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7:28 17 March 2026

An Introduction to Dynamic Governance for Purposeful Founders

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If you’re feeling like the bottleneck in your own business, Dynamic Governance might be the system you’re looking for.

In this video, I break down Dynamic Governance in a simple and practical way so founders can understand how it works and whether it could support their company as it grows.

Dynamic Governance comes from the principles of Sociocracy and is widely used in organisations experimenting with Self-management and Teal Organizations.

Rather than relying on top-down management structures, Dynamic Governance distributes authority across teams while keeping clarity around roles, responsibilities, and decision-making.

In this video you'll learn:

• What Dynamic Governance actually is

• Where organisations use Dynamic Governance

• Why founders and leaders choose this approach

• The core practices that make Dynamic Governance work

⌚️TIME STAMPS ⌚️

0:00 Intro

0:57 What is Dynamic Governance

01:59 Where is Dynamic Governance Used?

02:52 Why Are Founders Adopting It?

04:39 Core Practices of Dynamic Governance

04:53 Circle Structures

05:27 Roles

05:55 Consent Decision-making

06:27 Meeting Structure & Processes

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Reflections on Sociocracy

https://youtu.be/tTn1DWJ8ctI?si=p2LFrL8W4ziVTPEf

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https://www.sociocracyforall.org/

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WHO AM I? 🤓

Hi! - If you're new here, I'm Lizzie, a culture coach based in the UK. I help teams, start-ups and businesses create great places to work through alternative ways of working. Through my videos, my podcast and my blog I share practical ideas about how we can make work better.

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Lizzie Benton

Founder & Self-management Specialist

A curious explorer for new ways of working

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