In 2015, BSL formally implemented self-organization as its new way of organizing itself. Fifteen months later, they are looking back in disbelief. They have become a living and breathing organism with a distinct culture and sense of purpose. How did this happen? This blog attempts an analysis by looking at six distinct time periods in the course of these 15 months.

So you've adopted the Constitution, defined circles, hold regular Governance Meetings, Tactical Meetings, etc. The whole shabam... Cool, you're all set to go! But then someone realizes the old compensation system might be due for an overhaul too.

Domains are things the Role may exclusively control and regulate as its property, on behalf of the organization. How does this work?

From his experience with Holacracy, Michael DeAngelo (WaTech, 2017) was able to share many challenges and conclusions, you’ll find the most insightful in this blog.

We’ll explain the list of explicit responsibilities and authority that comes with fulfilling a role.

We frequently get feedback that Tactical meetings follow a strict process. In this blog we want to share a couple of variations you can use within this process.

A Lead Link is the closest you can get to a traditional manager in Holacracy. However, a Lead Link has two unique tools to help him which make it different than a traditional manager.

The idea really came together when the co-founder (Dan), while looking for information about different ways of working, ended up reading the book Reinventing Organizations and started our journey to the illusory “Teal” destination.

Hike One, a design agency, started practicing Holacracy in 2018. OrganizationBuilders guided the implementation. Read here how we helped Hike One.

A year and a half after the change began, Chiel talks about their journey toward a more agile organization.

Working with Holacracy gave Overstappen.nl an innovation boost; they were able to launch the first AI Chatbot in the Energy Market. Read more about their journey and listen to colleagues talk about their experience with Holacracy.

Zelfsturing: Hoe organiseer je dat, als de zelfsturende teams veel interactie met elkaar moeten hebben Hypotheekadviseur Viisi koos voor Holacracy, een fractaal besturingsmodel. Een artikel van Dr Ir Jaap van Ede, hoofdredacteur procesverbeteren.nl

HikeOne is practicing Holacracy. By Matthijs Collard: “Since 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 with our colleagues as witnesses.”

HikeOne is practicing Holacracy. By Matthijs Collard:“This is the first of a series of posts about us installing this new OS. I will explain why we choose this path. Why I think it works for our company. What I learned from my conversations and visits to other companies in The Netherlands. And of course, I will share our experiences, best practices, and insights during the process.”

Fronteer, an innovative strategy agency based in Amsterdam, asked us to guide their transition to a holacratic organization. Read here how we helped them.

Interview with Overstappen.nl about the reasons, impact, support, and preconditions for implementing Holacracy.

Een Tactical Meeting volgens de Holacracy methode, hoe gaat dat nu in zijn werk?
Rinze heeft een Holacracy Safari bij Viisi gevolgd. Hij heeft een tactical meeting bijgewoond van de Growth Circle. Lees hier zijn ervaring!

Domains are one of the three elements of a role/circle (the others are purpose and accountabilities). We use them to centralize control because by default, Holacracy gives everyone authority to take any action or make any decision to fulfill their role/circle’s purpose or accountabilities. Learn more about this topic, read on.

Chris Cowan compares the Holacracy Governance with a traffic control system, a genie and a playbook in order to help you to get a better understanding of Holacracy. This makes no sense until you read his article. Read on!

Hoe vergaat het Presenter, nu anderhalf jaar na de Holacracy implementatie? Lees het verhaal van Mas Lubbers over anders overleggen.