Ted Rau

Ted Rau is Program Director at Sociocracy For All (SoFA) and bestselling author of "Collective Power" (2024), "Who Decides Who Decides?" (2021), and "Many Voices One Song" (2018). Co-founder of this international nonprofit, he developed the globally recognized Sociocracy Academy certification program, training 1,000+ facilitators worldwide. Featured keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Sociocracy Conference 2024, this collaborative governance expert helps organizations implement democratic decision-making and shared leadership models for sustainable business growth.

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Episodes featuring Ted Rau

2 episodes

Ted Rau on parallels between Relationship Anarchy and self-management

What can the realm of self-management and new ways of working learn from the realm of polyamory, Relationship Anarchy and open relationships? And how can practices in self-organising work teams help us improve our personal relationships? Ted Rau is the co-founder of Sociocracy for All and author of books like 'Who Decides Who Decides?' and 'Many Voices One Song'. In his personal life, he has been in monogamous relationships and, for the last seven years, in open relationships.

Ep. 89 10 May 2023

Ted Rau on running organisations as equals with Sociocracy

Ted Rau is the co-founder of Sociocracy for All and co-author of the book Many Voices, One Song. In this conversation we talk about how we can distribute authority in organisations and relate to each other as equals using Sociocracy, the “power over, power under” tendencies we have as human beings, the paradoxes and shadow sides of Sociocracy to watch out for, and how we can implement such an approach without becoming "top-down". If you’re interested in transforming your organisation, but stepping into nothing feels daunting, or you’re curious about Sociocracy and what tools like consent-based decision making could make possible, then this episode is for you.

Ep. 27 6 Feb 2019