracy 3.0 help?
A pattern-based approach to organizational change
What's in this guide?
Influences and History of Sociocracy 3.0
Why "3.0"?
Principles
Principles
The Principle of Effectiveness
The Principle of Consent
The Principle of Empiricism
The Principle of Continuous Improvement
The Principle of Equivalence
The Principle of Transparency
The Principle of Accountability
Concepts
Concepts
Organizational Drivers and Requirements
Domains
Objections
Agreements
Governance and Operations
The Patterns
The Patterns
Sense-Making and Decision-Making
Sense-Making and Decision-Making
Respond to Organizational Drivers
Navigate via Tension
Describe Organizational Drivers
Determine Requirements
Consent Decision-Making
Test If Arguments Qualify as Objections
Resolve Objections
Evaluate And Evolve Agreements
Co-Create Proposals
Proposal Forming
Reasoned Decision-Making
Role Selection
Evolving Organizations
Evolving Organizations
Clarify and Develop Domains
Manage the Whole System
Enable Autonomy
Collaborate on Dependencies
Clarify and Develop Strategy
Design Adaptable Systems
Align Flow
Open Systems
Create a Pull-System For Organizational Change
Driver Mapping
Peer Development
Peer Development
Ask For Help
Peer Feedback
Peer Review
Development Plan
Enablers of Co-Creation
Enablers of Co-Creation
Artful Participation
Adopt The Seven Principles
Agree On Values
Involve Those Affected
Invest in Ongoing Learning
Breaking Agreements
Financial Transparency
Share Costs and Gains
Open Salary
Support Role
Bylaws
Building Organizations
Building Organizations
Circle
Role
Linking
Double Linking
Representative
Delegate Circle
Service Circle
Open Team
Helping Team
Bringing in S3
Bringing in S3
Adapt Patterns To Context
Be The Change
Invite Change
Open Space For Change
Continuous Improvement Of Work Process
Defining Agreements
Defining Agreements
Contract For Successful Collaboration
Record Agreements
Clarify Intended Outcome
Describe Deliverables
Evaluation Criteria
Logbook
Logbook Keeper
Meeting Formats
Meeting Formats
Retrospective
Governance Meeting
Daily Standup
Planning And Review Meetings
Coordination Meeting
Meeting Practices
Meeting Practices
Rounds
Facilitate Meetings
Prepare For Meetings
Check In
Evaluate Meetings
Meeting Host
Governance Facilitator
Governance Backlog
Organizing Work
Organizing Work
Backlog
Prioritize Backlogs
Visualize Work
Deliver Value Incrementally
Pull-System For Work
Limit Work in Progress
Timebox Activities
Coordinator
Organizational Structure
Organizational Structure
Examples of Larger Structures
Examples of Larger Structures
Peach Organization
Double-Linked Hierarchy
Service Organization
Fractal Organization
CommonS3nse
CommonS3nse
An Organization Where BOTH the People and the Organization can Thrive
Ten Principles for Evolving Teams and Organizations
Orientation
Orientation
Clarify Purpose
Develop Strategy
Navigation
Navigation
Focus on Value
Sense & Respond
Run Experiments
Structure
Structure
Enable Autonomy
Collaborate on Dependencies
Transformation
Transformation
Invest in Learning
Intentionally Develop Culture
Build Shared Mental Models
Where to Start?
Appendix
Appendix
Changelog
Alphabetical List Of All Patterns
Example Domain Description: Marketing Department
Links
License
Disclaimer
The Intentional Commitment for Practitioners and Teachers of Sociocracy 3.0 (ICPT)
Acknowledgments
Authors
Glossary
Quick Links
Homepage
Glossary
Changelog
Pattern Index
Map
Annotate Page
Downloads
Sociocracy 3.0 site
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