Why it matters
This is one of the best cooperative-specific introductions to sociocracy and directly addresses why co-ops may adopt circle-based governance.
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Worker co-ops, platform co-ops, and member-owned organizations exploring sociocracy.
This guide is highly relevant for employee-owned and cooperative organizations because it connects sociocracy to real co-op governance problems: scale, participation, distributed work, and member voice. It also acknowledges that co-ops can adopt selected sociocratic tools without implementing the whole system.
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