The obligations of the Town Hall

an open office hour, during which anyone can come introduce an issue. This ensures that all employees feel that they can be heard but limits the amount of time required to a predictable level for the manager.

The World Cafe [391] or Open Space Technology [392] methods allow dozens or even thousands of people to convene and participate in small groups for dialogue while the written notes from those small clusters are synthesized and distributed broadly.

monthly and addresses practices by management that may be at odds with the current values of Semco as a whole. Two of these board of trustees members have a seat and vote on Semco’s board of directors, and an agenda time allotment to bring up and negotiate whatever they find necessary.