Introduction in Sociocracy 3.0;
With a user training for the library of open virtual resources (LOVR);
Part of:
Sociocracy Empowering Organisational Capacity (SEOC)
31.08.16 09:00 AM – 03.09.16 17:00 PM
Izvorul Muresului, Romania
We invite you to an event aimed to support the learning and the application of Sociocracy 3.0 (S3). The event is part of the SEOC Erasmus + project and there is no fixed course fee for 20 participants coming from Romania and 9 place for foreign participants.
The other expenses and conditions for participation are described below. Registration is compulsory.
This course is an opportunity for joining a community of practitioners, experiencing seasoned facilitators and receiving support in designing sociocracy implementation plans for your organization.
The challenge before us
Complex and fast changing environments are outpacing the capacity of organizations, communities and networks to adapt. Despite innovative alternatives for improving decision making and governance processes, a lack of adequate knowledge, understanding and skills can leave groups frustrated and falling back onto more conventional, yet ineffective ways to try and cope.
We all recognize the need for change
We want to be sure that investing precious time into learning new ways of doing things will give us practical skills and methods we can confidently use.
We are called to develop alternative solutions for addressing old problems, and to assume a new perspective that honors our individual needs while addressing the urgency for more integrated and interdependent human organization.
Sociocracy 3.0 – a social technology for our time
Sociocracy 3.0 offers a reliable framework to tap collective intelligence in order for us to make more conscious and effective decisions together. It facilitates co-creativity, fosters transparency and guarantees the equivalence of all participants.
Sociocracy acts as “social technology” for unlocking ownership, engagement and a sense of purpose while promoting respect, diversity and inclusion.
It’s an invitation to bring greater awareness to the underlying things that motivate us to act.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is particularly suited to Entrepreneurs and Organizations that promote solutions and models based on Ecological and Social wellbeing.
COOPs, eco-social Entreprises, Co-housing and eco-village projects, urban co-working hubs, eco-social Innovation catalysts and incubators, daring and mindful IT start-ups.
During the workshop you will:
- Discover what Sociocracy 3.0 is and why it helps organizations to become more sustainable, resilient and elegant.
- Know how sociocracy’s core methodology and principles free potential and support system wide optimization.
- Develop skills you can apply within your groups, organizations and enterprises.
- Learn methods to facilitate collaborative processes, draw on the collective intelligence of groups, and guarantee the potential for equivalence in decision making.
- Develop a “solutions focus” and explore the creative opportunities lying buried at the heart of seemingly challenging situations.
About the workshop journey
Our journey together will focus mainly on a deep exploration of Sociocracy 3.0 principles and processes and will consist of a balanced program with a combination of theory, practice and reflection.
More about Sociocracy and Sociocracy 3.0
Sociocracy, which means “governance by peers or colleagues“, is an increasingly popular system design, governance and decision-making method based on the principles of transparency, equivalence, and effectiveness. It transforms organizations culturally and structurally, enabling collective intelligence to lead the evolution of an organization, fulfilling team members while creating impressive results.
Sociocracy 3.0 builds on The Sociocratic Method and integrates principles from Holacracy and Non-Violent Communication. It:
- Utilises people as living sensors that pick up changes and respond promptly by creating strategies to satisfy organizational needs as they arise.
- Meets organizations where they are and supports them in continuously improving work and services through a painless and iterative approach, and at their own pace.
- Helps organizations make the best use of talent already present, and enables them to grow structures for effective collaboration.
Who is using Sociocracy 3.0?
Sociocracy 3.0 has been applied worldwide in corporations, small businesses, non-profits and non-governmental organizations, grass-roots movements, nursing homes, colleges, eco-villages and cohousing communities, religious organizations, private schools, Agile/Lean teams and international professional and educational membership organizations.
Course language
The course will be held in English and Romanian with the main focus on English because of the international nature of the training and the fact that the majority of online resources are in English.
Price & Registration
The daily food and accommodation costs are 25 € and include 3 vegetarian meals and beds in rooms for 2 or 3 people.
As part of the SEOC E+ program there will be no training fee for the 29 selected participants. There will be the opportunity for those who wish to support the future activities of Asociatia Romania in Tranzitie to do so by donations according to their own balance points.
Please Register here (starting 17 aug)
This event is part of the European project funded through the KA 204 Erasmus + program, SEOC Sociocracy Empowering Organisational Capacity, aimed to spread and implement Sociocracy 3.0 as a flexible and transparent decision making process in local and international organizations.
The partner organisations involved in this 2 year project are Romania in Transition, West University of Timişoara, RIE (Iberian ecovillage network) and RIVE (Italian ecovillage network).
The facilitators
Andrei Iuroaia is specialized in and dedicated to the development and dissemination of transformative models of organization. He has combined academic knowledge of Management and Political Science with the experience of 3 years travelling and learning formally and by practice the arts and skills of community building, facilitation and participatory organizational systems in intentional communities, ecovillages and other sustainability focused organizations and projects. He co-founded CommunitiesConvergence.org and community-tours.org and offers his service through coaching, facilitation and organizational design and development services. Read more.
Claudian Dobos is a co-founder of the entrepreneurial community “João Sem Medo”, established as a cooperative under Portuguese Law. Since 2010 he has been supporting the emergence of the Romanian Transition Towns Movement. He is a co-founder of the NGO: “Romania In Tranzitie” and Permaculture Research Institute of Romania.
He is also a co-founder of the “Terra Livre” movement and of the community driven initiative “Aurora Community”, both established in Romania. Claudian co-created the “Communities Convergence” movement and also co-managed of the 1st “Danube Communities Convergence” held in 2013 and 2014 in Romania.
Claudian is a speaker and facilitator on sustainable development, transition towns and community building and also a Permaculture teacher and a facilitator for Deep Ecology – The Work that Reconnects, among many. He is also a trainer and facilitator on communication strategies, communities of practice, community building and integral personal development. Claudian has experience in Communication and Image Management, start-up design and has grounded several business enterprises.
Since 2015 he is the president of the meta-network ECOLISE -the European network for community–led initiatives on climate change and sustainability.
Organization of this workshop:
Romania In Tranzitie
Arise Education
This workshop is part of SEOC a Erasmus+ funded project.