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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 28 Nov 23

Enlivening Edge Magazine Editor’s note: For many EE Magazine articles on decision making click here. For detailed comparisons check this out. By Lennard Toma and originally published as a single article in the Corporate Rebels blog When it comes to decision-making, there are several types of consent to choose from. Which one is best for your organization? Should you know and use all of them, depending on the issue at hand? In this post, we’ll take a closer look at four of the most popular consent decision-making methods. While the consensus and authoritarian methods have some drawbacks, the consent format …

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Enlivening Edge Magazine Editor’s note: For many EE Magazine articles on decision making click here. For detailed comparisons check this out. By Lennard Toma and originally published as a single article in the Corporate Rebels blog When it comes to decision-making, there are several types of consent to choose from. Which one is best for your organization? Should you know …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 28 Nov 23

By Lennard Toma and originally published as a single article in the Corporate Rebels blog First read Part 1 of this article here, which describes each of 4 decision-making processes and its advantages and disadvantages.. Comparison When examining these four methods, it becomes clear that they are distinct from one another. S3 and IDM share many features, but Deep Democracy and the Advice Process adopt different perspectives and unique foundational positions. Deep Democracy appears to be particularly effective for complex decisions that require everyone to be involved and approve the outcome, while S3, IDM, and the Advice Process are all …

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By Lennard Toma and originally published as a single article in the Corporate Rebels blog First read Part 1 of this article here, which describes each of 4 decision-making processes and its advantages and disadvantages.. Comparison When examining these four methods, it becomes clear that they are distinct from one another. S3 and IDM share many features, but Deep Democracy …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 8 Nov 23

By Dennis Wittrock and originally published on holacracy.org This article describes how startups can better respond to the need for more organizational structure by knowing real alternatives to conventional hierarchy, and when to make a deliberate operating system change. For most startups, there are obvious stages in their development where fundamental decisions need to be made. In the beginning, founders may meet at university or get together with friends to explore a business idea. After a period of experimentation, those who do not fail in the early stages (which is most startups) will reach a stage where the product-market fit …

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By Dennis Wittrock and originally published on holacracy.org This article describes how startups can better respond to the need for more organizational structure by knowing real alternatives to conventional hierarchy, and when to make a deliberate operating system change. For most startups, there are obvious stages in their development where fundamental decisions need to be made. In the beginning, founders …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Oct 23

By Jasper Rienstra and originally published on Synnervate Changemakers HOLACRACY®  EXPERIENCES AND CASES Here is a list of 200+ organizations worldwide that practice Holacracy. It’s impossible to know how many organisations are using Holacracy because not every Holacracy-powered organization publicises their practice, but all of the organizations in this map have agreed to share This white paper (14 pages) describes 5 Dutch case studies. In this article you can read about the experiences of one of the first large government agencies that practice Holacracy, Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech). Luscii, a Dutch Health Care Organization, reports in this article about their experiences after 3 years of practicing Holacracy …

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By Jasper Rienstra and originally published on Synnervate Changemakers HOLACRACY®  EXPERIENCES AND CASES Here is a list of 200+ organizations worldwide that practice Holacracy. It’s impossible to know how many organisations are using Holacracy because not every Holacracy-powered organization publicises their practice, but all of the organizations in this map have agreed to share This white paper (14 pages) describes 5 Dutch case …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 28 Mar 23

By Sally McCutchion and originally published on medium.com There’s no better place to look for examples of the conflation of leadership and power than (most of) the political leaders of the world. I’m in no way a political writer so I’m not going to get personal on this but my general thoughts on the subject are… ~ Power itself is an attractive force for many. ~ The trappings of power are in direct opposition to the qualities needed for effective leadership. ~ Power is a really tricky subject and because of this we often give away our power (because that’s …

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By Sally McCutchion and originally published on medium.com There’s no better place to look for examples of the conflation of leadership and power than (most of) the political leaders of the world. I’m in no way a political writer so I’m not going to get personal on this but my general thoughts on the subject are… ~ Power itself is …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Jan 23

What experiences from being a leader in a next-stage organization might be useable in a large traditional multinational?

