Slidedeck from the presentation at Agile Lean Europe 2015 in Sofia

1. Evolving
Agile&Organiza,ons
with%Sociocracy%3.0
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2. Who$has$heard$of...
Sociocracy
Dynamic(Governance(/(Circle(Forward
Holacracy
Teal%Organiza,ons
Responsive)Organiza/ons
Intrinsify
New$Work
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3. Sociocracy(3.0:
a"Framework
of#Pa&erns
for$Agile$Organiza.ons
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4. Agile&Organiza,on:
Sustainably!Crea&ng
A"Valuable"Product
With%Happy%People.
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5. A"Bit"of"History
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6. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 6

7. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 7

8. Agenda
1.#Transcending#Hierarchy
2.#Evolving#Organiza/ons
3.#Organiza+onal#Structure
4.#How#Do#We#Get#There
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9. Transcending+Hierarchy
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10. The$Problem$With$Organiza3ons:
Individual)Disciplinary)Power
Inevitably+Leads+To
a"Dominance)Hierarchy
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11. Paradox'of'Management
Hierarchies
Ar#ficially*Limit*a*System's*Complexity
And$Thus$The$Capacity$of$a$System
To#Address#Complexity
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12. Agile&and&Hierarchy:
Culture
Eats%Strategy
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13. How$Can$We$Create
An#Organiza*on
Without'Hierarchy?
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14. Give%Decision%Making%Power
to#Those#Affected#by#a#Decision
strategy(|(product(|(plans(|(contracts(|
role%assignment%|%compensa0on%|%dividend
organiza(onal*structure*|*work*process*|*...
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15. Circle
group&of&peers
temporary)or)permanent
makes&decisions&by&consent
in#person#or#by#delega/on
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16. Circles(Make(Be-er(Decisions:
more%knowledge
more%engagement
more%crea(vity
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17. Consent
the$absence$of$objec-ons
everyone'can'"live'with'it"
good$enough$for$now
safe%enough%to%try
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18. Maintain&Equivalence:
Avoid&Discussion
Facilitate(Rounds
1. Pick'a'random'person'to'start
2. Everyone'speaks'in'turn
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19. Evolving(Organiza-ons
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20. We#can#already#evolve#Products,
Business'Models'and'Work'Processes.
Can$We$Con(nuously$Evolve
The$Whole$Organiza/on?
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21. Let's&Make
Every&Single
Policy'Decision
an#Experiment
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22. 1.#Iden(fy#Mo(ve
The$Driver
• shared(mo+va+on(for(ac+on((the("why")
• situa+on(➤(needs
• replaces(goals,(aims,(mission,(vision,(
purpose
• easy(to(review(
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23. 2.#Design#the#Experiment
Proposal(Forming
• collect'considera.ons'and'ideas'in'
larger'circle
• create'proposal(s)'in'small'group
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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28. Representa)ves
a.k.a$Links...
...stand'for'the'interests'
of'one'circle'in'another'
circle
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29. Double'Linking
Facilitate(two+way(flow(
of(informa2on(and(
influence
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30. Nested&Circle
A"pa%ern"for"expanding"
func1ons
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31. Delegate'Circle
A"pa%ern"for"
coordina.on
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32. Service'Circle
A"pa%ern"for"
outsourcing"shared"
services
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33. Evolving(Agile(Organiza/ons(with(Sociocracy(3.0(:(©(2015(by(Bernhard(Bockelbrink(and(James(Priest((sociocracy30.org)(v2015:08:24 33

34. How$Do$We$Get$There?
• revolu(ons+break+organiza(ons+(➤Zappos)
• don't+break+what's+already+working
• meet+everyone+where+they+are+
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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
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36. Context'Is'King
Pa#erns(Are(Just(Ideas
Remix&and&Adapt&as&You&Like
But$Do$It$Together
And$Evaluate$the$Outcome
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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
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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%
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A"community"pla.orm's"in"planning,"subscribe"to"the"newsle8er"to"
be"no9fied"about"the"launch.
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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.
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