Day: 3 April 2023

HOLACRACY EXPERIENCES AND CASES

1. 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
2. This white paper (14 pages) describes 5 Dutch case studies.
3. In this article you can read about the experiences of one of the first large government agencies that practice Holacracy, Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech).
4. Luscii, a Dutch Health Care Organization, reports in this article about their experiences after 3 years of practicing Holacracy
5. In this article Benoît Pointet tells about his personal experiences since the adoption of Holacracy within Liip.

HOLACRACY IN BROADER PERSPECTIVE

1. This film(9:21) places Holacracy in the evolutionary development of organizational models over time, using the color paradigms of Laloux and Spiral Dynamics.
2. The world-renowned company that works with Holacracy, Zappos.com, uses this BLOG to react in a humorous way to all the heartfelt responses to their radical choice for Holacracy.
3. In this article Frederic Laloux and Brian Robertson discuss five widely-received judgments about Holacracy.
4. In this article Brian Robertson takes the human side of Holacracy and writes about how it brings out the best in people. It’s a response to the common criticism that “Holacracy is so rigid; it’s more for robots than for people!”
5. Jasper Rienstra, Holacracy Coach, gives 5 reasons never to start with adopting Holacracy in this BLOG. 5 reasons that are often heard and not entirely untrue…

Holacracy is gaining attention rapidly throughout the Netherlands as well as worldwide. Increasingly, (parts of) organizations are using Holacracy as a management tool. There are also many interesting articles, books, and movies on the subject.

SHORT LIST

1. This animation film (1:47) is short but powerful.
2. Why Holacracy? (5:13) answers the basic Why-question. Because it is Purpose Driven, Responsive and Transparent.
3. This white paper (7 pagina’s, in het Engels, mét plaatjes) is a good introductory article.
4. This article from Emerce is one of the better Dutch articles about Holacracy.
5. In this film (2:36) Jasper Rienstra discusses the power of Holacracy.

DIGGING DEEPER

1. Brian Robertson wrote a very remarkable and practical book, hardly surprisingly titled ‘Holacracy’ . Highly recommended – even if you don’t intend to implement Holacracy immediately. And the Dutch translation is excellent.
2. In this TEDx video (18:20) Brian Robertson explains what Holacracy is all about.
3. The book ‘Reinventing Organizations’ . Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux made the world sit up and take notice last year, and has shown that many people and organizations have been tracking down Holacracy. Inspirationally and clearly, Laloux shows that ‘enlightened’ organizations are all about purpose, wholeness, and self-management. Holacracy is mentioned as an example of how you can shape your company in concrete terms. The Dutch translation is also fine.
4. In this attractive Dutch-language book Green On, parallels are drawn between Special Forces and Holacracy-based organizations, full of real-life examples.
5. Two great podcasts on Holacracy and self-managing organizations: part one (58:36) and part two(46:21).