66. Sociocracy Basics Explained and Dynamic Decision-making Tools: Tonielle Christensen on Permaculture Herbalism

The Elder Tree Podcast

In this illuminating episode, join Tonielle as she unveils the transformative world of Sociocracy as a way to collaborate within groups and how dynamic decision-making tools can ensure facilitation can be fun and effective. She explains Sociocracy as a governance and meeting process and who it's most useful for. Drawing from her experience and training, Tonielle provides insights into the diverse applications of Sociocracy across different contexts. Delving into the core values and principles, including equivalence, effectiveness, and transparency, she navigates through the intricacies of consent versus consensus decision-making. The episode culminates in an exploration of the Sociocratic Circle Method process, the principles and practices of this methodology and how it relates to a new pattern of organisation structure. The dialogue covers an array of Sociocracy aspects, including roles and responsibilities, double links, facilitation, rounds, and meeting protocols. Additionally, it sheds light on integrating dynamic decision-making tools, offering her 'behind the scenes' session plan as inspiration for application in The Elder Tree context. Wrapping up with a thoughtful discussion on the significance of group agreements and feedback, the episode underscores their pivotal role in fostering a harmonious and productive work environment. Tune in for a captivating exploration of Sociocracy's transformative potential! Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 06:30 What is Sociocracy? 18:20 Values and Principles of Sociocracy 26:21 Dynamic Decision Making 35:30 Applying Sociocracy in Different Contexts 46:40 Consent vs Consensus Decision Making 59:32 Process of Sociocracy 01:10:25 Roles and Responsibilities 01:12:11 Double Links 01:16:02 Facilitator and Secretary 01:18:31 Rounds and Decision Making 01:24:34 Different Approaches to Rounds 01:27:45 Additional Resources 01:37:01 Introduction and Icebreaker 01:37:30 Check-in and Overview 01:38:38 Group Agreements 01:39:07 Check-out and Feedback 01:40:32 Dynamic Decision-Making Tools 01:50:11 Appreciative Challenge 01:51:36 Dotocracy 01:55:02 Additional Resources

RESOURCES & BOOKS:

• The Sociocracy Consulting Group Online Trainings
• Free resources & guides from Sociocracy 3.0
• History of Sociocracy
• Visit www.earthmumma.co with Tonielle for future sociocracy events in FNQ.
• We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy, by John Buck (Author), Sharon Villines
• Many Voices One Song: Shared Power with Sociocracy, by Sociocracy For All.
• People and Permaculture: Designing personal, collective and Planetary Well-being, ny Looby MacNamara
• Cultural Emergence: A Toolkit for Transforming Ourselves and the World, by Looby MacNamara.
• The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups by Starhawk.
• Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillage and Intentional Communities, by Diana Leafe Christian.
• The Findorn Foundation Ecovillage Training
• Grounding Vision - Empowering Culture; How to Build and Sustain Community Together. A manual for Participatory tools for social change facilitators, by Robina McCurdy, Earthcare Education.