
Enspiral started with a vision to support more people to spend their lives working to solve the greatest challenges of our time.
Since inception, we’ve been testing ways of working together with trust and respect to share money, information and control as openly as possible. As a community, we’ve supported hundreds of people
to launch and build all sorts of initiatives, projects and world-changing ventures.
We’re committed to continuing to learn and grow our positive impact together.
The Enspiral Foundation is a charitable company co-owned by the Enspiral Members. Its mission is to support the network as a whole, facilitate collaboration between the people and ventures, and further the overall social mission of Enspiral.
People

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):
Enspiral Europe Spring Gathering 2025 – Memento
Published on: 9 Jul 25 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
The Magic of Enspiral Gatherings – Enspiral Podcast with Bridget Mullins and Melina Chan
Published on: 27 Jan 24 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Europe Summer Gathering 2023 – Memento
Published on: 13 Nov 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Being in the Living World – Enspiral Podcast with Mark Kroening
Published on: 17 May 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Summerfest 2023 – Memento
Published on: 26 Apr 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Peer Support Pods – Enspiral Podcast with Nati Lombardo
Published on: 19 Apr 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Digital Engagement – Enspiral Podcast with Ulrich Schur and Nick Tucker
Published on: 12 Apr 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Designing Serious Games – Enspiral Podcast with Hailey Cooperrider
Published on: 5 Apr 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Assembly Sprints – Enspiral Podcast with John Gieryn
Published on: 29 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Writing Online – Enspiral Podcast with Richard D. Bartlett
Published on: 22 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Iterations of Enspiral – Enspiral Podcast with Joshua Vial
Published on: 17 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Meaningful Fun on Twitter – Enspiral Podcast with Silvia Bastos
Published on: 14 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Exploring Embodiment – Enspiral Podcast with Emily Smith
Published on: 8 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
The Guide for Newcomers – Enspiral Podcast with Nick Tucker
Published on: 7 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Writing Good Agreements – Enspiral Podcast with Dan Lewis
Published on: 6 Mar 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
What is a Network Catalyst? with Joriam Ramos
Published on: 24 Feb 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Winter Gathering 2023 – Memento
Published on: 20 Feb 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Europe: Weaving Connection with Brigit Rosestraten
Published on: 31 Jan 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Inter-Node Coherence in Enspiral with Francesca Pick
Published on: 29 Jan 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Europe Node: Origins with Nati Lombardo
Published on: 29 Jan 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Europe: Governance Playground with Dan Lewis
Published on: 29 Jan 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral Europe: Building & Spending Trust with Rich D. Bartlett
Published on: 29 Jan 23 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
For DAOs, with Love
Published on: 14 Sep 22 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Anthony Cabraal
Enspiral Europe Node Agreement – conversation Aug 25 2022
Published on: 25 Aug 22 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Board Meeting – Discussing Node Requirements – Aug 25 2022
Published on: 25 Aug 22 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Let’s keep doing better work together
Published on: 2 May 22 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Anthony Cabraal
Enspiral External Update — June 2021
Published on: 11 Jun 21 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
What is next?
