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| The best know of these is [Holacracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holacracy), which is used a lot in for-profit organisations. A much-simplified explanation of the difference is that holacracy places more emphasis on roles than circles. So in sociocracy, decisions are more collective, whereas in holacracy, authority can ‘cluster’ in roles occupied by individuals (although this can happen sometimes in sociocracy too). So it could be said to be more individualistic, with certain individuals having more authority; it’s also been described as being stricter in the decision-making, in that there’s a fixed pattern for explaining objections, whereas in sociocracy you can explain your objections any way you like. | The best know of these is [Holacracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holacracy), which is used a lot in for-profit organisations. A much-simplified explanation of the difference is that Holacracy places more emphasis on roles than circles. So in sociocracy, decisions are more collective, whereas in Holacracy, authority can ‘cluster’ in roles occupied by individuals (although this can happen sometimes in sociocracy too). So it could be said to be more individualistic, with certain individuals having more authority; it’s also been described as being stricter in the decision-making, in that there’s a fixed pattern for explaining objections, whereas in sociocracy you can explain your objections any way you like. |
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