Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here I’m talking with Ted Rau, one of the co-founders of of Sociocracy For All, and leader of the general circle for that organisation.
Sociocracy is a non-hierarchical governance system. The basic idea is to create small groups, so that we can always have good, deep, meaningful conversations – in order to collect feedback and learning from all over the organisation. Everything that needs to be decided is split into pieces and distributed into what we call ‘circles’. So for example, in a medium-sized organisation, you might have 20 circles, that each has a clear area of decision-making – so that everything has a ‘box’ where it can be decided. Ideally, those circles will contain between 4 and 7 people – small groups that can really listen to each other.
Transcript of interview, with links to organisations and information mentioned in the video: lowimpact.org/posts/what-is-sociocracy-with-ted-rau-of-sociocracy-for-all.
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to build the new economy.
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Socoicracy For All: sociocracyforall.org
Here’s what we mean by new economy: lowimpact.org/categories/new-economy
Introduction to sociocracy: lowimpact.org/categories/steady-state-economics
Here I’m talking with Ted Rau, one of the co-founders of of Sociocracy For All, and leader of the general circle for that organisation.
Sociocracy is a non-hierarchical governance system. The basic idea is to create small groups, so that we can always have good, deep, meaningful conversations – in order to collect feedback and learning from all over the organisation. Everything that needs to be decided is split into pieces and distributed into what we call ‘circles’. So for example, in a medium-sized organisation, you might have 20 circles, that each has a clear area of decision-making – so that everything has a ‘box’ where it can be decided. Ideally, those circles will contain between 4 and 7 people – small groups that can really listen to each other.
Transcript of interview, with links to organisations and information mentioned in the video: lowimpact.org/posts/what-is-sociocracy-with-ted-rau-of-sociocracy-for-all.
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to build the new economy.
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Socoicracy For All: sociocracyforall.org
Here’s what we mean by new economy: lowimpact.org/categories/new-economy
Introduction to sociocracy: lowimpact.org/categories/steady-state-economics
