BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:680047a14de619e389e3d2021c6d35bf CATEGORIES:CircleForward CREATED:20160414T154840 SUMMARY:BUILDING ENTHUSIASTIC COLLABORATIVE TEAMS with Sociocracy LOCATION:London DESCRIPTION:BUILDING ENTHUSIASTIC COLLABORATIVE TEAMSwith Sociocracy \nLearning Worksho p, 10 May, 2016, London, 09:00 - 17:00Symbiotic Decision-making\n (http: //2bwow.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Soc-Kalikalos-Banner.png)\n \nSer ies: Building Enthusiastic Collaborative Workplaces with sociocracy\n\n \nM odule 1: Building Engaged Teams with consent decision-making\n\n \n\n - Are your team decisions being met with resistance, with no or little buy-in or alignment?\n\n - Does the workforce feel disengaged and demotivated, leadi ng to high staff turnover?\n - Is there too much pressure on managers and l eaders to ‘perform’ and have all the answers?\n - Do staff members feel und ervalued, with little outlet for staff creativity?\n - Does lack of consult ation result in difficulty implementing the decisions?\n - Are you and/or i s your team keen to change all (or any) of that ? \nIf so, you may benefit from applying consent-based decision-making in your team or organisation:\n Consent-based decision-making offers you a proven way for groups with comm on aims to reach optimal collective decisions. Member feel comfortable impl ementing these decisions because the perspectives of each member are taken into consideration, and objections are resolved by incorporating refinement s into the decision. Members may not like or agree fully with a decision, b ut they can live with it as far as achieving the team's aims is concernred, it is within their range of tolerance to execute. The system creates group agreement in a very time efficient way.\n Who is this learning workshop fo r:\n Teams and project groups with common aims needing to take collaborativ e decisions, working across departments, including any planning or policy-m aking groups of people. This course should be of particilar interest to th ose wishing to implement change in their organisation, get more engagement and commitment in the workforce and implement participative working practic es.\n\n What you will learn:\n You will learn the basic steps, rules and ro les of the consent-based decision-making process (also known as formal cons ensus), with lots of chances to practice. You will learn how to make collab orative decisions by consent, and learn the basics of facilitating the proc ess. The focus is partical with plenty of opportunities to practice.\n\n Un ique Value:\n This is a unique approach to get team decisions quickly, by h arnessing, unlocking and drawing on group mind for sharper solutions. Rathe r than trying to get all to agree on an issue, through adversarial debate a s is conventionally the case, consent-based decision-making focusses on fin e-tuning proposed solutions to a degree where no-one has any paramount obje ction that would hamper the execution of the decision, and if there are obj ections, further fine-tuning the solutions.\n \n Benefits:\n \n - Inclusive (all perspectives considered)\n - Everyone supports decisions made\n - Spe edy implementation\n - Differences turn to advantage\n - Conflict becomes resource\n - Wiser decicions, highly innovative \n (http://www.eventbri te.co.uk/e/building-enthusiastic-collaborative-teams-with-sociocracy-ticket s-18966894492?ref=ebtnebtckt)\n \nModule 1: Building Engaged Teams with con sent decision-making\n \nThe focus of this workshop is practical skills whi ch you take back with you and apply immediately. This module is a self-con tained course, you will learn valuable skills regardless whether you also p articipate in any of the other modules. This module, however, forms the ba sis of all other modules. The modules in this series are:\n\n - Collaborat ive Decision-making ("short-form" consent)\n\n - Holistic complex Problem-s olving ("long-form" consent)\n\n - Effective Governance Meetings (without t he superfluous)\n\n - Circle Role Distribution & Tasks (consent electio ns)\n\n - Facilitation Skills & Other Circle roles \n\n - Defining Comm on Purpose (VMA) and Double-linking\n\n - Prototyping and Iterations, Revie wing and EvaluatingWhile the practical tools emanate from sociocracy, they are introduced here independently, so you learn particular skills you can a pply immediately in the workpace, irrespective of whether the organisation is sociocratic, or indeed without you needing to know anything about socioc racy. This is a highly practical skills co-learning workshop. \nNote that these skills also form the basis of sociocracy, as well as its derivatives, like Dynamic Goverance, Sociocracy 3.0, Flox, Circle Forward, IDM (integra tive Decision-Making) and in particular Holacracy. The latter is a more el aborate system which also comprises the operational side of organisations a nd other add-ons. Learning collaborative decision-making through consent-b uilding first is thus an effective way of familiarising oneself with the ba sics and testing the waters, before committing to sociocracy or to a more f ully fledged system like Holacracy.