Post on 07-Jan-2017
Holacracy
Purpose driven & self organisingScrumTrek - Joost Schouten - October 7th 2016
Joost Schouten
Holcracy Coach @ Energized.org
Co-Founder & CTO @ Yanomo.com
Co-founder and CEO @ Nestr.io
Joost SchoutenValues: Empathy, fairness, transparency, purpose
“Work. Liberated.” Energized.org - Consulting - 1 role
“Visible and real time quality, financial and scope insight for everyone within the organisation”Yanomo.com - SaaS - 5 roles
“Every organisation purpose driven through self organisation”Nestr.io - SaaS - 4 roles
Holawhat?
PurposeWhy do you organize in the first place?
PurposeNot only for the tree-huggers
Today’s workforce does not want a job...
Today’s consumers do not just want a product...
They (28%*) want to work towards a Purpose.
They (66%*) want sustainable products.
* Sources: imperative.com - ‘2015 Workforce Purpose Index’ and nielsen.com - 2015 publication
For business this means ‘adapt or die’
Responding to change over following a plan
Holacracy: key concepts
Centralized authority Delegated authority Distributed authority
Default to yes & speedYou are driving, you make the decisions
Level the playing fieldHolacracy is there for the purpose, not for you
Small and quick iterationsOrganisational structure and the operation evolve
Holacracy as a safety netWhen things run smoothly, you should hardly see it
Holacracy: toolbox
Tension is fuelThe people are the sensors and actors
Management hierarchyOrganize around people
Governance recordsOrganize around roles
Roles & circlesClear purpose & accountabilities
Projects & next actionsClearly defined outcomes and actions
Highly effective meetingsClear separation between governance and operation
Governance
Operational
RoleRoleRole
Accountability Accountability
Project Project
Action Action Action Action