Empowering with distributed decision-making

Staff of Ian Martin Group collaborating at an event, Photo by Raise Recruiting

Loomio enables you to involve people in distributed decision processes, value diverse perspectives and promote equity.

Progressive organizations are embracing new ways of working that foster flexibility, collaboration and remote participation. Organizations practicing self-management, Teal, sociocracy, and holacracy are at the forefront of this movement.

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.

How do you structure decision making practices to operate effectively?

Distributed decision-making doesn’t mean involving everyone in every decision. So how do progressive organizations structure inclusive decision-making practices to empower their diverse workforce and live self-managing values?

Loomio provides the tools to support distributed decision-making and drive positive change in your organization.

What do you need? On Loomio
Empower staff to do their best work Encouraging collaboration, participation, and ownership in decision-making processes.
Inclusive, transparent communication Ensuring that all voices are heard, diverse perspectives are valued, and information is shared openly.
Custom decision making practices Tailoring decision processes to specific needs, whether Advice, Consent, Consensus, or another approach.
Faster, more agile decisions Streamlining communication and decision-making to respond swiftly to challenges, opportunities, and changing circumstances.
Document decisions and discussion Creating an accessible record that aids in accountability, knowledge sharing, and future reference.

Loomio is used by self-managing organizations around the world. Integrate Loomio into your self-management practices to experience the power of collective decision-making, transparency, and inclusivity.

Worker-owned software consultancy

Consent-based decisions at an Argentine consultancy

What happens when 80 developers collectively set everyone's salary — and a single objection can block any decision?

  • Transparent team salary-setting
  • Searchable decision history and reasoning
  • Routine decisions resolved asynchronously
  • Equal say through consent process
Case study: 10Pines
Consent-based decisions at an Argentine consultancy
Technology collective

Building blockchain without bosses

Twenty-eight developers spun out of the Ethereum Foundation with no hierarchy, no executives, and a rule that every decision must have everyone's consent.

  • Consent-based distributed decisions
  • Legally binding governance decisions
  • Every voice heard across time zones
  • Official record of decision rationale
Case study: Argot Collective
Building blockchain without bosses
Self-managing recruitment company

From traditional recruiter to self-managing organisation

A 60-year-old recruiting company threw out the org chart, gave every employee the same authority as the CEO, and scaled it to 450 people across three countries.

  • Self-management scaled to 450 staff
  • Decisions proposed, debated, documented centrally
  • Equal voice regardless of seniority
  • Transparent record of team decisions
Case study: Raise Recruiting
From traditional recruiter to self-managing organisation

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