[sudo-discuss] Holacracy!

Fri Nov 1 11:57:33 PDT 2013

Along those lines, I suspect the holocracy term is meant at the level of
guiding political / economic philosophy from which one then works to
construct specific legal structures to implement the idea in specific
contexts with various other names.
On Nov 1, 2013 11:51 AM, "Danny Spitzberg" <stationaery at gmail.com> wrote:

> my friends/sources at theselc.org say that, yes, a worker cooperative by
> any other name (t-corp, wsde, zimzam, hoosegow) would smell as sweet
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Jeremy Entwistle <
> jwentwistle at cryptolab.net> wrote:
>
>> Maybe I don't understand the entire concept of a "holacracy", but it
>> sounds very similar to a workers cooperative. Or how Richard Wolff tried to
>> rename it too as WSDEs with the Democracy at Work project. But it really
>> sounds like workers cooperative to me.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>>
>> On 2013-10-31 12:39, Eddan Katz wrote:
>>
>>> Those who have expressed interest in a co-operative model of
>>> organizational development would be interested in Holacracy, which
>>> Janelle Orsi of the Sustainable Economies Law Center, promotes in her
>>> lectures. From today's blog post about a new Holacracy 'app':
>>>
>>>  In a typical top-down management structure, the power to hire and
>>>> fire employees is generally in the hands of managers. With Holacracy
>>>> at play, the game is entirely different: with the decentralization
>>>> of authority [1], the separation of people and role [2], and the
>>>> dynamic evolution of those roles [3], we end up with a situation
>>>>
>>>> that looks more like free agents going about their work with no
>>>> central planning. There might not even be a single person who knows
>>>> about everything you do. This then begs the question: who can decide
>>>> how and when to hire or fire?
>>>>
>>>> Holacracy doesn’t answer that question; it simply gives you a
>>>> framework and processes for your company to figure it out. In other
>>>> words, if Holacracy is an “operating system” for organizations,
>>>> the “hire-and-fire” function is an “app” that needs to be
>>>> added separately.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The Holacracy newsletter forwarded below also includes a link to the
>>> Dec. 3 workshop ($125) they'll be hosting in San Francisco.
>>>
>>>  Happy Halloween Friend!
>>>>
>>>> If you follow us on social [4] channels [5], you might already know
>>>> that HolacracyOne just released a new "Partnership App" [6], and
>>>>
>>>> it's freely available.
>>>>
>>>> What do we mean by "app"? It extends the metaphor of Holacracy as an
>>>> “operating system” for organizations. I like this comparison
>>>> because it accurately reflects what Holacracy is, as well as what it
>>>> isn't. On a computer, the operating system provides a basic
>>>> framework for “apps” to function harmoniously in the same
>>>> environment. Similarly, Holacracy provides a basic framework for
>>>> _how _to decide, but it doesn't tell you _what_ you should decide
>>>>
>>>> for your business. In other words, it doesn’t answer typical
>>>> business questions such as “what’s our employee compensation
>>>> system?”, or “how to allocate resources?”.
>>>>
>>>> There are many different ways of answering these questions and
>>>> Holacracy doesn’t choose one for you — that's the domain of
>>>> "apps". At HolacracyOne, we've adopted a new "app" to define how our
>>>> partnership functions work, and although it is still experimental,
>>>> it's fleshed out enough to share it with you. Check it out in our
>>>> blog post [7]!
>>>>
>>>> Olivier Compagne [8]
>>>> HolacracyOne
>>>>
>>>> A “PARTNERSHIP APP” FOR HOLACRACY-POWERED COMPANIES
>>>>
>>>> [9]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The question was: “How can we account for the difference between
>>>> partners deeply committed to the organization, and those for whom
>>>> the commitment is lesser and more temporary?”
>>>>
>>>> Read Blog Post → [10]
>>>>
>>>> PAST BLOG POSTS
>>>>
>>>> [11]
>>>>
>>>> INTEGRATE PERSPECTIVES
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On many teams, critical perspectives are ignored or dismissed when
>>>> they’re not shared by the leader or by the majority.
>>>>
>>>> Read → [12]
>>>>
>>>> [13]
>>>>
>>>> ORGANIZATION VS. TRIBE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> “It is an inappropriate use of love and care to use love and care
>>>> to get something done” — David Allen
>>>>
>>>> Read → [14]
>>>>
>>>> TRAININGS ON THE WEST COAST
>>>>
>>>> [15]
>>>>
>>>> * Intro Workshop in San Francisco, CA [16] — Dec 3, 2013
>>>> Kindly hosted by IDEO on the bayfront... don't miss it! * Intro
>>>> Workshop in Las Vegas, NV [17] — Jan 31, 2014
>>>>
>>>> * Practitioner Training in Las Vegas, NV [18] — Feb 1-5, 2014
>>>> With the vibrant Downtown Project [19] nearby...
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and do you know that Brian Robertson gives aIntro Webinar [20]
>>>>
>>>> tomorrow Friday? Last minute registrations are welcome!
>>>>
>>>> All Upcoming Events [21]
>>>>
>>>> [22]
>>>>
>>>> [23]
>>>>
>>>> [24]
>>>>
>>>> [25]
>>>>
>>>> _Copyright © 2013 HolacracyOne, LLC, All rights reserved._
>>>>
>>>> You have received this email because you have opted in via our
>>>> website or in person, or have attended an one of our workshops or
>>>> webinars.
>>>>
>>>> OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HolacracyOne, LLC
>>>>
>>>> 1741 Hilltop Road, Suite 200Spring City, PA 19475
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] http://holacracy.org/blog/the-**power-of-governance<http://holacracy.org/blog/the-power-of-governance>
>>> [2] http://holacracy.org/blog/**differentiating-role-and-soul<http://holacracy.org/blog/differentiating-role-and-soul>
>>> [3] https://medium.com/about-**holacracy/91dd71a76eb7<https://medium.com/about-holacracy/91dd71a76eb7>
>>> [4]
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>>> [9]
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