Involve people in decisions

Self-management promises better, faster decision making - we proved this benefit by achieving company wide consent to the biggest, most strategic decision the company has ever made - within a week, on Loomio. It was done with all the information, all of the numbers, all the details of the strategy, all of the pros and cons and more than half of the company participated actively.

Loomio is a great tool that has saved us a lot of time. If any organization needs to integrate distributed decision making, then Loomio is going to be a great place to start. It is a tool that is here to stay in Igalia

We recently had a very large decision to make as a whole company. Although everyone was working remotely, we made the decision collectively with everyone’s voice heard using Loomio. Seeing all the engagement while we were unable to come together in person was so very exciting!

There is no way that we could have built Enspiral without Loomio. As we used Loomio over the years it not only enabled us to develop inclusive decision making processes, it helped many of us level up our professional communication, negotiation and overall decision making skills.

I find Loomio to be a rich environment to exchange ideas. We have monthly virtual meetings for open discussion, make changes on the document, then upload the next draft to Loomio. Our Pay Policy was approved by proposal and poll in time before the next payroll date.

Loomio has become a core part of our organization. We streamline our decision making processes by contributing thinking in Loomio in between our hui (meetings) and by sharing information so our knowledge grows. It creates a good record of what is happening across all working groups.

With Loomio, long-distance is no longer an issue. You’ve got the platform to have a discussion, have a vote, and then come to an agreement on something. We get a feel of what everybody’s position is before you even get to the meeting, and you can spend your time hammering out more sensitive issues.

Our board group has been particularly transformative, enabling continuous governance, improving response times and increasing our agility, resilience and sustainability… Loomio saves us thousands of pounds every year.

Our membership is a large, diverse, geographically scattered and busy group. We wanted them to be able to interact with each other to share views and debate ideas rather than just being sent information from our offices.