Published on: 18 May 21 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Doris Zuur
Matariki* Enspiral Winter Retreat, Riverslea Centre, Otaki, 2–4 July 2021
Published on: 11 May 21 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Doris Zuur
Enspiral External Update — May 2021
Published on: 7 May 21 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — April 2021
Published on: 5 Apr 21 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — March 2021
Published on: 16 Mar 21 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — February 2021
Published on: 11 Feb 21 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — January 2021
Published on: 6 Jan 21 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — December 2020
Published on: 8 Dec 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — November 2020
Published on: 12 Nov 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — October 2020
Published on: 9 Oct 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — September 2020
Published on: 16 Sep 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
MVB meeting August 13th
Published on: 11 Sep 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — August 2020
Published on: 11 Aug 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Bringing Your Authentic Stories to Work
Published on: 24 Jul 20 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Alina Siegfried
Enspiral External Update — July 2020
Published on: 14 Jul 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Enspiral External Update — June 2020
Published on: 16 Jun 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Making your organization more resilient
Published on: 12 May 20 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Loomio
Enspiral External Update — May 2020
Published on: 5 May 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Special Enspiral Hope-in-pandemic Update — April 2020
Published on: 24 Apr 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Sharing power by sharing money: the evolution of collaborative funding in Enspiral
Published on: 9 Mar 20 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Francesca Pick
Enspiral External Update — February 2020
Published on: 4 Feb 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
What is Enspiral?:
Published on: 21 Jan 20 in EnSpiral – Medium
by Rebellious Data
Enspiral External Update — January 2020
Published on: 10 Jan 20 in EnSpiral – YouTube
by Enspiral
Reflections from a decade of building decentralised organisations.This is a 3 part article for people building DAOs trying to solve meaningful problems.It has been written to share learnings and reflections
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This post was originally published here on betterworktogether.co. Stay in touch as we curate and share tools, methods and stories from the frontiers of collaboration and organisation building at https://do.betterworktogether.co/Back
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Photo credit Bob ZuurA permaculture approach to landscaping your life!Have you ever felt like you were at a crossroads in your life? Or are you standing at one right now? And did
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Invitation to members, contributors and invited guests/children/dependants**You are warmly invited to register by Sunday 6 June for this year’s retreat.Details:Venue: Riverslea Retreat Centre, 733 Otaki George Road, 5582 OtakiDate and time:From Friday 2
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Authentic Stories in the WorkplaceOn the importance of systems-change leaders bringing their whole selves to work.Photo by Toa Heftiba on UnsplashIn many organisational settings, there is an unspoken agreement of separation between
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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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Enspiral is a network of entrepreneurs and freelancers whose mission is to help more people work on stuff that matters. Since 2013, we have been practising collaborative funding to allocate
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And is it doing what it has set out to do?Enspiral and Rebellious Data LogosEnspiral defies simple explanation. It is many things to many people at once. It is a mutual aid
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Anakiwa, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Photo: Outward Bound NZSelf-organised support groups for compulsive world changersResources:Self-organised sensemaking — regular meeting processSensemaking retrospectiveFinding your way in life is tough. Feeling like you’re alone is really tough. Working
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Are you concerned about the nature and climate crisis and thinking how can I turn my city around?Or are you seeing something awesome emerge and thinking this is great but it’s
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Photo of Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) by Peter HammerA lot of 1st-time visitors to Aotearoa New Zealand have an experience they can’t articulate e.g. they might say “I feel like I’ve come
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Enspiral Story Dojo #03 — “The Saviour” and other lies we tell childrenStory by Rupert SnookHere comes the hero… Yeah, sureImagine this. A friend is having a hard time, and you want to support them.
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Do you have an idea, project or business that can help reduce carbon emissions in Wellington? 💡⚡Time to apply for Low Carbon Challenge 2017!! Wellington City Council is supporting awesome low carbon initiatives that are working in: 🏡 Housing and building 🚌 Transport 🚮 Waste ⚡ Energy 6 teams will be chosen and awarded a $1000 stipend to get started.
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Are you a solo entrepreneur or freelancer who is missing a deeper sense of purpose and connection? Are you looking to collectivise and build your tribe. You might be exploring co-working or looking for aligned collaborators? Then Better Work Together is the book for you. Co-Authored with love by 11 passionate Enspiral folks, it will show you how to transform
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Hey friends. The time has come to fire up our comms and deliver you a fresh newsletter, direct to your inbox once a month. In it you’ll find news and updates from our members and contributors, you’ll learn about upcoming Enspiral events, what our ventures are up to and how you can get involved and replicate what we for yourself
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Have you heard about Enspiral’s first book ‘Better Work Together’? If in your guts you know there must be a better way to earn your income, if you’ve seen glimpses or felt tingles that a radically different way of doing work is possible, if you can see the old ways crumbling and are looking for whoever is working out what
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RT @DevAcademyNZ: What role do social entrepreneurs play in experimenting where the government can’t? Rather than seeing social entrepreneurship and government at opposing ends – how do we see them as complementary? Our Ops Lead, Gina, will explore further at #GOVIS2019 http://www.govis.org.nz/
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RT @markjhooper: Gotta say – I love how @enspiral work….. check them out, if you haven’t heard of them before… Self-organising, Democratic, non-hierarchical… #FutureOfWorkAwards @theRSAorg
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Enspiral won a #FutureOfWork award from @theRSAorg! Thank you RSA, we’re very humbled to be picked amongst so many impressive initiatives. Well done to all of the other winners too 👏👏👏
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