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Many democratic organizations do not start with sociocracy; they need a practical path for redesigning authority without breaking the organization.
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Existing co-ops, nonprofits, collectives, and employee-owned companies redesigning governance structures.
This guide is useful because it starts from the messy reality of existing organizations. It helps teams map aims, sub-aims, domains, roles, and links before moving authority into circles.
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Sociocracy in Co-operative Organisations
Choose this 2023 Co-operatives UK guide when cooperative membership and board accountability shape the design. Its templates and tradeoffs are UK-oriented and can be adopted selectively.
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