\n\nThis co-learning workshop is highly practical, interactive and involves a lot of peer-learning in self-organise d groups. There is a tremendous amount of practice involved, actually doin g and practicing the skills. If there are sufficient numbers there will be a second workshop facilitator, Francois Knuchel, who will be introducing some new self- organising peer-based approaches we are developing and beta-trialling. \n \n (http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-enthusiastic-collaborative-teams -with-sociocracy-tickets-18966894492?ref=ebtnebtckt)\n \nWork Better Togeth er\nWhile the word Sociocracy may be unfamiliar, its roots go back to philo sopher and founder of Sociology Auguste Comte, via Quaker peace activists. Today it is used in businesses and communities looking to work more effecti vely and enjoyably. You might think of Sociocracy as what comes after democ racy; a deeper, more genuine form of democracy, that can help us do a bette r job of working and relating with each other, whether at work, in communit y or at home.\n\nIn this workshop you will experience and learn for yourself that beyond big words and ideas, the essence of Sociocra cy is simple and elegant, that it can easily be applied to improve many asp ects of your life and work. Sociocracy is a system and set of tools, which puts in to practice the values that humans instinctively hold dear, but whi ch often disappear when we try to get things done with others, even if we t ry to do things ‘democratically.’ It is how we might go about getting thing s done if we forgot everything we’ve learned and started from scratch, as i f common sense was common.\n \nSociocracy is work as it should be.\n \n - Y ou will learn how to solve problems and make better decisions together, des pite different opinions, without resorting to bullying or giving in, withou t taking all day over it, and that everyone can get behind.\n - You will le arn how to better use your time in and out of meetings, while keeping every one on board.\n - You will learn how Sociocracy embraces respect, trust, di versity, empowerment, shared leadership, honesty, collaboration, efficiency , transparency, responsibility, innovation and the equivalent value of us a ll.\n - You will learn how to get stuff done, do more of the right things, and do more of what works.\n - You will learn how to make sure that you are learning from what you do, how your team can learn and grow wiser, healthi er and sharper over time. (http://www.pilioncentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2 014/12/double-linking300px.jpg)\nThis workshop will be great for anyone who wants to learn and practice healthier and more effective ways of working a nd relating. You can be a complete beginner, or if you have experienced som ething like this before, this might be a useful opportunity to deepen your practice and understand it from a different perspective. Sociocracy is some times referred to as an ‘empty method’, which enables it to sit alongside a nd enhance other tools in a variety of settings.\nParticipants will learn t ogether in the mornings, have the afternoons to walk, swim, play and practi ce in a stunning area of natural beauty surrounded by mountain, forest and sea. To deepen your experience of co-learning, of co-creating, of being at the centre, as well as to provide this course at an affordable price, a lit tle time each day will be for participants to help with the running of the place, which might include cooking, cleaning or gardening.\n \n \n\n \nA bout Martin Grimshaw: “Putting the fun into Fundamental Change”\nMartin Gri mshaw is a facilitator (http://www.pilioncentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2014 /02/martinGrimshaw200px.jpg), trainer and organisational consultant committ ed to helping people do a better job of working on what matters. He co-foun ded SociocracyUK, along with the UK’s first fully incorporated Sociocratic company and probably the world’s first fully incorporated Sociocratic co-op erative business.\nHe has been practising Sociocracy in work and in life since around 2008, training extensively with Nathaniel Whitestone and John Buck, and learning, practising and teaching with many others ever sinc e.\nLearning efficient collaborative decision making skills may have helped to save his life high up on a mountain. Martin especially enjoys sharing i mportant work in a way that his Grandmother could understand it.\n“Martin i s a master, it’s like watching Roger Federer on Centre Court. It brought te ars to my eyes, I’ve never seen anybody conduct… training with such kindnes s and patience. It was very impressive… He was playful, fun and unthreateni ng: exactly what was needed.”\n \n Contact Martin (http://2bwow.org.uk/con tact/) if you have questions\n \n \n A joint project between Thriving Planet (T/A There's Better Ways of Working (http://2bwow.org.uk/)), Caterfly and Open2Flow (http://open2flow.co.uk). Administered by Thriving Planet CIC\n \n \n (//uk.pintere st.com/pin/create/extension/)\n\n (//uk.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

