By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 19 Sep 22
Igalia is a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative consultancy focused on open source software and services. We recently sat down with co-founder Xavier Castaño to discuss their journey, their organizational model and their collective strategy setting processes. Since inception, 20 years ago in 2001, the team has grown to over 120 open source developers delivering a range of services and contributions to open source technology projects. As an organization Igalia has been evolving built on values of worker ownership, social responsibility and commitment to free and open source software. Igalia started in Galicia and has become established as a leader and strong …
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Igalia is a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative consultancy focused on open source software and services. We recently sat down with co-founder Xavier Castaño to discuss their journey, their organizational model and their collective strategy setting processes. Since inception, 20 years ago in 2001, the team has grown to over 120 open source developers delivering a range of services and contributions to …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 23 Aug 22
With the latest release of Loomio you can define your own templates and workflows, then make them available for others in your organization to use. This is one of the most significant feature releases weâve made in a long while, and weâre excited to see what people will do with this new functionality. Proposals are now fully customizable. Weâve introduced two new poll types: Sense check is a simple way to get feedback on a decision before things get finalized. Opt-in is a way to ask people to volunteer or participate. You can create custom poll types with the terminology …
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With the latest release of Loomio you can define your own templates and workflows, then make them available for others in your organization to use. This is one of the most significant feature releases weâve made in a long while, and weâre excited to see what people will do with this new functionality. Proposals are now fully customizable. Weâve introduced …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 11 May 22
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 and make decisions in the wrong forums. Loomio now makes it seamless to connect your online boardroom and decision making, to the hallways and watercooler where the chat happens. This integration makes it much easier for you to keep everyone included as important decisions get made, regardless of their preferred discussion platforms. Check out the guide on how to set it up for your group. You might know that weâve …
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 and make decisions in the wrong forums. Loomio now makes it seamless to connect your online boardroom and decision making, to the hallways and watercooler where the chat happens. This …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
Making decisions collaboratively is fundamental for any DAO looking to maximize the potential of its participants. Letâs look at why this is so important and how to do it well. Decision making is now for everyone. Organizations designing for decentralization give everyone more opportunity to engage in and contribute to decision-making and decision-making processes. Innovating on decision making means innovating deeply on organizational culture and values. It means addressing control, transparency and power structures both hidden and explicit. Without the right structure, support and processes this can get messy and dysfunctional, quickly. New processes to build. To ensure participation is …
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Making decisions collaboratively is fundamental for any DAO looking to maximize the potential of its participants. Letâs look at why this is so important and how to do it well. Decision making is now for everyone. Organizations designing for decentralization give everyone more opportunity to engage in and contribute to decision-making and decision-making processes. Innovating on decision making means innovating …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
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 engineers who design outstanding sustainable buildings that are beautiful, comfortable to be in, and gentle on the planet. The group has been fabricating and transforming buildings around Leeds, England for the past 20 years. In that time theyâve become specialists in energy-conscious design and developed strategies for minimizing a buildingâs environmental impacts. âOur approach is based on getting the best solution from the budget available and prioritizing reducing the buildingâs …
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 engineers who design outstanding sustainable buildings that are beautiful, comfortable to be in, and gentle on the planet. The group has been fabricating and transforming buildings around Leeds, England for …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
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 is a team of software experts. Thatâs why companies like Eryx are vital to todayâs market. Most organizations donât have the capacity to build their own software in-house, so Eryx becomes their external team that delivers custom, high-quality software, as well as market research, and consulting. Eryx is an Argentine company that serves a wide variety of businesses in North and South America. One of their clients helps renters in …
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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 is a team of software experts. Thatâs why companies like Eryx are vital to todayâs market. Most organizations donât have the capacity to build their own software in-house, so Eryx …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
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 to navigating the global pandemic. Board members have had to interact with each other in different ways – used to face-to-face meetings, theyâre now increasingly making decisions via video calls. Board software has also been useful to support Board members and administrators in simplifying the circulation of Board materials prior to meetings, streamlining decision making prior to Board meetings, supporting online Board meetings and facilitating post-Board meeting actions and follow …
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 to navigating the global pandemic. Board members have had to interact with each other in different ways – used to face-to-face meetings, theyâre now increasingly making decisions via video calls. …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
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. A good meal is a powerful thing. It can tantalize the senses, satisfy the stomach, and bring people together around a table. The meals at Urban Space 500 go a step further because 80% of the restaurantâs profits go toward community development projects in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. Inspired by a similar project in a nearby town, the team from Urban Space 500 had the idea in 2017 to …
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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. A good meal is a powerful thing. It can tantalize the senses, satisfy the stomach, and bring people together around a table. The meals at Urban Space 500 go a …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
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 make this easier. Our new Webhooks feature enables integration between Loomio and other tools your team uses. It can send notifications through almost any chat platform including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost and more. Itâs not limited to chat, either, anything that supports âincoming webhooksâ can receive real-time updates about activity in Loomio that is important to you. To get started, have a look at our setup guides for some …
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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 make this easier. Our new Webhooks feature enables integration between Loomio and other tools your team uses. It can send notifications through almost any chat platform including Slack, Microsoft …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Mar 22
This is our biggest Loomio release since 2.0. This time weâve focused on new features â not just speed and behind the scenes. Letâs get right into it: Whatâs new in 2.5? Invite-only threads: Imagine Loomio without groups. Discuss and decide with an adhoc group of people; no need to start a group or send out memberships before you begin. Works with existing Loomio users or anyone with an email address. Work In Progress mode: More often than not, you need to draft a proposal, get feedback, and improve it before itâs ready for a vote. Show people what youâre …
This is our biggest Loomio release since 2.0. This time weâve focused on new features â not just speed and behind the scenes. Letâs get right into it: Whatâs new in 2.5? Invite-only threads: Imagine Loomio without groups. Discuss and decide with an adhoc group of people; no need to start a group or send out memberships before you begin. …