What experiences from being a leader in a next-stage organization might be useable in a large traditional multinational?


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Apr 20

How Holacracy Helped Me “Fire” Myself from the Role of Traditional CEO and Learn to Let GoBy Dennis van der Heijden, Co-founder of ConvertJust a few years ago I was asked, on a Friday night, to approve a Converter’s decision to buy a software tool. I thought it was so silly: having to approve buying a tool that cost less than $50 a month. I’ve written and talked about this journey in detail, but in short, it set me on a course to self-management with Holacracy.Fast forward to 2019, and Convert is a fully Holacracy-powered organization. And I no longer have to …

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How Holacracy Helped Me “Fire” Myself from the Role of Traditional CEO and Learn to Let GoBy Dennis van der Heijden, Co-founder of ConvertJust a few years ago I was asked, on a Friday night, to approve a Converter’s decision to buy a software tool. I thought it was so silly: having to approve buying a tool that cost less than $50 …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 24 Oct 19

Precision Nutrition’s journey to Holacracy and the impact it had on the companyBrian Robertson of HolacracyOne spoke with Phil Caravaggio of Toronto-based nutrition and fitness industry pioneer Precision Nutrition. In early 2012, Phil and his co-founder, John Berardi, were considering using Holacracy® as a way to run the company as it grew. A year later, they were self sufficient with their Holacracy practice and growing quickly.Precision Nutrition has been rocking Holacracy® for seven years.Brian: What was it like to adopt Holacracy in your business?Phil: Holacracy has been transformative for me personally and for the company as a whole.“Probably the best decision I ever made …

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Precision Nutrition’s journey to Holacracy and the impact it had on the companyBrian Robertson of HolacracyOne spoke with Phil Caravaggio of Toronto-based nutrition and fitness industry pioneer Precision Nutrition. In early 2012, Phil and his co-founder, John Berardi, were considering using Holacracy® as a way to run the company as it grew. A year later, they were self sufficient with their …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 24 Oct 19

Precision Nutrition’s journey to Holacracy and the impact it had on the companyThis interview was lost in the digital void and just recently rediscovered in a small, dark, unlisted part of our records. It’s never been published on Medium, and we don’t do founder interviews like this anymore. Here’s the article in its unabridged glory—enjoy.Brian Robertson of HolacracyOne spoke with Phil Caravaggio of Toronto-based nutrition and fitness industry pioneer Precision Nutrition a year after they adopted Holacracy. In early 2012, Phil and his co-founder, John Berardi, were considering using Holacracy as a way to run the company as it grew. A …

Precision Nutrition’s journey to Holacracy and the impact it had on their company Read More »

Precision Nutrition’s journey to Holacracy and the impact it had on the companyThis interview was lost in the digital void and just recently rediscovered in a small, dark, unlisted part of our records. It’s never been published on Medium, and we don’t do founder interviews like this anymore. Here’s the article in its unabridged glory—enjoy.Brian Robertson of HolacracyOne spoke with Phil …

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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 27 Mar 19

Where to Start?By Matthijs CollardSince Part 1 of this series a lot has happened. The biggest event was our adoption of the Holacracy constitution. My business partners and I signed the document the 7th of June with our colleagues as witness.Rick signs the adoption declarationIn this post I’d like to give you some insights about how we got started on this adventure. This is by no means a tutorial or a guide to self-management. Rather it is more of a timeline of my own explorations leading up to the decision to give Holacracy a serious try. If you are interested in self-management, then …

Installing a New OS for Our Company: Part 2 Read More »

Where to Start?By Matthijs CollardSince Part 1 of this series a lot has happened. The biggest event was our adoption of the Holacracy constitution. My business partners and I signed the document the 7th of June with our colleagues as witness.Rick signs the adoption declarationIn this post I’d like to give you some insights about how we got started on this adventure. This …

Installing a New OS for Our Company: Part 2 Read More »


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