John Buck

We the People (eBook, ePUB)

Consenting to a Deeper Democracy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy

Our understanding of how the world works was fundamentally altered when the mechanical model of closed, linear systems was replaced with cybernetics and complexity theory. Sociocracy is a governance method that uses these new sciences to design organizations that are as powerful, self-organizing, and self-correcting as the natural world, including the honeybees.

The United States Declaration of Independence asserts that all human beings are created equally and endowed with the unquestionable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In practice, however, these rights exist only for the majority, the rich, or property owners. We the People explains how sociocracy ensures these rights to everyone. Sociocracy shares the values of democracy, but designs more inclusive and efficient organizations. It makes profit-making businesses more profitable, and non-profit organizations more effective. And everyone happier.

The text includes history and theory; essential principles; relationship to traditional management theory; implementation methods; classic readings; examples of bylaws for businesses and nonprofits; short guides for meetings and decison-making; a glossary; bibliography; and index. It also includes photographs, diagrams, charts, and tables. It is a comprehensive handbook for understanding and implementing the sociocratic circle method of organization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sociocracy.info Press
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780979282720
• Artikelnr.: 49945937

Autorenporträt

John Buck was the first native English-speaking consultant certified to teach and implement the Sociocratic Circle-Organization Method (SCM). After learning to read Dutch to study with Gerard Endenburg at the Sociocratisch Centrum in Rotterdam, he completed a master's degree in Quantitative Sociology at George Washington University. Using quantitative analysis to measure the effects of sociocracy on Dutch workers, he confirmed its effectiveness in increasing worker commitment and organizational productivity. Buck has extensive experience in managing hundreds of workers in both government and corporate sectors in computer systems installation and management. He is a division director for the international organization, the Sociocracy Group, LLC. An expert in governance methods and organizational design, he serves on the boards of several organizations. The father of three children, he lives with his wife in Silver Spring, MD.