Sociocratic governance

ICBS adopted an innovative way of structuring our organisation, inspired by sociocracy 3.0 and the community-based sociotherapy principles: inter-est, equality, democracy, participation, responsibility, here-and-now and learning-by-doing. This organisational structure aims to make the organisation more flexible and to create an equitable and participatory organisation. Sociocracy is people-centred, putting the needs of the people first, to develop a conducive working environment.  

Sociocracy is a governance model that emphasises shared decision-making and transparency in the organisation. This includes practices of consent-based decision-making, circle structures, and feedback loops. The decision-making is decentralised, and power is distributed among all the members. Instead of relying on the more traditional top-down hierarchy, ICBS will use the circle structure, whereby each circle is responsible for a specific area of work. The participative way of structuring the work, emboldens an effective governance form, whereby everyone has a voice and decisions are made through a process of shared understanding and consent.