Case Studies

See how organizations around the world use Loomio to make better decisions together.

Political movement

Making democracy work at campaign speed

Behind Zohran Mamdani's historic mayoral primary win was a decision-making system that coordinated 13,000 members with zero paid staff.

  • Binding votes at scale
  • Anonymous member voting
  • Clear record of every decision
  • Full data control via self-hosting
Case study: NYC Democratic Socialists of America
Making democracy work at campaign speed
Political party

How a political party writes policy across a vast state

A political party stretched across vast Western Australia needed to turn hundreds of voices into unified policy — clause by clause, region by region.

  • Policy input from regional groups
  • Clause-by-clause policy draft review
  • Pre-built consensus shortens meetings
  • Iterative amendments until consensus
Case study: Greens (WA)
How a political party writes policy across a vast state
Government initiative

Cross-government initiative consults nationwide on sensitive policy framework

A national workforce capability framework on family and sexual violence was shaped through careful online consultation that drew meaningful, detailed feedback from across the sector.

  • Closed nationwide sensitive-topic consultation
  • Meaningful multi-sector feedback
  • Clear process driving engagement
  • Organized threads meeting government deadlines
Case study: NZ Family Violence Workforce Expert Design Group
Cross-government initiative consults nationwide on sensitive policy framework
Government legislature

National legislature deepens citizen engagement between sessions

A Welsh parliamentary committee turned a one-off citizen meeting into an ongoing dialogue that made both sessions more productive.

  • Extended discussion between sessions
  • Two-way citizen-policymaker dialogue
  • Bilingual Welsh-English content
  • Online agreement before meetings
Case study: National Assembly for Wales
National legislature deepens citizen engagement between sessions
Government agency

Government agency runs transparent open source policy consultation

A national government agency replaced the traditional submissions process with open online dialogue, engaging senior IT leaders who would never have participated otherwise.

  • Open, transparent policy consultation
  • Two-way consensus-building conversations
  • Engage hard-to-reach professionals
  • Transparent policy document revision
Case study: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
Government agency runs transparent open source policy consultation
Citizen democracy coalition

Democracy coalition launches 461 citizen groups across a nation

A coalition of direct democracy groups launched hundreds of local decision-making groups covering every region of Greece, turning online discussion into pressure for real political change.

  • Nationwide citizen political participation
  • Accessible to non-technical citizens
  • Transparent voting with participation tracking
  • Collective pressure on local officials
Case study: Alliance for Direct Democracy / Coalition for Direct Democracy in Greece
Democracy coalition launches 461 citizen groups across a nation

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