Sociocracy dates from 19^th century France with philosopher Auguste Compte who did some of the earliest thinking on Sociology.

It was picked up by the American father of sociology, Lester Frank Ward. He believed that if society could be guided by the will and intellect of all individuals combined, society would become the greatest force ever known.

Kees Boeke (pronounced Case Boo-ka) defined the first principles and put them into practice in the 30’s. He founded a school in the Netherlands in 1926 as a laboratory for the development of Sociocracy, rejecting majority rule in favor of full inclusiveness. Queen Juliana chose this school for her children when she returned to Holland from Canada after WWII.

Gerard Endenburg, an inventor, an engineer and an entrepreneur studied under Boeke and then refined and expanded the model with the company he founded Endenburg Elektrotechniek. The company is exempt under labor regulations in the Netherlands from the requirement to have works councils (which are similar to labor unions) because Sociocracy protects the workers much better. Endenburg Elektrotechniek is still a thriving enterprise after 50 years

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