Tools to facilitate organisation in assemblies
Collaborative writing
A pad is a real-time collaborative text editor. Contributors can write simultaneously.
Useful for working on proposals to be discussed at assemblies.
Make appointments
Plan a meeting date or make decisions simply with this online voting tool.
Online project management
Cooperate, manage your assembly's projects and be organised with this online project management tool. Ideal for managing an assembly and its action groups.
Messaging & Communication
Telegram is a secure instant messaging application hosted in the cloud. Free, free and open source, licensed under GPLv3, available on mobile and PC. Allows the assembly and action groups to stay in touch.
Visioconference
Jitsi is an open source cross-platform instant messaging, voice over IP and video conferencing application. Ideal for an alternative to a physical meeting.
Practical sheets for assemblies :
(Note: Some assemblies print a portfolio which is made available for consultation during each assembly, consisting of the “Guide to Global Democratic Organisation in Assemblies” plus all the practical sheets below)
The ingredients - Shared Governance
clarify the different elements useful for the functioning of shared governance,
Bono's 6 hats
The 6 Hats method is a problem-solving method that encourages critical thinking to avoid censorship of new, disturbing or unusual ideas.
Bono's 6 hats
Election without candidates
The practice of election without candidates is an invitation to revisit and even go beyond well established paradigms.
ingrained and sometimes even ignored such as the search for 'better' or 'best'
Consent decision
Decision by consent is a method of decision-making in which the proposal is validated if no member has a reasonable objection. In this it differs from consensus in which unanimity is required before action is taken
Objection test
A practical fact sheet to help test objections in consent decisions.
Governance meeting
Among the different types of meetings possible, discover the governance meeting. Its purpose is to define the organisational arrangements for the meeting.
Triage meeting
Among the different types of meetings possible, discover the triage meeting. Review of ongoing actions and production of projects & next actions.
List of feelings & needs
Non-violent communication (NVC) is essential in a meeting. Discover the practical sheet on ranking feelings and needs.
Poster Non-violent communication
Non-violent communication (NVC) is essential in a meeting. Dicover the NVC Poster
Meeting gestures
Discover the list of gestures to use in meetings to intervene without interrupting.
