Dipping a Toe into Sociocracy: An Invitation to Share Power
2023-09-07 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Virtual Workshop
Time is a precious, shared commodity. Meetings are a space in which this can feel most evident.

Are you tired of meetings that go over time and end with frustration, lacking resolution or a clear path forward? Do you witness (or participate in) talking over colleagues or shrinking from participation?

Madeleine will cover some basic practices of this form of self governance for small groups and organizations, including: speaking in rounds, consent decision making and co-creation of proposals. Dividing up into break out rooms, you will get to test out some of these approaches to sharing power while enhancing clarity and goodwill in meetings.

In this virtual workshop, you will learn:

basic structure and tenets of Sociocracy
tools for bringing clarity and clear communication to meetings
real life applications to using Sociocracy in libraries and other organizations
how to find training opportunities

Presented by Madeleine Charney:

Madeleine Charney is a research services librarian at the UMass Amherst Libraries. She weaves a variety of dialogic and contemplative practices into her library instruction, meetings, and campus interactions including: Ways of Council, World Cafe, Koru Mindfulness, Non-violent Communication, guided nature therapy and labyrinth walks and…Sociocracy, of course!
