ALQVIMIA has been practicing Holacracy® since 2019.
They’ve adopted all five articles of the Holacracy Constitution—fully embracing self-management with a bold commitment to purposeful leadership, disciplined collaboration, and growing as a learning organization. Details below
This badge recognizes ALQVIMIA's alignment with HolacracyOne’s baseline criteria for genuine practice, based on a self-assessment they submitted.
ALQVIMIA
Catalan, English, Spanish
Consumer Goods
2019
Version 5.0
26–50 people
ALQVIMIA
Purpose: Promote personal and social transformation towards a more beautiful, wiser and more respectful world
Alqvimia is more than a manufacturer and distributor of high quality, 100% natural cosmetics with organic ingredients; our products are made using the ancient art of alchemy by master perfumers, among the natural surroundings of La Garrotxa, Girona (Spain) at the feet of the Pyrenees. From these beautiful surroundings we make our cosmetic products with love, products which evoke a transformation of body, mind and soul; and from here we try to inspire and promote a new humanized economy, one which respects and cares for our planet and the well-being of all human beings.
Why We Started With Holacracy
My father founded the company and as a philosopher was always in search of doing things "differently", and proving to the world that a company could be run with love and respect, to nature, to its employees, to the world... When I started in the company he put me in charge of this aspect as he hadn't found anything concrete, but had done lots of small initiatives. We magically both came across Holacracy at more or less the same time (2018), him through Fredrik Laloux's Reinventing Organizations book, and me through the Conscious Capitalism convention in Barcelona. We both agreed this was the way forward: a tried and proven method that guarantees respect and creates a balances power method, but with the flexibility to make it your own and adapt to your reality. That same December I went for my practitioner training with Brian Robertson in Amsterdam, in in January 2019 we started our journey with Holacracy across the whole organization.
Our Biggest Win
Getting through Covid with almost no struggles and maintaining our sales. In 95% of the success I owe to Holacracy and to the "what can I do to help" philosophy.
Our Biggest Challenge
To keep evolving Holacracy, and not get "stuck" in the basics of Holacracy.
How they practice Holacracy
ALQVIMIA shared a self-assessment describing how they currently apply Holacracy in their work.
They’ve adopted the following parts of the framework:
- Organizational Structure (Article 1):
They've adopted a clear structure and roles, ensuring everyone knows who is responsible for what. - Rules of Cooperation (Article 2):
They've committed to transparency, mutual accountability, and clear shared expectations. - Tactical Meetings (Article 3):
They run fast, focused meetings that keep work flowing and issues addressed in real time. - Distributed Authority (Article 4):
They give everyone the freedom to act in their roles without micromanagement. - Governance Process (Article 5):
They give everyone a voice in evolving the structure to meet changing needs
Snapshot of their structure
