Case clinic - Implement Sociocratic patterns

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 * Dutch: Case clinic - Implementeren Sociocratische patronen

Situation

 * I really like the sociocracy (see https://sociocracy30.org)
 * I think some of the atterns can be very useful for teams and movements.
 * For example the pattern to formulate driver statements.
 * I think it would be very nice if driver statements are appreciated.
 * In a lot of teams people are irritated by too many ideas/ suggestions or to demanding. See yellow and red in DISC.
 * On the R2 wiki I created my own sociocratic reality.
 * But on this wiki there are not many contributers, so everything is possible.
 * What I would like to learn is how to introduce these these patterns in the teams/ movements I'm participating in: Volt movement, Let's do something!, my employer.
 * I'm also starting up some COINs. See e-health movement, technology movement. In these movements it will probably be easy to implement a sociocratic approach.

Intention

 * Implement some of sociocratic patterns. Like driver statements.
 * I also like the principles of sociocracy. One of the principles is: the principle of equivalence: involve people in making and evolving decisions that affect them.
 * I probably like this principle because I'm a child of divorced parents and parents make a lot of decisions without involving their children.
 * But how to start a dialogue?
 * I don't want to be the guy that shouts: BE MORE TRANSPARANT!
 * I want to start-up a dialogue. But nobody listens. I hope the Volters from the community team will listen?
 * Some successes
 * In November 2020 I see that the country council is able to ask question to the board. I made the suggestion to also implement this good practice on the country level. No reaction :-)
 * In October 2020 I had a talk with one of the leads of the community team. Nice to speak to somebody that has a similar vision.
 * In October 2020 I had a dialogue with one of the board members about dialogues. This board member wants to facilitate dialogues about policies, not about the way we interact with each other.
 * Next (possible) actions
 * Sharing the link to the Sociocracy website: https://sociocracy30.org
 * Participate in the activities of the community team.
 * Aks the community team about their ambtions?
 * Offer help. In November 2020 I offerd my help to setup a Trello board. Plan is to suggest this again next year.
 * Stakeholders: Other volunteers

Learning edge

 * What do I need to learn? What got us here, will not get us there.
 * What do I need to let go?
 * The learning edge is an invitation to turn around the camera back onto ourselfs, not only talk about all the other idiots around us who are causing all the problems. But really now looking at yourself and asking yourself, why is it that in my own biography, in my own journey I am now facing this kind of situation? What is this situation inviting me to let go of, and what is it that it's inviting me to learn?
 * More dialogue/ more asking questions: I would like to learn how I can ask questions without people feeling uncomfortable. I have the tendence to talk about my ambitions, instead of facilitating a co-creation proces that leads to ambitions. Sometimes it is smarter to ask questions. Sometimes it is smarter do nothing and just observe. On the other hand, if you wait, live will be over before you know it. So on 14.11.20 I decided to ask a question to one of the leads of EUR community if there is a planning? and if we can co-create an agenda for EUR community on which the Volt movement can share driver statements.

In need help with

 * In the case clinic you only have an hour. That is not a long time. So it is a good practice to focus your coaching team on the questions where input will be most helpful to you.
 * In the case I described some actions. In which situations could I have been more effective?

Process the following
 * Learn how to slow down. How to re-frase questions? Make them less confronting. Sharing your concerns instead of talking about my ambitions. Ask about the ambitions of others. Ask about their planning?
 * Slow down, don't go to fast. First start a dialogue about community organising. See Dialogues about community organising.