<div dir="ltr">PS I would add that Open Space can be extremely operational as well. Seems that holocracy has more clear decision-making structure. I like the way a "circle" has two coordinators (or whatever they call them): one that is appointed by hierarchy and one that is elected by circle members.<div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 9:00 AM, John Engle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@haitipartners.org" target="_blank">john@haitipartners.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I like your comments, Greg. I think you're right on, on all your points.<div><br></div><div>I'm on a monthly conf call with someone in Zappos in HR and I've appreciated learning from her about their experience. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">I am just starting to learn about both Open Space and Holacracy, but I actually think there are some misconceptions in this thread. <div><br></div><div>Holacracy is *not* a framework in which ruling power is totally distributed among participants. There's still a head honcho; and at every level below, there's a group that defines the purpose and exercises authority over its subsidiary groups. Within that structure, groups are democratic and I believe self-organizing, etc. But it's very much a hierarchy. More here: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2014/01/15/making-sense-of-zappos-and-holacracy/" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2014/01/15/making-sense-of-zappos-and-holacracy/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Despite that, it seems to me that Open Space and Holacracy include similar notions about the world, but one is exploratory and the other is operational. Perhaps they could be practiced in a complementary fashion, in a way that relieves some of the pressure of the hierarchy. I'd love to hear more comparing and contrast.</div>
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