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From the About section on LeanPub:
Richard Bartlett is one of the co-founders of Loomio, an open-source software tool for collaborative decision-making. He’s also a Catalyst at Enspiral: a network of self-organising companies who have been working without bosses since 2010. Most recently he co-founded The Hum, a small consulting company to share practical guidance for decentralised organisations.
He’s passionate about co-ownership, self-management, collaborative governance, and other ways of sneaking anarchism into respectable places.
He is the author of the (work-in-progress) book Patterns for Decentralised Organising
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Recent Content
Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):
How Igalia use Loomio to set a collective strategy
Published on: 19 Sep 22 in Loomio – Website
Customize Loomio like never before. | Loomio Blog
Published on: 23 Aug 22 in Loomio – Website
New: Loomio chat integrations!
Published on: 11 May 22 in Loomio – Website
Collaborative decision making is a new fundamental skill that every DAO needs.
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
The importance of place
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
How a revolutionary idea was implemented with ease
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
Considerations for Boards in 2021
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
A socially-conscious restaurant with 500 founders
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
New upgrade: Connecting Loomio to your favorite tools
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
Loomio 2.5 has arrived!
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
Developing cutting-edge policy using Loomio
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
We're all Humans Here
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
Fighting Climate Change by Sharing the Road
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
How are you adapting? Resources & events to help
Published on: 30 Mar 22 in Loomio – Website
Considerations for Boards in 2021
Published on: 2 Jun 21 in Loomio – Website
Team Decision Making
Published on: 2 Jun 21 in Loomio – Website
The importance of place
Published on: 12 Jan 21 in Loomio – Website
A socially-conscious restaurant with 500 founders
Published on: 12 Jan 21 in Loomio – Website
Loomio 2.5 has arrived!
Published on: 11 Nov 20 in Loomio – Website
Developing cutting-edge policy using Loomio
Published on: 7 Oct 20 in Loomio – Website
We’re all Humans Here
Published on: 7 Aug 20 in Loomio – Website
We’re all Humans Here
Published on: 7 Aug 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
We’re all Humans Here
Published on: 7 Aug 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Fighting Climate Change by Sharing the Road
Published on: 15 Jul 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Fighting Climate Change by Sharing the Road
Published on: 15 Jul 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Fighting Climate Change by Sharing the Road
Published on: 14 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
Creating the Workplace of the Future
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
5 powerful ways to use threads
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
More good news!
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
Checking in
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
Remote Working Kit | Loomio Blog
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
Making your organization more resilient
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
New upgrade: Connecting Loomio to your favorite tools
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
Active plan pricing – Simple, fair, inclusive
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
How a revolutionary idea was implemented with ease
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
How are you adapting? Resources & events to help
Published on: 3 Jul 20 in Loomio – Website
How a revolutionary idea was implemented with ease
Published on: 19 Jun 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
How are you adapting? Resources & events to help
Published on: 18 Jun 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Checking in — Loomio Newsletter
Published on: 22 May 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
New upgrade: Connecting Loomio to your favorite tools
Published on: 22 May 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Making your organization more resilient
Published on: 12 May 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Remote Working Kit
Published on: 24 Mar 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
More good news!
Published on: 19 Mar 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
5 powerful ways to use threads
Published on: 2 Mar 20 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Great synthesis; well done; thanks!
Published on: 19 Dec 19 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Building workforce capability to address Family Violence and Sexual Violence
Published on: 18 Dec 19 in Loomio Medium
by Loomio
Does your organization run on Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost or Matrix? Loomio now integrates directly via a chatbot! We all know the challenge of trying to have prioritized discussions
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Case study | LEDA is a co-op of architects and engineers who are improving their community one sustainable building at a time. LEDA is a cooperative of experienced architects and
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Case study | As humans embark deeper into the digital age, it is increasingly vital for companies to embrace communication tools, apps, and platforms. Behind almost every successful venture there
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Much has happened in the world since February 2020. For companies and organizations all over the globe, innovative, fast paced thinking from Executive Teams and Boards have been the key
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Case Study | Urban Space 500 is a Ukranian restaurant that gives 80% of its profits to community projects. They organize their 500 founders and gather their input with Loomio.
