Rau, Ted J.
Collective Power: Patterns for a Self-Organized Future
- ISBN 13:
- 9781949183245
- author:
- Rau, Ted J.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Sociocracy for All
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 348
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Business, Management, Decision-Making,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Understanding Collective Power Patterns for a Self-Organized Future This book explores the underlying structures that shape groups, organizations and movements. It reveals how power is exercised and how it can be harnessed to create more effective governance. The author draws on cultural evolution and management theories to show how alignment and autonomy, centralization and decentralization, and power-over and power-with are intertwined. Governance rules who decides, how we decide, and who decides what and how. By understanding these patterns, individuals and organizations can work together more effectively, balancing individual needs with collective and planetary goals. The book focuses on power-with governance and self-organization based on choice, highlighting the importance of responsible power use and emergent strategies at all levels.