Occupy Structure and Governance

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Would you like to live in a world where there is inclusivity, transparency, power-equivalence, respect, nonviolence, effectiveness, and fun, among many other values?

The sociocratic experience of Gerard Endenburg and John Buck provides a clear path to transform our decision-making process so that this world can start emerging.

The purpose of this group is to formulate, share, and support the sociocratic structure of governance for the Occupy Movement.

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Effectiveness in Sociocratic and Other Terms

by David Eggleton

Feb 16, 2012

I wish to learn from and compare with others in this group the definitions of effectiveness that are out there.  I'm most familiar with the definition given by Stephen R. Covey:

Effectiveness is the balance between production of desired results (P) and production capability (PC). In other words, it's the golden eggs that people want and the goose that lays them. Sometimes we call this the P/PC Balance. The essence of effectiveness is achieving the results you want in a way that enables you to get even more of these results in the future.

Of course, he qualified effective with highly.  Because effective already includes "more... in the future," I think highly implies broadly and consistently.

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    Clark Foerster

    I like the question.

    For me, effectiveness (in terms of working with an entire assembly) is what we all decide it means.  This puts the spotlight back on our choice of decision-making.  Are we going to include everyone's voice in this definition?  In order to prevent authoritarian/oligarchic dynamics from developing, I would be in favor of no voice being ignored.

    So I see the question of what effectiveness means as being dependent on the specific context that it arises in and then how we decide to decide its definition.

    Feb 17, 2012

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      Scott Krabler

      I like what Clark's saying, maybe because I can more readily understand it without thinking too hard or inventing new vocabulary.  Continuing to reflect back to Covey's statement, I do see a similarity.

      I define effectiveness as "that effort which produces the desired result in the most efficient manner."  And, by that definition (and Covey's), effectiveness morphs/changes depending on application so cannot be, further defined until all unknowns are revealed.  Once on the table, production capability becomes transparent, but does NOT inherently include an evaluation of efficiency.  By definition, I think effectiveness must include efficiency.

      Clark's comment about "no voice being ignored" is at the top of my list of concerns.  I believe each voice has a sovereign right to be heard and must participate in the decision about what's effective.

      I hope this helps you David.

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      Feb 24, 2012