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This is our biggest Loomio release since 2.0. This time we’ve focused on new features – not just speed and behind the scenes. Let’s get right into it: What’s new
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Case Study | Loomio enabled the Green Party of West Australia’s wide-reaching membership to congregate, collaborate, and agree on policies quickly and efficiently together. The 2019 federal election in Australia
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Case Study | The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother & Weladen (TRBP) is celebrating universal humanity by welcoming and supporting newly arriving refugees to their UK town and using Loomio
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Case study | Partago is a Belgium-based car-sharing citizen cooperative enterprise that offers only 100% electric cars. Their mission is to free up space in neighborhoods, reduce carbon emissions and
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It’s been some months now since COVID-19 has completely changed the way we work, engage, and interact. And while it hasn’t been easy, it is really inspiring to see the
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Much has happened in the world since February 2020. For companies and organizations all over the globe, innovative, fast paced thinking from Executive Teams and Boards have been the key
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Group or team decision making can often be problematic, depending on the personalities and agendas of those involved, and the types of decisions you’re needing to make. Drawing on a
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Case study | LEDA is a co-op of architects and engineers who are improving their community one sustainable building at a time. LEDA is a cooperative of experienced architects and
…Read more
Case Study | Urban Space 500 is a Ukranian restaurant that gives 80% of its profits to community projects. They organize their 500 founders and gather their input with Loomio.
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This is our biggest Loomio release since 2.0, but this time, we’ve focused on new features rather than a rewrite of the software. So in some ways, it’s more significant
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Case Study | Loomio enabled the Green Party of West Australia’s wide-reaching membership to congregate, collaborate, and agree on policies quickly and efficiently together. The 2019 federal election in Australia
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Case Study | The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother & Weladen (TRBP) is celebrating universal humanity by welcoming and supporting newly arriving refugees to their UK town and using Loomio
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Case study | Partago is a Belgium-based car-sharing citizen cooperative enterprise that offers only 100% electric cars. Their mission is to free up space in neighborhoods, reduce carbon emissions and
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Case Study: Ian Martin Group made big changes to their organizational structure to ensure that their employees enjoy the most meaningful work experience. Here’s a look at their journey and
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by Madina Knight, Loomio StorytellerCase Study | The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother & Weladen (TRBP) is celebrating universal humanity by welcoming and supporting newly arriving refugees to their UK
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Jul 14, 2020 by Madina KnightCase study | Partago is a Belgium-based car-sharing citizen cooperative enterprise that offers only 100% electric cars. Their mission is to free up space in neighborhoods,
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Jul 14, 2020 by Madina KnightCase study | Partago is a Belgium-based car-sharing citizen cooperative enterprise that offers only 100% electric cars. Their mission is to free up space in neighborhoods,
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Eryx cooperativeCase study | As humans embark deeper into the digital age, it is increasingly vital for companies to embrace communication tools, apps, and platforms. Behind almost every successful venture
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It’s been some months now since COVID-19 has completely changed the way we work, engage, and interact.And while it hasn’t been easy, it is really inspiring to see the way
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Loomio How-tos: Good Governance OnlineIn our previous newsletter, I shared a resource that can help keep your business moving, even while you can’t meet with your team in-person. If you
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Keeping everyone up-to-date on the decisions happening in your organization can be tough and especially when you are working remotely.The good news? We have just released a big upgrade to
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Making your organization more resilient with self-managementWe are fortunate to support many incredible organizations — each with their own particular management styles — and it’s not uncommon for us to adopt practices from groups
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Keep your work moving with LoomioYour team is suddenly remote, and you need a place where you can have discussions and make decisions.Your team can get going in under 10 minutes
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Kia ora! Hello from team Loomio,Since the start of the year, we’ve been working hard on even more awesome new Loomio 2.0 features. Check ’em out — along with some valuable webinars:Loomio now
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John Gieryn | 2020.28.02Communication can make or break any team or organization’s efforts. Save time, email confusion, and energy with higher quality conversations that move to action — Loomio’s discussion threads can help.Starting
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Thanks for including us in your list of amazing community technologies, @pforti https://medium.com/together-institute/beyond-the-noise-of-crypto-4-amazing-community-technologies-f05dd6f833e2
