Pattern for Agile Organizations
Read this text to see the idea of sociocracy as a form of organizational design. This is a way for organizations to transcend the traditional approach to organizational change. While the model is primarily applied to software organizations, it can be used by other organizations that want to be sure that information flows to and from the appropriate parties and ensure that experts can participate in the decisions that affect them. The text considers governance, teams, and collaboration internally and externally. The graphics make the complexity of the linkages easy to understand as the author presents consent decision-making, double linking, and governance in iterations.
The Patterns
S3 offers a pattern-based approach to organizational change.
A pattern is a process, practice or guideline that serves as a template for successfully responding to a specific kind of challenge or opportunity.
Patterns are modular and adaptable, can be used independently, and are mutually reinforcing, complementing one another when used in combination. S3 patterns can be evolved and adapted to address your specific needs.
In this guide, the patterns are grouped by topic into ten categories to help you more easily identify those that are useful to you:
- Sense-Making and Decision-Making
- Evolving Organizations
- Peer Development
- Enablers of Co-Creation
- Building Organizations
- Bringing in S3
- Defining Agreements
- Meeting Formats
- Meeting Practices
- Organizing Work
- Organizational Structure