Glossary Holacracy

Tension (Holacracy)

In Holacracy, the gap between what is and what could be that any Role-holder senses. Tensions drive the entire system — every meeting agenda item is someone processing a tension. Reframes "complaint" as productive signal.

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Governance Meeting (Holacracy)

A Holacracy meeting that processes structural tensions — changing Roles, Accountabilities, Domains, and Policies. Output is ame...

Holacracy

A self-management practice (created by Brian Robertson) that distributes authority through a network of self-organizing Circles...

Tactical Meeting (Holacracy)

A weekly Holacracy meeting that processes operational tensions — checklists, metrics, projects, and tactical "triggers." Strict...

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