HolacracyOne Resources

Holacracy™ Constitution Walkthrough

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:14:40 +0000

January 2012

This video offers a whirlwind tour of the Holacracy™ Constitution, including an overview of the document's overall organization and a brief summary of each major section. Some of the document's more subtle nuances are also briefly highlighted for the interested viewer's further attention.

Waking up the Workplace Interview with David Allen

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:07:45 +0000

November 2011

In this interview by Waking up the Workplace entitled "Mind Like Water: Clarity through Getting Things Done", David Allen brings to bear his practical clarity on how being conscious is about making the implicit explicit, and how his work with Holacracy has both taken the pressure off his own leadership and filled out the practice of effectiveness in his own work.More

Dialog: The History of Holacracy™

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:35:12 +0000

October 2011

In this free recording from the Holacracy™ Community of Practice, two HolacracyOne partners share the story of what lead to Holacracy™ as we know it today and talk about the early influencing factors and major contributing methods and models. Hosted by HolacracyOne's Cecile Green and featuring Brian Robertson and Alexia Bowers.More

Handout: Tactical Meeting Process

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:01:12 +0000

October 2011

This handout provides an overview of the Tactical Meeting Process used in Holacracy™ Tactical Meetings, including the rules and goals for each step of the process.More

GTD Times Podcast: Holacracy™ at the David Allen Company

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:01:55 +0000

September 2011

In this podcast, David Allen and Kelly Forrister of the David Allen Company talk with Brian Robertson and Tom Thomison of HolacracyOne about the David Allen Company's implementation of Holacracy™, and how it complements the Getting Things Done® method.

Holacracy™ Constitution (v2.1)

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:13:19 +0000

July 2011

Note: This page is for an old version of the Constitution; for the current version, please click here.

This Constitution documents the core rules, structure, and processes of the Holacracy™ Organizational Operating System. It enables an organization wishing to use the Holacracy™ system to anchor that intention concretely and in detail, and ensures everyone has access to the “rules of the game”. More

Holacracy™ & Sociocracy: Contrasting Paradigms

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:11:20 +0000

October 2010

Sociocracy is a method for human decision-making and organization pioneered in the Netherlands in the mid-20th century. Aspects of the approach were incorporated into Holacracy™ early in its development, most notably the concept of double-linking and the election process. Other aspects of Holacracy™ look similar to Sociocracy on the surface, however come from different underlying paradigms, and thus end up quite different in the details and practice. As a result, those familiar with Sociocracy are often curious or confused when they first encounter Holacracy™.More

ZOOM’D Leadership Holacracy Interview

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:43:14 +0000

September 2010

Brian Robertson discusses Holacracy™ with host John Schmidt on the ZOOM’D Leadership radio show, and introduces its principles and key concepts.More

Handout: From Aim to Action

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:43:07 +0000

August 2010

This handout provides an overview of Holacracy's approach for moving from aim to action in an organization.

Handout: Integrative Decision-Making™

Wed, 19 May 2010 23:09:05 +0000

May 2010

This handout provides an overview of the Integrative Decision-Making™ Process used in Holacracy™ Governance Meetings, including the rules for each step of the process.More

Handout: Integrative Decision-Making™ Process (French)

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:26:26 +0000

May 2010

This handout provides an overview of the Integrative Decision-Making™ Process used in Holacracy™ Governance Meetings, including the rules for each step of the process. Translated from English by Bernard Marie Chiquet, founder of Integral Governance Institute. More

Handout: Integrative Decision-Making™ Process (German)

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:07:24 +0000

May 2010

This handout provides an overview of the Integrative Decision-Making™ Process used in Holacracy™ Governance Meetings, including the rules for each step of the process. Translated from English by Dennis Wittrock, co-founder of Die Integrale Akademie and Integrales Forum, and a leading Integral theorist and practitioner in Germany. More

Dialog: The Insidious Predict & Control

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:58:26 +0000

March 2010

This free recording from the Holacracy™ Community of Practice explores the insidiousness of the Predict & Control paradigm. Where and why does it show up, and what's the appeal? Why are we addicted to its subtle lure and false promises? How can collecting real data and facing reality help us break the addiction? This recording shines a light on how entrenched this paradigm is, and offers some deep insights on the psychological challenges to moving beyond its grasp.More

Organization Evolved: Introducing Holacracy (French)

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:04:51 +0000

August 2009

This overview of Holacracy frames the need for a new "organizational operating system" and shows how Holacracy's end-to-end approach provides the capacities needed to thrive in today's world. Translated from English by Marion Peterson and reviewed by Olivier Compagne. More

Holacracy™ 1-Pager (French)

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:11:03 +0000

May 2009

Is your company fit for the future? Gary Hamel, ranked the #1 most influential business thinker in the world by the Wall Street Journal, argues that the technology of management must be reinvented – that the only way to build a company that’s fit for the future is to build one that elicits the passion of its people. The state of corporate governance is also in need of a makeover as evidenced by recent institutional meltdowns. More

Holacracy™ 1-Pager

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:57:33 +0000

May 2009

Case Study: Holacracy at Emesa (Dutch)

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:03:52 +0000

April 2009

This case-study comes thanks to the efforts of Realize!, a transformational consulting company based in Amsterdam. More

Case Study: Holacracy at Emesa

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:38:51 +0000

April 2009

This case-study comes thanks to the efforts of Realize!, a transformational consulting company based in Amsterdam. More

Interview: Unity's Holacracy Implementation

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:33:32 +0000

January 2009

In this interview, Brian Robertson speaks with Certified Holacracy Practitioners Susan Beck and Gary Simmons about their adoption of Holacracy at the Association of Unity Churches. More

Interview Transcript: Unity's Holacracy Implementation

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:32:43 +0000

January 2009

In this interview (transcribed), Brian Robertson speaks with Certified Holacracy Practitioners Susan Beck and Gary Simmons about their adoption of Holacracy at the Association of Unity Churches.More

Organization at the Leading Edge: Introducing Holacracy™ (German)

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:09 +0000

January 2007

An in-depth introduction to many of Holacracy's key concepts and components, written by one of the pioneers of the practice. Translated from EnglishMore

Holacracy™ Constitution (v3.0)

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:33:22 +0000

January 2012

Video: Governance Simulation

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:45:14 +0000

December 2011

Where there are multiple people there are multiple perspectives. For a team working towards some aim, integrating diverse views provides a more accurate and complete map of reality, allowing more informed decisions and better navigation of the territory ahead. This 90-minute recording of a live simulation shows a Holacracy™ governance meeting and highlights the Integrative Decision-Making™ process used within, which integrates multiple perspectives without devolving into the tyranny of consensus.More

Dialog: Holacracy, Polarities, & Human Maturity

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:12:25 +0000

March 2011

This free recording from the Holacracy™ Community of Practice explores how structures, principles, and practices within the Holacracy™ system support human maturity, including how they express and integrate often-opposed polarities and paradoxes. Featuring HolacracyOne's Brian Robertson and Tom Thomison, and Certified Holacracy Practitioner™ Beena Sharma.More

Organization Evolved: Introducing Holacracy

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:19:13 +0000

August 2009

This overview of Holacracy frames the need for a new "organizational operating system" and shows how Holacracy's end-to-end approach provides the capacities needed to thrive in today's world.More