Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Sociocracy for Small Groups?

[Ted J Rau (ted]

Hey Frances,
You've already received some good replies.

3 things I want to offer:
(1) While I agree with Diana in principle about the systems that need to
click into place, it's helpful to have the entry into sociocracy
"linearized" - what does one do first, what next, etc.? That's what my
latest book Who Decides Who Decides
<http://www.sociocracyforall.org/who-decides-who-decides> provides. It's
for forming groups, so your group size works perfectly. And then you either
grow and use more of the structure, or you don't :)
(2) We have a video-led sociocracy training
<http://www.sociocracyforall.org/elc> with group exercises that is
self-serve so you can schedule as you wish. That's how you can create the
shared reality/knowledge base for everyone in the group.
(3) I also agree on Sharon's point on mental clarity that's useful no
matter what group size. I wrote an article about that, called Everyday
Sociocracy <https://www.sociocracyforall.org/everyday-sociocracy/>.

Good luck to your group!
Ted

On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:43 AM frances woolison <
franceswoolison [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

> We are a small, forming, coliving cooperative - 6-10 people, singles and
> couples, who will be living as a family would under one roof in a very
> large older home. Our private spaces will be our bedrooms, and we plan to
> share nightly dinners. We will live our own separate lives, with no common
> industry, but will self manage the upkeep of the home, and with a goal of
> building caring, sharing relationships with one another. Would Sociocracy
> be a suitable governance model for such a small community?
>
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