Holacracy is a management framework codified into a constitution — the “rules of engagement” for working in an organization.

Organizational Structure – Defines an explicit standard format for encoding roles and rules of the organization, as well as basic responsibilities for anyone in a role.

Rules of Cooperation – Defines foundational duties that all partners can expect from each other. Includes duties of transparency, processing requests, and prioritization.

Tactical Meetings – Defines a “tactical meeting” process for regular operational meetings in each team.

Distributed Authority – Defines foundational authorities and constraints that people have in their roles. Leaning towards autonomy and innovation.

Decentralized Governance Process – Establishes a decentralized governance process within every team. Anyone can propose improvements to the organizational structure within their scope of work.