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”That meeting was a tremendous gathering in which the attitude of ‘each for his own’ changed into ‘how to solve this together?’” Stef Heinsman, the happy director of an institution solving a budget crisis. Read more in Riding the crisis together.
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Issue 4, July 2010
Where can one use the sociocratic circle-organization method (SCM)? Anywhere! It proves useful in every setting that requires policy decisions. That can be in a family, or in a company facing economic crisis. We hope the stories in our newsletter and the tips you'll find included, inspire you to use this wonderful tool for making cooperation easier.
Annewiek Reijmer
CEO Global Sociocratic Network
Worldwide
Family gatherings are fun!
Families are a great place to use the sociocratic circle-organization method (SCM). It makes both parents and children more relaxed and ‘together’. Read more and find five useful tips here.
The Netherlands
Riding through the crisis together
Instituut Archimedes, part of the Education faculty of Hogeschool Utrecht, Netherlands, faced a crisis. It promised raises to twelve staff members and then had a sudden funding shortfall. Difficult decisions had to be made. Would denial of the raises lead to a mass walk-out by the staff? But, in the end the crisis led to higher levels of mutual trust. Read more here.
USA/Canada
International conference on Sociocracy
The first three-day international conference in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory (Canada), was a major milestone that marks the international growth of the sociocratic circle-organization method (SCM). For those who didn’t attend: the conferences are still online! Read more here.
The Netherlands
Green award for car sharing organization
Last September, the Dutch Minister of the Environment awarded Henry Mentink a “sustainable government decoration” for Wheels4all, a car sharing initiative. This organization uses SCM. Read more here.
Canada
Revitalizing the countryside – an update
What’s cooking in the rural laboratory? The village of Très-Saint-Rédempteur makes progress in revitalizing its community, using SCM. Read more here.
Canada
The Graduates
This spring, almost twenty students graduated from the International School for Leaders (ISL) in Montreal. In ISL, students investigate personal leadership in a sociocratic setting. Read more here.
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