Consensus cultures, paralyzed by the complexity of agreeing on nuanced trade-offs, often default to single, easily-gamed metrics, making them uniquely vulnerable to Goodhart's Law.
Sociocracy tries to solve this by using “consent” rather than consensus. Subtle differences, but an attempt to avoid the time-consuming deadlock of consensus.
Sociocracy tries to solve this by using “consent” rather than consensus. Subtle differences, but an attempt to avoid the time-consuming deadlock of consensus.
Do you have any essays or books on “sociocracy” you could share?
I've enjoyed Diana Leafe Christian's sociocracy workshops in the past. I have a few handouts/notes I can send you.
https://www.ic.org/podcast-diana-leafe-christian/?srsltid=AfmBOooNt2ODGGwB5vHSBQLRCkObvKy57tpWAbqhClld9OYzGFLgkr7z