Hello, maybe there is a suitable place on Meta Wiki to conserve this? Later it will be a little bit difficult to find it again on a mailinglist. I myself find this point of view of "outsiders" very interesting and worth to notice e.g. in strategic discussions. Kind regards Ziko
Am Mo., 18. Feb. 2019 um 11:41 Uhr schrieb David Cuenca Tudela < [email protected]>: > Hi Bodhisattwa, > > > *Governance recommendation * > I assisted to a session on sociocracy organized by the Transition Network > that basically blew my mind. The speaker explained how for her it has been > always difficult to participate in decision-making because she feels that > she is a very vocal person, and she felt that with democracy it was mostly > about taking sides and wining or losing, which was quite disappointing for > her. Then she started to explain the sociocratic principles of decision by > consent, and what does that mean. > > What is interesting about sociocracy itself, is not the process or the > method, but how it challenges the participants to truly understand the > meaning of a decision, and their own relationship with it. Objections are > seen as a gift that will help improve the proposal, once they have been > properly understood. Normally it takes effort from the participants to > address their own personal issues as well, because they have an impact on > how the group can operate. > > Trust can be built during in person sessions, and it is necessary for the > group to operate smoothly. Sociocracy is not for people who like to > accumulate power, or are not able to share power with others, and that can > drive people away. On the other hand, those who stay feel more included and > supported by the organisation. There is also an element of celebration, > which sometimes we forget. Taking decisions is hard work, and we should > celebrate when we reach one. > > Sociocracy it is easy to grasp, but difficult to master. The members of the > Transition Network had to undergo a training during a long time at the > Université de Nous, to become proficient in this method. There is also a > software that assists self-organization: https://www.holaspirit.com/ > > Regards, > Micru > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 8:45 AM Bodhisattwa Mandal < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Micru, > > > > I am interested about your thoughts about governance recommendation for > the > > movement and community model of affiliates. > > > > Regards, > > Bodhisattwa > > > > > > On Mon, 18 Feb 2019, 12:14 Фархад Фаткуллин / Farkhad Fatkullin < > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Micru, > > > I would be interested to learn about "External perception of the > > > movement".part of your insights. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > from Russia with love, > > > farhad > > > https://ru.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smart_region > > > > > > -- > > > Farhad Fatkullin - Фархад Фаткуллин http://sikzn.ru/ Тел.+79274158066 > / > > > skype:frhdkazan / Wikipedia:frhdkazan / WMRU: > > > > > > > > > 18.02.2019, 02:35, "David Cuenca Tudela" <[email protected]>: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Last Friday I participated in a workshop in Brussels where people > from > > > > different NGOs met to learn from each other to foster flat, > > > > democratic, and diverse organisations. I was one of four speakers in > a > > > > "world cafe" format (basically a circle where participants can > > > > interact with the speaker). I represented the Wikimedia movement in > > > > general, with the intention that participants would learn from our > > > > movement, and so that I would learn from them. There were also Open > > > > Space sessions. > > > > > > > > If there is interest, I can share with you my insights on any of > these > > > topics: > > > > - External perception of the movement > > > > - Recommendations to the WMF > > > > - Governance recommendations for the movement > > > > - Community model for affiliates > > > > - How to increase diversity > > > > > > > > There is a lot to say about each topic, so please ask only about the > > > > topic you have genuine interest in. If there is no interest, I'm ok > > > > keeping it to myself. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Micru > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Etiamsi omnes, ego non > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
