In this guide, we look at five learning and development methods that have been used successfully by partners to build participatory democracy in workplaces and community development projects. In the context of a FairShares Lab, learning / development methods are essential management

skills that elicit answers to 'Six Key Questions' and promote five principles of co-operative learning. Answering these questions in a way that is accountable, inclusive and responsive to stakeholder opinions is not straightforward. The five learning / development methods described each have a different role to play in building local democracy (based on accountability to the governed). Their adoption supports holacracy in which participation takes place in overlapping self-managing teams that collaborate to reach decisions.