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RT @RoundSkys: @Loomio, your website update is looking goood!😍We love that we’ve hacked Loomio’s platform to be the perfect space for our course forums! The Coop Leadership Cert Program participants get to go deeper in the forums, connect with each other, make decisions, & taste loomio. #coops
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Thanks Corporate Rebels! “What most companies call remote work is actually just a new name for all the bad stuff that used to happen in offices. Back-to-back meetings, constant availability, and endless interruptions.” https://corporate-rebels.com/asynchronicity #corporaterebels @corp_rebels
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Teamwork makes everything work. How we can organize ourselves differently, to better support ourselves and our teams to thrive? Join us to meet with Loomio co-founders Alanna Irving and Richard Bartlett. https://blog.betterworktogether.co/teamwork-makes-everything-work/
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RT @doing_bwt: Just a few of the great speakers lined up at Doing Better Work Together… If you’re building any kind of distributed organisation these sessions will be super valuable 👇
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RT @igalia: As you might know, Igalia is an employee owned cooperative. @xcastanho recently sat down to talk with @Loomio for their blog about Igalia: How it works, and how we make use of Loomio https://blog.loomio.com/2022/09/19/igalia/
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New release! Customize proposals to have whatever meaning is right for your group. Templates have arrived. Also.. start a demo group to see Loomio in use, or to test out features in a sandbox. https://blog.loomio.com/2022/08/23/custom-poll-templates-release/
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RT @francescapick: In case you missed it, here is the video from our event: Scaling Thriving Networks: Mission Impossible? https://youtu.be/VeBadbJmnOY featuring a talk by @RichDecibels about #microsolidarity and a great discussion about: what are we actually scaling?
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RT @micro_solid: microsolidarity is a roadmap for high-trust communities new video just published, slides are here & link below
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RT @ntnsndr: New essay draft up—I’d love your comments. “Web3 Is the Opportunity We Have Had All Along” https://nathanschneider.info/AllAlong Or, why I think crypto matters, even if it shouldn’t have to.
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RT @TheHum_Team: hey do you know about our 5 moves for getting unstuck in collective decision-making? 1/5: Break the binary binary framing invites polarisation, reframing invites more nuance e.g. instead of “support/oppose”, try “prefer/tolerate/object”
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RT @TheHum_Team: good morning! time for caffeinated stream of consciousness mega thread on HOW TO CREATE A HUMMING TEAM let’s go!!
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RT @samspurlin: Decisions! What are they and how do you even make them?! In many organizations, they live in inscrutable black boxes or irrational org charts. How can organizations of all kinds (and #DAOs) get smarter about how they make decisions? 🧵
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Save a Colleague’s Life: Never, Ever Hit Reply-All https://corporate-rebels.com/reply-all #corporaterebels @corp_rebels
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Hearing how our client’s use Loomio for their organization is so rewarding – click the link for more about EarthArxiv and their story. http://ow.ly/OdoF50FluJi #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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The Ian Martin Group’s journey to self-organization is really interesting. They use a way of organizing that makes their company more resilient and have shared how in this blog. http://ow.ly/QZ8450FluIr #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio
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Hearing how our client’s use Loomio for their organization is so rewarding – click the link for more about Elias’ story. http://ow.ly/KXmt50FluI2 #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), a nonprofit quantifying each country’s human rights performance, uses Loomio to connect their global network. Read more http://ow.ly/LPGU50FluHL #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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Loomio now has unlimited members of groups. You can invite members as soon as you start your trial or subscription. See how in the video on our site via the link. http://ow.ly/HINx50FluFp #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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Co-ops are member-owned organizations, they can offer their customers the opportunity to take ownership in the company by investment. Read how VSIC navigated this. http://ow.ly/xRls50FluDu #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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Hearing how our client’s use Loomio for their organization is so rewarding – click the link for more about The Low Carbon Society and their story. https://blog.loomio.org/2019/06/19/funding-community-renewable-projects/ #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother & Weladen (TRBP) is celebrating universal humanity by welcoming refugees to their UK town & using Loomio to organize their group. https://blog.loomio.org/2020/08/07/we-are-all-humans-here/ #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio
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The most common activity in a thread is commenting. Comments are shared with everyone in the thread. Here’s how to engage the best way in Threads. http://ow.ly/31qY50Fluyg #boards #professionalservices #decisionmaking #governance #loomio #betterdecisionmaking
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New features Saturday! Dark mode and improved poll results. Here’s both of them at the same time:
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