📓 sociocracy

circles
- aim
  - statement of purpose/objective, reason for circle's existence
- domain
  - what have authority over (policy and actions)
  - set by parent circle
  - exclusive control/impact over something (that could be shared, but isn't)
    - no overlap with other circles
    - parent circles fully delegates/entrusts their control over that subdomain
- membership
  - circle consents to add or remove members
    - (for removal, the target does not have consent rights)
- roles
  - "hats" worn, one member can have many roles (except leader and delegate)
  - all roles have terms
  - sociocracy roles
    - facilitator
      - runs meetings
    - secretary
      - schedules, announces meetings
      - takes and distributes minutes
      - logs policies (can have seperate "logbook keeper" role if necessary)
    - delegate
      - liason with broader circle
      - chosen by circle
      - (member of both parent and child cricle)
    - "leader"
      - either:
        selected by parent circle, confirmed (via consent) by child circle
        select by circle, confirmed (via consent) via child circle
      - keeps big picture in mind
      - keeps ops aligned with aim
      - acts in service of the circle
      - "meta" responsibilities
        ex. do we need more members? what should our next priority be? how can we run more smoothly?
      - provides information from super-circle
      - not an authority on policy decision making (thats done via consent of the circle) or ops (can't coerce anyone to do anything)
  - other - domain specific operational roles
    - exclusive authority and responsibility over a delegated micro-domain
    - roles existence, description and authority is part of the circle's policies
subcircles, recursively (fractally)
- delegate part of domain to subcircle(s)
consent
- (not consensus)
- consent when a proposal has no objections
- seek advice to get information
- objection
  - proposal would hamper circle achieving its aim
- process
  - present proposal
  - clarifying questions
    - "what do you need to know to understand the proposal"
  - round(s): reactions
    - (w/ potential amendments)
  - round: consent
  - iterate on proposal until no objections
  - announce decision
rounds
- go around and hear everyone
- can pass, come-back-later
meetings
- opening
  - round: check-in
  - admin related
    - attendance
    - duration
    - minutes
    - next meeting
- set agenda
  - items
  - type
    - report
      - sharing information
    - exploration
      - generate ideas
    - decision
      - approve proposal
  - consent
- go through items
  - (most of the meeting)
- update backlog
- round: how did the meeting go for you?

policies
- have a term (and then are reviewed)
- kinds
  - agreements
    - what is allowed, what isn't
  - workflows
    - how things are done
  - roles
    - what roles exist, what authority they have
misc
- operational decisions vs policy decisions
  - operational decisions
    - happen once
    - made by authorized individual
  - policy decisions
    - set a rule
    - made by consent by a circle
scraping together content from https://www.sociocracyforall.org/
https://medium.com/@Harri_Kaloudis/a-brief-introduction-to-sociocracy-a0770f220937

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