<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Hi all, Sorry for the bulk mail but I either think you, or someone you know, or an organization you work with could really benefit from a new governance model that works towards a higher collaborative sollution rather than the lowest common denominator. We've been using it with the Natural Building Network Board and it seems to cut out a lot of the redundant elements of collective decision making and lead to much more collaboration and lots less funky processing during meetings. <br>
<br>So I hope you can join us this coming Friday,<br><br>Tim<br><br><br>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">"Dynamic
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Rick Fedrizzi, CEO, U.S. Green Building Council<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">"Employees become uncommonly empowered and passionate in their
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productivity. It's an evolutionary step in the way to do business."</span><br>
Sandy Wiggins, Principal, Consilience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br><br>
<span style="font-style: italic;">"We work with self-guiding teams. In the past I observed these teams
talking endlessly without coming to a decision. The former managers
still had to cut through a l</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ot of resistance. With the sociocratic
[dynamic self-governance] method, the self-guiding teams make decisions
well." </span><br>
N. den Boer, Director Refinery Safety Department, Shell Oil<br><br>
<span style="font-style: italic;">"It's phenomenal how it [dynamic self-governance] accesses and makes available all the intelligence in the group." </span><br>
Connie Lindholm, Executive Director, Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, Madison, Wisconsin</font><div style="color: rgb(204, 204, 153);"><font size="3"><br></font><br></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Dear Tim,</b></span><br><br>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Are you involved in a business or organization?<br><br>Do you have a feeling that the teamwork/decision process/structure could be optimized to better create efficient productive meetings while representing the people involved, create more involvement, and less resentment than in the conventional hierachical structures? <br>
<br>These were issues faced by the NBN board, and we're now in a process of implementing a system developed in the Netherlands called '<a shape="rect" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102832939285&s=789&e=001jfcTWw9iA9h7-B0i0BLUkTZP253eGcu0BqVWiblLLawYyGYISbc5YLNsTE2PVUoUiGVuUSDSSil1v8IsnxzYU8iolLzx7Fc0WjFYGdOvHBkotqYO-T4OT969GXsDmUDIFznUsbqLi8263fv5P8qTDA==" target="_blank">Dynamic Governance' (Also known as 'Sociocracy')</a>. And we'd like to invite you to join us in the experience!</span><br>
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<br>During two afternoons in December through a telephone seminar, <a shape="rect" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102832939285&s=789&e=001jfcTWw9iA9i4VLuwf5IOOP5MUjzu1nv9O0-9vsnOgWUMXe6a9qAMd-lrEUo5ajYplumVeO2E8w_pirpTuaxWodKZmlYzyRgYz-UDBluo_mD57n0FazlMSNJxbCidWV0647r2K8aKwwM=" target="_blank">John Buck,</a> (author of We The People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy) will cover the following topics:</span><br>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">-The importance of a common aim</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">-Consent decision-making (egalitarian like consensus but doesn't get hung up by people blocking)</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">-Fun election process that incorporates principles of chaos and self-organization and doesn't have winners and losers.</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">-Clear facilitation steps that both give everyone a voice and keep the meeting on track.</div>
</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>Take
the first session, think about it and maybe practice what you learned, and
return for the second session to deepen your skills. <br><br></div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It will be helpful to have a computer to attend the
classes, but phone-only is possible. The format is interactive - with
fishbowl type demonstrations and dialog - and will illustrate ideas
with examples and stories related to natural building. <br><br>
<div>Dates: December 4 & 11, 2009 - 3:00pm-4:30pm Pacific time.</div><div>Cost:<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">$35 total for the two sessions</span></span><br>
<br></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To Register: </span><a shape="rect" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102832939285&s=789&e=001jfcTWw9iA9icyW0ZZu7BHezhMUWvI3Ext83if8kPPg9tNFg3KNBVXGRG3_6R1i06k5-23d5wSD36jT_Gam9vFIEkGRoBrOVQIzKl2DeqErN9Ji_G0HQHNw==" target="_blank">Click Here!</a><br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>For participants outside USA: We recommend dial up through a program such as Skype.</span><br></div></div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you like the training, there are follow-on courses available similar to what Jack and I attended last spring in person, or perhaps you want to join the NBN board's intensive online training sessions during start of 2010: Especially recommended for those of you with ambitions to join us on the NBN board or as part of our project teams. <br>
<br>We used dynamic governance with good
success at our recent board meeting in Ukiah, California, and we look forward to sharing the results with you all! We'll be delighted if member organizations started using
it, too! <br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Questions? Contact Carrie at <a href="mailto:carrie@nbnetwork.org" target="_blank">carrie@nbnetwork.org</a>. </div><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks and hope we'll hear your voice at the tele-seminar!!</span><br>
<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On behalf of the board; Carrie Campbell</span><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Natural Building Mama<br><a shape="rect" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102832939285&s=789&e=001jfcTWw9iA9gtjKWuVsg6c10tN9nDoHIXIDZOXtBC5Td-y6dvrJJMkJiAZY-yzSAGJg298FJmm3JXmSVH0qIuGla-XIZRbmO2ajRaPvJoTY4=" target="_blank">Natural Building Network</a><br>
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