BUILDING ENTHUSIASTIC COLLABORATIVE TEA MS

with Sociocracy

< h3 style="text-align: center;">Learning Workshop, 10 May, 2016, Lo ndon, 09:00 - 17:00

Symbiotic Decision-making

Series: Building Enthusiastic Collaborative Workp laces with sociocracy

Module 1: Building Engaged Teams with consent decisio n-making

Are your team decisions being me t with resistance, with no or little buy-in or alignment?
Doe s the workforce feel disengaged and demotivated, leading to high staff turn over?
Is there too much pressure on managers and leaders to ‘perfor m’ and have all the answers?
Do staff members feel undervalued, wit h little outlet for staff creativity?
Does lack of consultation res ult in difficulty implementing the decisions?
Are you and/or is you r team keen to change all (or any) of that ?

If so, you may benefit from applying consent-bas ed decision-making in your team or organisation:

Consent-based decision-making offers you a proven way for groups with common aims to reach optimal collective decisions. Member feel comfortable implementing these decisions because the perspectives of each member are taken into consideration, and objections are resolved by incorpo rating refinements into the decision. Members may not like or agree fully w ith a decision, but they can live with it as far as achieving the team's ai ms is concernred, it is within their range of tolerance to execute. The sys tem creates group agreement in a very time efficient way.

Who is this learning workshop for:

Teams and project groups with common aims nee ding to take collaborative decisions, working across departments, including any planning or policy-making groups of people. This course should be of particilar interest to those wishing to implement change in their organisat ion, get more engagement and commitment in the workforce and implement part icipative working practices.

What you will learn:

You will learn the basic steps, rules and roles of the co nsent-based decision-making process (also known as formal consensus< span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">), with lots of chances to practice. You will learn how to make collaborative decis ions by consent, and learn the basics of facilitating the process. The focu s is partical with plenty of opportunities to practice.

Unique Value:

This is a unique approach to get team decisions quickly, by ha rnessing, unlocking and drawing on group mind for sharper solutions. Rather than trying to get all to agree on an issue, through adversarial debate as is conventionally the case, consent-based decision-making focusses on fine -tuning proposed solutions to a degree where no-one has any paramount objec tion that would hamper the execution of the decision, and if there are obje ctions, further fine-tuning the solutions.

Benefits:

Inclus ive (all perspectives considered)	Everyone supports dec isions made
Speedy implementation	Differences turn to advantage
Confl ict becomes resource	Wiser decicions, highly innovativ e

Module 1: Building Engaged Teams with consent dec ision-making

T he focus of this workshop is practical skills which you ta ke back with you and apply immediately. This module is a self-contained co urse, you will learn valuable skills regardless whether you also participat e in any of the other modules. This module, however, forms the basis of al l other modules. The modules in this series are:

Collaborative Decision-making ("sh ort-form" consent)
Holi stic complex Problem-solving ("long-form" consent)
Effective Govern ance Meetings (without the superfluous)
Circle Role Distribution & Tasks (consent elections )
Facilitation Skills & Other Circle roles
De fining Common Purpose (VMA) and Double-linking
Prototyping and Iterations, Reviewing and Evaluatin g

While the practical too ls emanate from sociocracy, they are introduced here independently, so you learn particular skills you can apply immediately in the workpace, irrespec tive of whether the organisation is sociocratic, or indeed without you need ing to know anything about sociocracy. This is a highly practical skills co -learning workshop.

