Cohousing-L Mailing List: 10 Week Sociocracy Webinar for cohousing communities and forming cohousing groups

[Diana Leafe Christian (diana]

I’m offering a 10-week online course on sociocracy for cohousing and other 
kinds of intentional communities starting Saturday, October 10th. Sociocracy, 
sometimes called Dynamic Governance, is an especially effective and enjoyable 
self-governance and decision-making method.

As a cohousing advocate and consultant since 2003, I've found that sociocracy 
tends to work better for cohousers than classic, traditional consensus and even 
modified forms of consensus like the N St. Method.

The webinar is Saturday, Oct. 10 to Saturday, Dec. 12. $245-$445 sliding scale. 
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: $215-$445 sliding scale, through Sep 25th. Time: Pacific: 
10am -12 noon, Mountain, 11 am - 1pm, Central, 12 noon -2 pm, Eastern, 1-3 pm.

 “I've never seen a community meeting be so effective, efficient, and fun!”

This was the comment of a visitor to Hart's Mill Ecovillage in North Carolina, 
a community using sociocracy.

When used accurately, and when using what I call "all seven parts" of 
sociocracy, cohousers can experience: 
(1) Better meetings (2) Getting more done (3) Being better organized (4) 
Feeling more harmoniously connected to other group members

Communities that have taken the webinar were able to use each part of 
sociocracy in their group immediately after they learned it over the 10 
week-course. 

The webinar is Saturday, OCT 10 to Saturday, DEC 12.  $245-$445 sliding scale. 
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: $215-$445 sliding scale, through Sep 25th. Time: Pacific: 
10am -12 noon, Mountain, 11 am - 1pm, Central, 12 noon -2 pm, Eastern, 1-3 pm.  
US$245- $445 sliding scale. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT is US$215-$445, until September 
25. To register, type in your browser window: tinyurl.com/dianasociocracywebinar

US$245- $445 sliding scale. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT is US$215-$445, until September 
25. To register, type in your browser window: tinyurl.com/dianasociocracywebinar

The webinar is 35 hours of visual learning and live practice over a 10-week 
period, with six different learning activities: (1)Watch watch-ahead videos (2) 
Read-ahead handouts — many with colorful graphics. (3) Two-hour lively practice 
sessions. (4) Short emailed quizes about each topic. (5) Responses any 
questions or comments. (6) Access to all course videos and handouts for a year 
after the webinar and additional help if needed.

Here’s what a recent webinar participant said:

"I took Diana’s webinar as a member of two intentional communities using 
sociocracy, one in Turkey and one in Canada. Each group now has highly 
effective meetings — making decisions much faster than before. Our productivity 
has increased and we're and joyfully accomplishing previously daunting tasks. 
Diana presents sociocracy in an engaging, easily understandable, fun way — and 
in the context of how intentional communities function well — combining 
different teaching methods to ensure everyone fully gets it. I wholeheartedly 
recommend her training for smoother, more enjoyable community governance!"
     —Ezgi Sarıoğlu, Kabile, Turkey, and Teal House, Calgary. 

About me as an instructor, I’ve taught sociocracy to cohousing and other kinds 
of intentional communities since 2012. I'm the author of  Creating a Life 
Together and Finding Community, and was the editor of Communities magazine for 
14 years. I specialize in what works well in cohousing communities, 
ecovillages, and other kinds of intentional communities, and have had the 
privilege of leading workshops and pre-conference workshops at Coho/US national 
conferences.  

I hope sociocracy and this webinar may interest you and your group!

Diana Leafe Christian