A Comparison of Sociocracy and Holacracy® – The Sociocracy Consulting Group

In a March 16th, 2021 NextGen Enterprise Net session, Sheella Mierson, Ph.D., a founding member of The Sociocracy Consulting Group, and Anna McGrath, Head of Culture and Transformation at Godrey Dadich Partners, and Fellow at Center for Innovative Cultures, presented A Comparison of Sociocracy and Holacracy. See the recording.

To request a copy of the slides in this presentation, or a table with much more detail comparing sociocracy and Holacracy, send an e-mail to Tanya Spelts.

To support you in your journey, Sheella and Anna are each offering a one hour Q&A for you and other team members who are passionate about moving to a self-organizing system. Send an e-mail to Tanya Spelts, and she will direct you to the relevant person.

To learn more about sociocracy:

Get our white paper, 5 Pitfalls of a Top-down Hierarchy and What to Do About Them.
Get our one-pager, Three Tips for Meetings that Sizzle
Watch Sociocracy: Unleashing the Creative Forces of Self-Organization, a Responsive Org webinar interview of Sheella Mierson by Glenn Marks, Ph.D., MBA.
Send an e-mail to Sheella or connect with her on LinkedIn.

To learn more about Holacracy^®:

Why Holacracy?
Tactical Meeting Process
GlassFrog
Send an e-mail to Anna McGrath and/or connect with her on LinkedIn.

Perfectly Suited to Deep Transformation

Sociocracy allowed the Institut français to develop by strengthening the commitment and cohesion of its personnel around its educational and community mission in a particularly difficult development context. Sociocracy allows a human relations management style perfectly suited to environments in deep transformation. Undoubtedly, this was the key to the success of the Institut français.

Dominique Sarny, former Director of the Institut français, University of Regina

Creative Decisions that Last

We used a sociocracy consultant to facilitate our Steering Council meeting and an annual Community meeting for our religious congregation, where we dealt with some emotionally-charged issues. She did a skillful job. We were all glad that we were able to arrive at creative decisions, and those decisions have lasted.

Elyse Seidner-Joseph, Chairperson, Steering Council, P’nai Or Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Ready to Use

The ideas have been cleverly worked out for a very long time and are at the point of being ready to be taught and used. We were well-trained and it is usable NOW. For 12 hours training this was a stunning achievement. Fantastic! Best bunch of new ideas I have heard for a long time.

Dave Burrows, Director, AIDS Projects Management Group

Increased Profits the First Year

Sociocracy has made a big difference in Creative Urethanes’ ability to withstand the economic downturn. We saw increased profits within the first year of using the method. Over time we have applied it to many areas of the company. As a result we have better communication throughout the company, lower employee turnover, more energy in staff members due to increased involvement, more creative ideas that help us thrive in our industry, and continuous improvement within the organization. Best for me is I have more assistance—having everyone’s help during hard economic times has lifted some weight off my shoulders.

Richard Heitfield, President, Creative Urethanes, Winchester, Virginia

A Collective Effort Like no Other

When we set up the International Conscious Movement Teachers Association we wanted to create a genuinely inclusive organisation run on a less hierarchical model. It’s been quite a journey - learning new ways of being - transparency, equivalence...passing decisions off to those responsible for the area of work - and letting them get on with it! We ended up with a lot more than we had bargained for...a collective effort like no other, and intelligent decision-making that genuinely stems from collaboration and creativity. The biggest surprise for many of us is how heart-warming the process is - and how it supports the making of bonds between us.

Tim Foskett, Director, International Conscious Movement Teachers Association