The School for Democratic Management at DAWI

Self-paced Courses and learning resources for Democratic Leadership! Find free courses on governance, facilitation, conflict resolution & more.
✅ Bilingual (English + Español)
✅ Mobile-friendly
✅ Built by the movement, for the movement
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Courses are structured around four core elements of a democratic workplace:

  • Financial Return: Employees see the rewards of financial success

  • Information Sharing: Workers are empowered to participate meaningfully

  • Power Sharing: Everyone is clear about who makes what decisions and why

  • Human Development: Democracy requires building skills and developing capacity  

The School’s design and content draws from the research and practice of experts in the field:

  • Jack Stack, and his approach to Open Book Management as articulated in The Great Game of Business

  • Chris Mackin, and the theories honed through his consulting practice, Ownership Associates

  • Paul Bernstein in his seminal book, Workplace Democratization 

  • The ICA Group's accessible work on Democratic Governance 

Resourcesinfoeconomic opportunity, democracy, democratic governance, resources, organizing, organizational operations