Camplight is a dynamic software development and consulting firm based in Europe. In the early 2020s it faced a challenge many successful organizations encounter: How do we make good decisions as the team expands? With 20–40 team members and a commitment to autonomy and flat organizational principles, they needed a tool that could support their collaborative approach.

Igalia is a worker-owned, employee-run cooperative consultancy focused on open source software and services. We recently sat down with co-founder Xavier Castaño to discuss their journey, their organizational model and their collective strategy setting processes.

We are fortunate to support many incredible organizations – each with their own particular management styles – and it’s not uncommon for us to adopt practices from groups in the Loomio community. When we learn from the examples of others, we are opening up ourselves (and our organizations) to growth. So, today we’re highlighting the Ian Martin Group’s journey to self-organization, a way of organizing that makes your company more resilient in the long term.