This training is designed for anyone wanting to bring fresh eyes and best practise to community life. If you have ever experienced community breakdown, felt unsafe or ignored in meetings, or are uncertain about community living, then this course is for you.

Communities need good communication and decision making, effective project management, and a sense of belonging. The Sociocratic Circle Method is a whole system of governance which supports you in being heard, which holds you in clear processes, and which empowers you to contribute and take responsibility. Together you grow in trust and create community glue.

Why learn and implement the Sociocratic Circle Method? To build trust and connection so you thrive and flourish living in community!

TOOLS TO SUPPORT listening, aligning on purpose, running effective meetings, presenting proposals, coordinating work, & making decisions... EVEN when you don’t agree!

A practical and power-filled way to realise your community dream !

DATES, TIMES & VENUE

The dates and session times are as follows:

Saturday 20 March: 8:30am to 5pm
Sunday 21 March: 8:30 to 5pm

The course will be held in Denmark, WA.

FACILITATOR: Gina Price

Gina Price has spent 12 years leading workshops in Sociocracy across sectors & across countries in-person and online. She is a founding member of The Sociocracy Consulting Group, an external board member of Narara Ecovillage, where she has guided the implementation of sociocracy over 11 years. Gina became a certified trainer through Sociocratisch Centrum Nederland in 2008, and a certified consultant with the International Sociocracy Certification Board in 2021. She works with businesses, communities and schools. Gina is inspired by long polar nights enlivened by the dancing lights of the aurora.

MORE INFO

Co-operation Housing, Eugenie Stockmann, 9336 5045
Sociocracy Consulting, Gina Price 0423 685 036

WHAT PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID

Participants of the 2020 Cooperation Housing training event -

“It was thorough and grounding….the role play is fantastic”
“So many new skills that can be implemented”
“ I am excited to get more structure & theoretical background”
“Wonderfully facilitated”

Tony Hester, Site Manager, Narara Ecovillage, NSW, Australia -
“I now feel empowered by the group. Our Co-operative members meetings have shifted from being run by one board member to having a team contributing and taking on responsibility for the meeting. Sociocracy works and the community is becoming strong!”

Hope V. Horton, Hart’s Mill Ecovillage, Efland, North Carolina, USA -
“Sociocracy allows us to get things done while engaging and involving everyone in a positive way. People come to meetings more prepared and more informed, which saves a lot of time.”

Cynthia Kennedy, Founding Member, Dance Floor International, UK - “Sociocracy has allowed us to have open-hearted conversations about emotionally-laden topics and develop policies we were not able to handle before. One visitor, new to sociocracy, was in awe of the trust and open communication in our meeting.”

Contact the host of Foundations of Sociocracy - Weekend Workshop - 20&21 March 2021