Note that these skills also form the basis of sociocracy, as well as its derivatives , like Dynamic Goverance, Sociocracy 3.0, Flox, Circle Forward, IDM (integr ative Decision-Making) and in particular Holacracy. The latter is a more e laborate system which also comprises the operational side of organisations and other add-ons. Learning collaborative decision-making through consent- building first is thus an effective way of familiarising oneself with the b asics and testing the waters, before committing to sociocracy or to a more fully fledged system like Holacracy.

This co-learning workshop is highly practical, interactive and involves a lot of peer-learning in self-organised groups. There is a treme ndous amount of practice involved, actually doing and practicing the skills . If there are sufficient numbers there will be a second workshop facilita tor, Francois Knu chel, who will be introducing some new self-organising peer-based appro aches we are developing and beta-trialling.

Work Bet ter Together

While the word Sociocracy may be un familiar, its roots go back to philosopher and founder of Sociology Auguste Comte, via Quaker peace activists. Today it is used in businesses and comm unities looking to work more effectively and enjoyably. You might think of Sociocracy as what comes after democracy; a deeper, more genuine form of de mocracy, that can help us do a better job of working and relating with each other, whether at work, in community or at home.

In t his workshop you will experience and learn for yourself that beyond big wor ds and ideas, the essence of Sociocracy is simple and elegant, that it can easily be applied to improve many aspects of your life and work. Sociocracy is a system and set of tools, which puts in to practice the values that hu mans instinctively hold dear, but which often disappear when we try to get things done with others, even if we try to do things ‘democratically.’ It i s how we might go about getting things done if we forgot everything we’ve l earned and started from scratch, as if common sense was common.

Sociocracy is work as it shou ld be.

You will learn how to solve problems and make better decisions together, despite different opinions, without re sorting to bullying or giving in, without taking all day over it, and that everyone can get behind.
You will learn how to better use your time in and out of meetings, while keeping everyone on board.
You will learn how Sociocracy embraces respect, trust, diversity, empowerment, share d leadership, honesty, collaboration, efficiency, transparency, responsibil ity, innovation and the equivalent value of us all.
You will learn how to get stuff done, do more of the right things, and do more of what wor ks.
You will learn how to make sure that you are learning from what you do, how your team can learn and grow wiser, healthier and sharper over time.

This workshop will be great for anyone who wants to learn and practice healthier and more effective ways of working and relating. You ca n be a complete beginner, or if you have experienced something like this be fore, this might be a useful opportunity to deepen your practice and unders tand it from a different perspective. Sociocracy is sometimes referred to a s an ‘empty method’, which enables it to sit alongside and enhance other to ols in a variety of settings.

Participants will learn together in the mornings, have the afternoons to walk, swim, play and practice in a stunni ng area of natural beauty surrounded by mountain, forest and sea. To deepen your experience of co-learning, of co-creating, of being at the centre, as well as to provide this course at an affordable price, a little time each day will be for participants to help with the running of the place, which m ight include cooking, cleaning or gardening.

About Ma rtin Grimshaw: “Putting the fun into Fundamental Change”

Martin Grimshaw is a facilitator, trainer and organisational consultant committed to helping people do a better job of working on what matters. He co-founded SociocracyUK, along with the UK’s first fully incorporated Sociocratic company and probably the world’s firs t fully incorporated Sociocratic co-operative business.

He has been practising Sociocracy in work and in life since around 2008, training extensively with Nathaniel Whitestone and John Buck, and learning, practising and teaching with many others ever since.

Learning efficient collaborative decision making skills may have helped to save his life high up on a mountain. Martin especially enjoys sharing i mportant work in a way that his Grandmother could understand it.

“Martin is a master, it’s like watching Roger Federer on Centre Court. It b rought tears to my eyes, I’ve never seen anybody conduct… training with suc h kindness and patience. It was very impressive… He was playful, fun and un threatening: exactly what was needed.”

Contact Martin if you have questions

A joint project between Thriving Planet (T/A There's Better Ways of Working), Cate rfly and Open2Flow. Administered by Thriving Planet CIC

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