Evolving agile organizations with Sociocracy 3.0 (ALE-2015)

1. Evolving Agile&Organiza,ons with%Sociocracy%3.0 Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 1

2. Who$has$heard$of... Sociocracy Dynamic(Governance(/(Circle(Forward Holacracy Teal%Organiza,ons Responsive)Organiza/ons Intrinsify New$Work Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 2

3. Sociocracy(3.0: a"Framework of#Pa&erns for$Agile$Organiza.ons Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 3

4. Agile&Organiza,on: Sustainably!Crea&ng A"Valuable"Product With%Happy%People. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 4

5. A"Bit"of"History Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 5

6. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 6

8. Agenda 1.#Transcending#Hierarchy 2.#Evolving#Organiza/ons 3.#Organiza+onal#Structure 4.#How#Do#We#Get#There Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 8

9. Transcending+Hierarchy Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 9

10. The$Problem$With$Organiza3ons: Individual)Disciplinary)Power Inevitably+Leads+To a"Dominance)Hierarchy Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 10

11. Paradox'of'Management Hierarchies Ar#ﬁcially*Limit*a*System's*Complexity And$Thus$The$Capacity$of$a$System To#Address#Complexity Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 11

12. Agile&and&Hierarchy: Culture Eats%Strategy For$BreakfastEvolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 12

13. How$Can$We$Create An#Organiza*on Without'Hierarchy? Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 13

15. Circle group&of&peers temporary)or)permanent makes&decisions&by&consent in#person#or#by#delega/on Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 15

16. Circles(Make(Be-er(Decisions: more%knowledge more%engagement more%crea(vity more%commitmentEvolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 16

17. Consent the$absence$of$objec-ons everyone'can'"live'with'it" good$enough$for$now safe%enough%to%try Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 17

18. Maintain&Equivalence: Avoid&Discussion Facilitate(Rounds 1. Pick'a'random'person'to'start 2. Everyone'speaks'in'turn Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 18

19. Evolving(Organiza-ons Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 19

20. We#can#already#evolve#Products, Business'Models'and'Work'Processes. Can$We$Con(nuously$Evolve The$Whole$Organiza/on? Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 20

21. Let's&Make Every&Single Policy'Decision an#Experiment Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 21

22. 1.#Iden(fy#Mo(ve The$Driver • shared(mo+va+on(for(ac+on((the("why") • situa+on(➤(needs • replaces(goals,(aims,(mission,(vision,( purpose • easy(to(review( Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 22

23. 2.#Design#the#Experiment Proposal(Forming • collect'considera.ons'and'ideas'in' larger'circle • create'proposal(s)'in'small'group Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 23

24. 3.#Commit#to#Run#the#Experiment: Consent'Decision'Making • collect'objec*ons'from'everyone' aﬀected • objec*ons'reveal'knowledge • can'you'"live'with'it"'un*l'the'review? • "contract'of'consent" Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 24

25. 4.#Review#and#Improve The$Governance$Mee-ng • circle'mee)ng'at'regular'intervals • each'policy'has'review'date'and'evalua)on'criteria • tensions'may'trigger'early'review Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 25

26. People&and&Roles • people&can&wear&many&hats • role&deﬁni4ons&are&policy • elect&people&to&roles&by&consent • elect&for&limited&terms • performance&improvement&process Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 26

27. Organiza(onal+Structure • support(eﬀec,ve(collabora,on • delegate(decision(making(power • built(from(circles • evolve(con,nuously • co:existence(of(diﬀerent(func,onal(structures Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 27

28. Representa)ves a.k.a$Links... ...stand'for'the'interests' of'one'circle'in'another' circle Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 28

29. Double'Linking Facilitate(two+way(ﬂow( of(informa2on(and( inﬂuence Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 29

30. Nested&Circle A"pa%ern"for"expanding" func1ons Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 30

31. Delegate'Circle A"pa%ern"for" coordina.on Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 31

32. Service'Circle A"pa%ern"for" outsourcing"shared" services Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 32

34. How$Do$We$Get$There? • revolu(ons+break+organiza(ons+(➤Zappos) • don't+break+what's+already+working • meet+everyone+where+they+are+ Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 34

35. Create&a&Pull*System for$Organiza+onal$Change • trigger'con+nuous'improvement • let'them'pull'in'pa4erns' • then'expand'the'scope'of'the'experiment Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 35

36. Context'Is'King Pa#erns(Are(Just(Ideas Remix&and&Adapt&as&You&Like But$Do$It$Together And$Evaluate$the$Outcome Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 36

37. More%Considera,ons • organiza)onal+values:+make+life+so+much+easier • legal:+bylaws+and+consent • entering+and+leaving+an+organiza)on:+agree+early • compensa)on+and+dividends:+easier+than+you+think Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 37

38. Now$what? Main%website:%h-p://sociocracy30.org (more%resources%and%a%low=traﬃc%newsle-er). Follow%us%on%twi+er:%@sociocracy30 Join%the%movement%and%translate%Sociocracy%3.0%into%your%language% h8p://bit.ly/translate=s3 A"community"pla.orm's"in"planning,"subscribe"to"the"newsle8er"to" be"no9ﬁed"about"the"launch. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 38

39. License This%work%by%Bernhard%Bockelbrink%and%James%Priest%is%licensed% under%the%Crea9ve%Commons%A<ribu9on=ShareAlike%4.0% Interna9onal%License.%To%view%a%copy%of%this%license,%visit%h<p:// crea9vecommons.org/licenses/by=sa/4.0/. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 39

40. Bernhard(Bockelbrink!is!an!agile!coach,!trainer!and!consultant! suppor2ng!individuals,!teams!and!organiza2ons!in!naviga2ng! complex!challenges!and!developing!a!culture!of!eﬀec2ve,!conscious! and!joyful!collabora2on. evolvingcollabora,on.com/00/bernhard.bockelbrink@gmail.com James&Priest!is!an!interdependent!consultant,!facilitator!and!trainer! specializing!in!holis4c!organiza4onal!development,!distributed! leadership!implementa4on!and!complex!systems!op4miza4on. thriveincollabora-on.com0110james@thriveincollabora-on.com Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 40

Evolving agile organizations with Sociocracy 3.0 (ALE-2015)

Bernhard Bockelbrink

Evolving agile organizations with Sociocracy 3.0 (ALE-2015)