„We all have fireworks inside us. Sometimes it just takes the right moment to light them.“

– Alice Walker

Dear readers,

With this kind of inner fireworks, we are all delighted when the moment arrives and it ignites. The radiance and sparkle are a celebration for us. 

And what about New Year's Eve fireworks? How do you feel about them? 

Depending on the location and perspective, I react completely differently: I consistently avoid Berlin with its exaggerated and aggressive form every year; on the other hand, I thoroughly enjoy watching colourful rockets and glitter from a distance. In any case, it is THE ritual at the turn of the year. 

We know that rituals are also of central importance in organisations and teams. Be it the morning stand-up meeting, celebrating successes or even the annual kick-off event. We had two wonderful rituals on our first team day in 2025: we said goodbye to difficult moments and dynamics from 2024 and burned them in our fireplace. And after a long and profound process, we our purpose finished, reworded and welcomed with dancing.

“Our vision is a shimmering world in which people take responsibility for themselves and for shaping their environment. We strengthen systems that support cooperation, lively development and belonging. 

The field of our work is the socio-ecological transformation: the comprehensive change towards inclusive and regenerative ways of being, working and doing business. We support people and organisations that want to develop in this direction. 

Our passion is about effective self-organisation and the joint search for creative solutions. In the face of growing social tensions, resilience, confidence and the courageous clarification of relationships are particularly important to us.

SOCIUS is organised according to the principle of shared and joint leadership. We make fundamental decisions by sociocratic consensus. We work on a role-based basis and trust in individual responsibility.”

We look forward to your feedback and to new creative projects, lively encounters and meaningful collaboration. We wish you all confident curiosity and good breathing, especially during difficult moments.  

Kind regards

Christian Baier

Nicola Kriesel, Julia Hoffmann, Yi-Cong Lu, Denise Nörenberg, Hannah Kalhorn, Lysan Escher, Andi Knoth, Joana Ebbinghaus