Figure 2
The figure contains nine main categories arranged vertically along the left side, each followed by a list of corresponding points on the right. The first category is “Office spaces”, which includes two points: “Self-decorated, warm spaces, open to children, animals, nature”, and “No status markers”. The second category is “Meetings”, which includes one point: “Specific meeting practices to keep ego in check and ensure everybody’s voice is heard”. The third category is “Decision making”, which includes one point: “Fully decentralized based on advice process (or on holacratic decision-making mechanisms)”. The fourth category is “Conflicts”, which includes four points: “Regular time devoted to bring to light and address conflicts”, “Multi-step conflict resolution process”, “Everyone trained in conflict management”, and “Culture restricts conflict to the conflicting parties and mediators; outsiders are not dragged in”. The fifth category is “Information flow”, which includes two points: “All information available in real-time to all, including about company financials and compensation”, and “Total transparency invites outsiders to make suggestions to better bring about purpose”. The sixth category is “Values”, which includes two points: “Clear values translated into explicit ground rules of (un)acceptable behaviours to foster safe environment”, and “Practices to cultivate discussions about values and ground rules”. The seventh category is “Reflective spaces”, which includes four points: “Quiet room”, “Group meditation and silence practices”, “Large group reflection practices”, and “Team supervision and peer coaching”. The eighth category is “Mood management”, which includes one point: “Conscious sensing of what mood would serve the organisation’s purpose”. At the bottom, the final category “Community building” includes one point: “Storytelling practices to support self-disclosure and build community”.Daily life practices in teal organisations. Source: Laloux (2014)