I took a day off today. It was nice to have some free time today. Here are three good things from the day:
- I made some progress on a family photo album of 2024 and uploaded the pictures to a photo frame. My older son (6 y/o) said he didn't like it...he loved it! .
- Our forsythia bushes are blooming. Here is a picture of one.
- I had a good conversation about incorporating practices from sociocracy in an organization that is not run sociocratically.

#threeGoodThings
#forsythia
#sociocracy
#bloomScrolling

Close up of yellow forsythia flowers. The flowers point downward with four thin petals opening outward. There are small drops of water on the petals. At the end of the thin branch with the flowers are two young green leaves pointing upward. In the background, there is the rest of the yellow forsythia bush blurred. It is a cloudy day.

**Sociocracy For All** @SociocracyForAll@social.coop · Apr 3

Apr 3

Sociocracy For All @SociocracyForAll@social.coop

Join us for our sociocracy conference on April 24!

https://www.sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy-conference-2025/

#sociocracy #nonprofit #leadership

**Sociocracy For All** @SociocracyForAll@social.coop · Mar 31

Mar 31

Sociocracy For All @SociocracyForAll@social.coop

Interested in sociocracy but no idea where and how to start?
This webinar on April 10 is for you!

https://www.sociocracyforall.org/event/first-steps-into-sociocracy-2025/

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#sociocracy #nonprofit #bettermeetings

**The Lifeboat Academy** @lifeboatacademy@mastodon.social · Mar 31

Mar 31

The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy@mastodon.social

Our Spring events freely offered and open to anyone who's interested in building skills for collaboration in a supportive environment.

lifeboat.academy/events

"My biggest takeaway? There are other people who love doing this too!! I'm really enjoying the process, the like-minded community, and the experimental approach. It all resonates with me deeply."
-- Ruth, Lifeboat Builder

#lifeboatbuilder #lifeboatacademy #resilience

**Commons Network** @commonsnetwork@todon.nl · Mar 31

Mar 31

Commons Network @commonsnetwork@todon.nl

Inclusive decision-making is crucial for organisations that share ownership - but how do we organise collectively? (1/5)

In cooperatives and other collectively managed enterprises, members put to question the traditional hierarchical governance structures that most of us are used to – with bosses or managers taking the lead and making final decisions.

Cooperatives highlight the need for equal decision-making! They present an alternative to the currently dominating traditional hegemonic economic practices that prioritise central control.

Read more: https://www.commonsnetwork.org/2025/03/27/governance-in-gedeeld-beheerde-ondernemingen-democratie-sociocratie-en-holacratie/

#governance #coop #democracy

**Dave Volek** @davevolek@mastodon.social · Mar 22

Mar 22

Dave Volek @davevolek@mastodon.social

Concept Review: Sociocracy

I spent a little time with the sociocracy movement.

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=28&id=398

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#sociocracy

Concept Review: Sociocracy

I spent a little time with the sociocracy movement.

**Matt Noyes** @Matt_Noyes@social.coop · Mar 22

Mar 22

Matt Noyes @Matt_Noyes@social.coop

Yikes! The overflow meeting this morning for potential farm club members who can't come to the main meeting tomorrow, drew 6 very enthusiastic people. We might end up with nearly 15 new worker members... suddenly we have to think in terms of #microsolidarity and #sociocracy

**Steve Dustcircle** @dustcircle@mastodon.social · Mar 20

Mar 20

Steve Dustcircle @dustcircle@mastodon.social

#Sociocracy: A ‘light in our #path towards a #cooperative #society’

https://geo.coop/gleanings/sociocracy-light-our-path-towards-co-operative-society

Grassroots Economic OrganizingSociocracy: A ‘light in our path towards a co-operative society’When it comes to collective leadership, simply having the willingness to work in this way is not always enough, and trying to ensure everyone is heard without systems and structures to support this aim can become messy and unworkable.A growing number of co-ops are exploring how the governance system of sociocracy can help them to ensure those involved have a say while still getting things done.

**Sociocracy For All** @SociocracyForAll@social.coop · Mar 18

Mar 18

Sociocracy For All @SociocracyForAll@social.coop

Reminder!
You can learn about #sociocracy for free in this on-demand video class:
http://sociocracyforall.org/primer-sutra

Then sign up for our newsletter to keep learning:
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/newsletter-signup/

#nonprofit #orgdev #purpose

**The Lifeboat Academy** @lifeboatacademy@mastodon.social · Mar 18

Mar 18

The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy@mastodon.social

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says:
“When people think the same idea and move in the same direction, that’s a cult. When people think many different ideas and move in one direction, that’s a movement.” — Loretta Ross
Text superimposed on an image of goats grazing in a PNW forest, one perched on a log, one among ostrich ferns, the closest staring at the camera.

#lorettaross #metacrisis #lifeboatacademy

**Sociocracy For All** @SociocracyForAll@social.coop · Mar 17

Mar 17

Sociocracy For All @SociocracyForAll@social.coop

Online #sociocracy conference on April 24
>> 22 talks
>> new systems for a new social paradigm
>> Join us

#newparadigm #change #socialchange #systemschange
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy-conference-2025/

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**Sociocracy For All** @SociocracyForAll@social.coop · Mar 12

Mar 12

Sociocracy For All @SociocracyForAll@social.coop

Many people want to see their organizations in alignment with their #values - but how doesn't one actually do that?

Here's a take by Ted Rau on how practices like #sociocracy help us align better with who we want to be!

>> www.sociocracyforall.org/event/living...

#mission #purpose #nonprofit

**The Lifeboat Academy** @lifeboatacademy@mastodon.social · Mar 8

Mar 8

The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy@mastodon.social

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone." — Margaret Wheatley
Text superimposed on an image of a PNW forest of mixed trees with sunlight filtering through leaves.

#margaretwheatley #lifeboatacademy #metacrisis

**Sociocracy For All** @SociocracyForAll@social.coop · Mar 6

Mar 6

Sociocracy For All @SociocracyForAll@social.coop

How do #regenerative organizations organize?

Hear Thomas Kemps, Stefano Capezzuto, and Daniele Bucci at the #sociocracy conference on April 24! - along with 20 other talks on ...

... education
... sociocracy changing politics
... other modalities like dialogue and IFS
... liberation
... sociocracy for innovation teams
... sociocracy and emotional intelligence
... sociocracy and culture

Program and tickets:
https://www.sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy-conference-2025