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Northampton MA: Sociocracy/Dynamic Self-Governance

Facilitator:

  

Jerry Koch-Gonzalez

Location: , Massachusetts,

  Pathways Cohousing Community,  25 Mountain Laurel Path, Florence MA 01062

Date and Time:

  Sun, Oct 14, 2012   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Requested donation:

  FREE! Donations gladly accepted.

Details

  An FREE introduction to decision making and organizational structure where everyone's needs matter. This free introduction is open to all and will emphasize the application of dynamic governance to cohousing communities.

Sociocracy is the method of governance for the Loudoun County Evovillage in Virgina and for the forming communities of Green Haven Cohousing in New Haven CT and Belfast Cohousing in Belfast ME.

Sociocracy, aka Dynamic Governance, is an effective, efficient and transparent participatory decision making process based on equivalence of power of all participants regardless of their position in an organization.

Sociocracy also transforms traditional leadership selection, organizational ownership and structure, and offers a vision of society based on power-with!

Sociocracy can be implemented in all kinds and sizes of organizations – traditional businesses, non-profits, worker cooperatives, intentional communities and social change groups. Sociocracy aims to hold both the “I” and the “We” and end dynamics of power over and power under.

Learn by doing - this is a participatory workshop! Come experience it for yourself!

The presenter of this workshop, Jerry Koch-Gonzalez, is a long time activist and independent consultant. Jerry’s passion is to share egalitarian practices such as sociocracy, nonviolent communication (NVC) and Restorative Circles. Jerry is associated with Both-And Consulting, The Sociocracy Consulting Group, New England NVC, the Institute for Peaceable Communities and Class Action.

Jerry has lived in lives with his family in the Pioneer Valley Cohousing Community since it was built in 1994.

Learn more online: http://both-and.net, http://sociocracyconsulting.com and http://sociocracy.info

Questions? Call Jerry 413-549-1747.

Who is it for?

  Anyone seeking a system of decision making and organization that is more effective and scalable than consensus, ensures greater equality than majority rule democracy, and delivers products and services efficiently in any sector - businesses, nonprofits, and social change organizations.
This session will be or particular interest for anyone living in cohousing or other intentional communities, and other forms of self-managed organizations such as worker cooperatives.

Registration and deposit info:

  Registration allows us to inform you if the workshop is cancelled for any reason. Registration is not required.

What to bring:

  For the comfort of participants, please do not wear perfumes or other scents.
The site is wheelchair accessible.

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