The Loomio Blog
Stories about how organizations around the world use Loomio to make better decisions together.
Interview
Interviewing Amanda Palmer on the gift economy
Amanda Palmer is a musician who has built a hugely successful career based on the gift economy. When you go to her webstore, you see that paying for her music is voluntary: if you’re broke – take it. if you love it, come back and kick in later when you have the money.
News
Crowdfunding update: Week two
It's been an amazing two weeks, with support coming from all corners of the globe. Thanks to the generosity of more than 600 wonderful people, we're nearly halfway to our goal with 3 weeks to go. It feels like we've got a real shot at making this happen, but we're going to need some help to get there.
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Making a decision with Loomio 1.0
The process of making a decision that Loomio enables is actually really simple: bring people together to talk things through, share ideas, address any concerns, and determine a clear course of action that works for everyone.
Case study
Democracy coalition launches 461 citizen groups across a nation
Direct democracy groups used Loomio to launch local citizen decision-making groups across Greece.
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Loomio and idealist: Technology supporting action for positive change
Ami Dar, founder of Idealist.org, lends his support to Loomio during the livestream announcement of Idealist's new platform for changemakers. Loomio and Idealist's new platform share the same goal: using technology to turn ideas and connection into collective action to better our communities and societies.
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Loomio featured on the effective decision maker podcast
> Improving our decision making skills is one of way to improve the world that we live in. Much of the happiness, and a lot of the suffering in our world comes down to the quality of decisions that we make, and the decisions that other people make that affect us.
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Loomio crowdfunding campaign goes live!
Our Crowdfunding campaign for Loomio 1.0 went live today! Help us build a truly inclusive platform that allows anyone, anywhere to participate in the decisions that affect their lives, by supporting our campaign here: love.loomio.org
Case study
Organising adventure across six continents
See how Urban Adventures uses Loomio to make transparent product, pricing, and technology decisions across 90 destinations and six continents.
Case study
Crowdsourcing the UK constitution
See how LSE Public Affairs' ConstitutionUK project used Loomio to crowdsource ideas for a written UK constitution through a transparent public process.
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Help us start 2014 out with a bang!
Happy New Year everyone! Loomio has a chance to get our year off on an awesome footing. We are currently in the running for the MIX Prize Digital Freedom Challenge – a competition run by the Management Innovation Exchange (MIX) for organisations who are encouraging and providing for increased autonomy in the workplace.
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Happy Festivus! End of year update from Loomio
Greetings Loomions! Our second year at the Loomio Cooperative has turned out to be an action-packed and exciting time of developing the product, expanding the team, and spreading the word about Loomio.
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We're at the world forum for democracy!
We’ve been invited to speak at the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg, which has been the catalyst for our trip to Europe.
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Vivien's travel update
Thoughts en route: I am considering what it is I want from a trip as extensive and full as this one. Madrid, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Strasbourg, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Boston and San Francisco.
Case study
Nation-changing decision-makers: Generation Zero
Learn how Generation Zero uses Loomio to make strategic decisions with 60 active members, test campaign ideas, and refine proposals through group input.
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Our brief, but action-packed, sojourn in Madrid!
We may only be there for 28 hours, but our stay in Madrid is already packed with action.
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Hello, Europe and the United States!
Next stop on our exploration of the globe: Europe and the United States! Ben Knight and Vivien Maidaborn, two of the co-founders and dream-weavers of the Loomio Cooperative, are setting off from the Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa, and are on their way to the Northern Hemisphere!
Product update
Sneak peek into the future of Loomio
Hey there, Jon here, from the Loomio product team. I've been working pretty hard on some new designs for Loomio, and thought it'd be nice to share with everyone.
Case study
Wellington city council uses Loomio!
See how Wellington City Council used Loomio for inclusive online public consultation, constructive dialogue, and informed alcohol policy development.
Interview
Our people: Scrum-master mix
Name: Mix Age: 29 Title: Scrum-Master Mix Team: Product Team ## Why did you get involved with Loomio? It started off as a coding internship in Enspiral. I was interested in honing my skills and Loomio was interested in volunteers. In retrospect, it’s probably no accident that Loomio resonated so well with me – I’d recently come from working in a progressive secondary school which values things like collaborative planning of individual education pathways, community engagement and communicating on equal footings.
Case study
A lending trust makes loan decisions without meeting
Five busy trustees scattered across the city needed to approve loans fast — but couldn't get in the same room. They haven't needed to since.
Interview
Our people: Viv Maidaborn – Loomio dreamer and vision maker
Viv Maidaborn reflects on her work in the not-for-profit sector and her involvement in Loomio.
Case study
Who needs a boss anyway?
See how Enspiral uses Loomio to make inclusive decisions across 150 people and 12 companies while reducing meetings and coordination costs.
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