[Ailist] Re: Examples of delegate bodies using something other

[Alice Leibowitz]

 Sociocratic Decision Making can be a good alternative to Robert's Rules. It
bears some similarity to Roberta's Rules, but is more formalized and also
more consensus-based (yet very efficient). It was developed to be used
within a Sociocratic organizational structure, but I've found it can stand
alone as a decision-making process.



Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:08:33 -0700
> From: "Christine Whitney Sanchez" <milagro27 at cox.net>
> Subject: [Ailist] Examples of delegate bodies using something other
>        than    Robert's Rules?
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> Hi All,
>
> I'm in conversation with a large membership organization about using
> participatory methods at their delegate convention.  For the past 50
> conventions they have used Robert's Rules of Order for their decision
> making.  They fully realize just how tedious and antiquated a process that
> is and they are eager to open the dialogue during the business
> meeting.  But
> they are understandably concerned about the impact of engaging in high
> engagement processes such as AI Interviews, World Cafe discussions and
> Open
> Space Technology meetings and then switching to something so linear and
> formal as Robert's Rules for voting on the proposals before the delegate
> body.
>
> I'm hoping for stories of membership organizations that have successfully
> used something other than Robert's Rules as the decision making process.
> I've just begun checking into Roberta's Rules of Order and would welcome
> those examples, as well.
>
> Thanks in advance for any examples.  I will compile the results and feed
> them back.
>
> Warmly from cooling Phoenix,
>
> Christine
>
> Christine Whitney Sanchez
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