A Practical Guide to Sociocracy 3.0
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  • Home
  • 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
    • A Model for Purposeful Action
    • Domains and Delegation
    • Objections
    • Governance, Operations, Policy
    • Complexity
  • 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 Policies
      • 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
      • Requirements Mapping
    • Peer Development
      • Peer Development
      • Ask for Help
      • Peer Feedback
      • Peer Review
      • Development Plan
    • Enablers of Co-Creation
      • Enablers of Co-Creation
      • Artful Participation
      • 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
      • Create a Pull System for Organizational Change
      • Adapt Patterns to Context
      • Be the Change
      • Invite Change
      • Adopt the Seven Principles
      • Open Space for Change
    • Defining Agreements
      • Defining Agreements
      • Contract for Successful Collaboration
      • Record Governance Decisions
      • Describe Deliverables
      • Define and Monitor Metrics
      • 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
      • Continuous Improvement of Work Process
      • Time-box 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
    • Navigation
    • Structure
    • Transformation
    • 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
    • site index Pattern Index
    • Downloads
    • Sociocracy 3.0 site
    • S3 Academy
    • Donations

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
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