Cooperation Vermont is rooted in deepening democracy from below.
Utilizing Sociocracy as a means to distribute policymaking throughout all levels of the organization and establish equivalence among members within their domain of responsibility, as an organization we strive for:
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• Equivalence through egalitarian distribution of authority and the universal power to influence.
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• Transparency and accountability through flow of information and collective values.
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• Efficacy through continuous evolution and adaptation to changing contexts.
• Productivity by making tensions explicit and establishing processes that use them as fuel for innovation and evolutionary change.
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• Commitment and buy-in by affirming and applying the collective genius that proceeds from a confluence of varied vantage points.
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• Harmony through respectful, dispassionate-compassionate unity.
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