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Aug 28, 2025
Decentralization At Scale: Why The Strongest Organizations Look Like Bazaars
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
Last week, we caught up with Ken Everett and his son Peter.  Ken is the founder of the N2N network, a global learning network of educators…
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Aug 14, 2025
Purpose vs. Profit: What Happens When Flat Companies Lose The Balance
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
Last week I was sitting in the Old Imperial Bar of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, a room still dressed in the warm, geometric style of Frank…
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Aug 07, 2025
Lessons From Three of Japan's Most Progressive Workplace Pioneers
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
I just returned from a few intense, inspiring days in Tokyo.  The reason? To meet with Yuji Yamada (our ​Rebel Cell​ Japan coordinator),…
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Jul 24, 2025
Flat Organizations Aren't a Fad. They Are The Future.
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
Last week, I was in China on a business trip. One of the highlights? A visit to the progressive powerhouse Haier in Qingdao. While there, I…
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Jul 10, 2025
Self-Management Is Not a Religion (But It's Starting To Look Like One)
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
In preparing for the summer '25 cohort of our Corporate Rebels Masterclass, I had conversations with two founders of wildly successful…
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Jun 19, 2025
Beyond Hierarchies: The Real Org Chart
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
A month ago, white smoke curled from a chimney in Rome. ​Crowds gathered. News anchors speculated. The world held its breath. A new pope…
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Jun 15, 2025
10 Questions About Viisi’s Holacracy Model—Answered
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
For the last few weeks, I’ve been analyzing around 10 Q&A sessions with Viisi team members, the Dutch mortgage advisory company that…
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