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Sociocracy – A means for true agile organizations - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016

Sociocracy – A means for true agile organizations - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016

Sociocracy – A means for true agile organizations - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016

Agile Singapore

October 17, 2016
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    Jutta Eckstein
    [email protected], www.JEckstein.com
    @JuttaEckstein
    Sociocracy:
    A Means for True Agile Organizations
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    Agenda
     Context
     Decision Making
     Roles & Hierarchies
     Summary

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    Strange Term: Sociocracy
     Sounds like socialism… but has nothing to do with it
     Origins
    – Socius = Companion
    – Kratein = to govern
     Dynamic governance
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    Observed Struggles of Self-Organization
     Lack of full buy-in for decisions
     Decisions aren‘t transparent or helpful
     Hierarchy prevents self-organization

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    DECISION MAKING
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    Lack of full buy-in for decisions

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    Making Decisions
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    Deciding by Consent

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    Application of consent decisions
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    ROLES & HIERARCHIES

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    Example: Electing People to Functions & Tasks
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    Approach: Electing People to Functions & Tasks
     Clarification of functions and tasks
     Proposal round – in writing
     Proposals are collected by facilitator and read out loud
     Rationale round
     Change round
     Summary of remaining suggestions and proposal
     Consent round
     Celebrate

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    Application: Electing People to Functions & Tasks
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    Scrum Master‘s Expected Service to the
    Organization
     Leading and coaching the organization in
    its Scrum adoption;
     Planning Scrum implementations within
    the organization;
     Helping employees and stakeholders
    understand and enact Scrum and
    empirical product development;
    Source: http://www.scrumguides.org/
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    Hierarchies…
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    Double Linking

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    Application of Double Linking
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    SUMMARY

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    Lessons Learned
     Decisions based on consent ensure full buy-in
     Sociocratic election opens new possibilities
     Embed Agility in the organization by double-linking
     You can start where you and your organization are and
    implement the principles step by step
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    It’s the structure that
    enables or hinders self-
    organization, not the
    people.
    Pieter van der Meché
    The Sociocracy Group

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    Want to know more, check out…
     http://sociocracy.com/
     http://sociocracyconsulting.com/
     John Buck: We the People – Consenting to
    a deeper democracy: A guide in
    Sociocratic Principles and Methods
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    Many Thanks!
    Jutta Eckstein, [email protected]
    www.JEckstein.com
    @JuttaEckstein

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