Sociocracy, co-creation and facilitator training

A course for leaders, facilitators, teams and other people, who want collaboration to be driven by inspiration & commitment rather than obligation. Participate in the weekend to learn the basics. Stay for the full length of the course to get in-depth training.

What is this course about?

Sociocracy is also called “Dynamic governance” because the organizational structure is flexible and changes according to the needs of the organization. In this course, you’ll discover how to supports teams, workgroups and communities to collaborate in a way that’s perceived by people as healthy, empowering and productive.

Unlike traditional structures where content and direction are often accidentally controlled, Sociocracy brings the group’s collective intelligence into play and ensures that all perspectives are heard. As the decision-making process is fast, this method prevents long tiring debates between opposing views. Instead, synergy and collaboration are increased with training, thereby also productivity.

You will leave with a complete understanding of sociocracy, how it relates to various leadership styles and trained in the functions needed to implement it in your team. Teams, working groups, and communities who participate together will have the option to implement sociocracy in their team during the course.

What to expect

During the full course you will learn about:

Sociocracy implementation

You will achieve a basic understanding of what sociocracy is, how to implement it and the advantages and challenges you would face if it was implemented in your organisation.

Sociocratic roles

You will get trained in the basic roles of the circle (≈ team) and learn how to change roles, so it’s clear when you are giving your personal contribution to a situation and when you are the leader/facilitator.

Sociocratic facilitation

You will get a basic training in sociocratic facilitation and learn how to focus the energy of a group, when you are in the role of a leader or facilitator.

The program

During a large part of the course you will alternately work on your own with Aima’s coach-your-self tools, receive individual guidance/conversation/coaching about your results and partake in short presentations or discussions about relevant subjects brought up by the group.

Day 1

Dinner, getting to know each other and introduction to the program.

Day 2

What is sociocracy
Vision, mission, aim: vision for this course and Thoughtstorm Method
Setting up appropriate circles in your organisation
What is required to set up a sociocratic organisation.
Roles in sociocracy
Sociocratic elections
Sociocratic decision making

Day 3

Sociocratic decision making is trained in the circles
Formulation of vision and aim in circle
Agenda set-up
Coordination circle (fishbowl)
Sociocratic evaluations
People who only participated for the weekend evaluate, the rest continue in the circles working on reaching their aim

Days 4 & 5

Training the roles of the circle while working on the goal

Day 6

Coordination circle meeting: results of the working groups are presented.

How to overcome the challenges of setting up a sociocratic organisation
Evaluation of how each person managed their role
Evaluation of the course

Who is teaching?

Kristiane has been working with team and project development for 2 decades. She was trained in sociocracy by Sociocracy For All in the spring of 2017, after which she participated in developing their facilitator training. As a member of the governance group in Gen-Europe, on the board of LØS (Landsforeningen for økosamfund) and as a founding member of Avnø Oasis Ecovillage, she has played a key role in the implementation of sociocracy. She is known as an excellent sociocracy teacher and facilitator.

Where will you be living?

Located in a nature reserve, neighbor to the sea and forest, Avno Oasis offers a lovely setting with a serene atmosphere.

Enjoy healthy and delicious organic meals (vegan option available) and use our facilities to boost and develop new skills: gym, fitness, art, music rooms, our library, and co-working space.

Experience being a part of our diverse community, which also includes doing some household chores & kitchen service together with volunteers and residents.