Changes at "Democratizing organizations through social tech"
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- +Democratizing organizations through social tech
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/1/Driver Summary
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- +##What is the current situation we are facing ?
- +Many organizations, especially those pursuing social and democratic goals, rely on hierarchical or ad-hoc structures that limit participation, learning, and resilience.
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- +##What is the effect this situation is having on things we care about?
- +It undermines their ability to deliver on their missions, leads to burnout and dysfunction, and erodes trust in democratic or collaborative ideals.
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- +##Why does this matter to us?
- +Because we believe that healthy, participatory organizations are essential infrastructure for meaningful democracy and systemic change.
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- +##What is needed to address the situation?
- +Organizations need support to adopt more intentional, equitable, and adaptive ways of working—combining proven social technologies with participatory culture-building.
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- +##What is the intended impact of addressing this need?
- +Organizations will become more effective, resilient, and aligned with their values, enabling broader systemic transformation toward more just and democratic futures.
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/2/What do I propose we try?
- +I propose to begin by co-developing a lightweight repertoire of services and programming that support organizations in strengthening their democratic capacity through facilitated, participatory processes — grounded in sociocratic principles and complexity science.
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- +As a next step, we pilot this offering with one or two aligned groups to test its value and gather learning. While I bring deep expertise in key concepts of this field, I know this work needs a team. Rather than expecting collaborators to have the same skills, I want to create a safe and collaborative environment where learning happens through doing — with roles designed so that no one is put on the spot to deliver content before they’re ready, while still contributing meaningfully from day one.
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/3/Participants
- +Who will be involved? What are they committing to?
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- +##Michael S
- +- Coaching
- +- Facilitating
- +- Helping to compile initial list of offerings
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- +##Activities essential to delivering this work
- +- Brand development
- +- Outreach & ‘sales’ & relationship management
- +- Web presence
- +- Content planning & writing for web
- +- Setting up social media properties for outreach
- +- Virtual event planning and execution
- +- Video editing
- +- …
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/4/Duration
- +How long will the experiment last? When will you conduct a retrospective to collect perspectives and learning?
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- +- What do we need to work on first and how long will that take?
- +- What could be achieved in 3 months?
- +- Where might we like to be in 6 months?
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/5/Learning metrics
- +How will we know if it was beneficial or harmful? What kinds of stories do you hope to hear?
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- +…
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/6/Requirements
- +What do you need in order to conduct the experiment, in terms of resources, space, supplies, funding, etc.?
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- +gid://decidim-saas/Decidim::Hashtag/7/Safety
- +What kind of support or consent do you need to make this safe to try?
- +…
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