How to Adopt Holacracy: A Step-by-Step Implementation Program for Teams

Many teams want to adopt Holacracy but get stuck on the same challenge: where do we begin, and how do we help everyone move forward together?

That uncertainty often slows momentum more than the rules themselves.

The new Holacracy Implementation series on the Self-Management Accelerator is designed to solve that problem. It offers a structured, five-course path that turns the Constitution into a practical, approachable journey your whole team can follow. This is the first and only Holacracy adoption program online. 

A complete adoption roadmap

The series walks your team through all five articles of the Constitution, translating abstract rules into concrete daily practices. Each course includes clear explanations of how the rules apply in real situations, hands-on exercises you can use immediately, and intake and exit surveys that reveal your team’s progress and where further work is needed.

By the end, your team won’t just understand Holacracy in theory. You’ll have practiced it together, building the shared habits that make self-management stick.

Built for the person leading adoption

If you’re the person guiding your team’s adoption, you know the weight of that responsibility. You’re expected to lead confidently while learning alongside everyone else.

This series gives you the roadmap you need: practical facilitation scripts, ready-to-use exercises, and step-by-step guidance for each stage of adoption. You don’t need to be the expert—you just need a structure you can trust. This is it.

Your starting point, with room to grow

The Holacracy Implementation series gives your team a single, coherent entry point into Holacracy. As your practice matures, you’ll find that the SMA offers deeper, more specialized courses that expand on specific aspects of what you learned here. The series is designed to work as both a foundation and a bridge to those more advanced learning paths.

We’re continually refining this series to integrate more seamlessly with the broader SMA curriculum, including the individual learning tracks that support each practitioner’s ongoing development.

Who the series is for

The series is available to organizations on Team Access or Adoption Program plans. Team Access gives you full access to all five courses so your team can move at your own pace. The Adoption Program adds personalized guidance from a certified coach throughout the entire journey.

If your organization is stepping into Holacracy—or preparing to—this is where to start.