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id: cooperative-sociocracy-circle
title: Sociocratic Circle Meeting
description: >-
A sociocratic circle meeting where a working group governs its own domain
by consent, with a chosen leader and roles, within the larger
organisation's circles. Developed in the Netherlands by Gerard Endenburg
as Sociocratic Circle-Organisation Method (SCM).
source: Sociocracy for All / Endenburg Electrical Engineering
source_url: https://www.sociocracyforall.org/
tags: [sociocracy, circle, consent, cooperative, governance]
forked_from: null
image: null
steps:
- headline: Open with round
description: >-
The circle opens with a brief round in which each member shares how
they are arriving, setting connection before business.
- headline: Consent to agenda
description: >-
The facilitator proposes an agenda. The circle consents to it —
anyone may add an item by raising a reasoned objection.
- headline: Work each item by consent
description: >-
Each agenda item is worked by consent: presentation, clarifying
questions, consent round. Decisions are adopted when no reasoned
objection remains.
- headline: Review roles and measurements
description: >-
The circle periodically reviews its roles (leader, facilitator,
secretary) and its measurements, consenting to any changes.
- headline: Close with round
description: >-
The circle closes with a brief round — one word or sentence from
each — and the next meeting is confirmed.
outcome: >-
The circle governs its domain by consent, with all roles and decisions
held by the members rather than imposed from above.
practice: >-
Consent is not consensus — it asks "is this good enough for now, and
safe enough to try?" not "do we all agree?" This difference lets the
circle move.