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Concept Review: Sociocracy
Is this concept a future for us?
Early in my Medium sojourn, a couple of political readers gave my alternative democracy (the TDG) a little inspection. They suggested that my alternative democracy looks like “sociocracy.” I never heard that term before, so I did my own inspection.
I have been using the “Sociocracy for All (SOFA)” website as my go-to to learn about sociocracy. I occasionally browse the website; I’m on the mailing list; I have attended online SOFA conferences. No, sociocracy and the TDG are not the same thing. But there are commonalities.
The SOFA website has many offerings of online courses. I always wanted to take some of these courses, but my lifestyle does not like too many “Place X at Time Y” events. In other words, I try to keep my appointments at a minimum, especially if a little fee is involved.
I finally bought three SOFA books. Here is my review.
Book 1: Sociocracy, A Brief Introduction
This book’s writing is brilliant. Brilliant because the author, Ted Rau, has deliberately reduced the language so that most high school graduates…
