# Holacracy **Holacracy is a new way of structuring and running an organization that replaces the conventional management hierarchy**. Instead of operating top-down, power is distributed throughout the organization, giving individuals and teams more freedom to self-manage, while staying aligned to the organization’s purpose. {% embed url="" %} We first implemented Holacracy in 2008, just a year after [HolacracyOne](https://www.holacracy.org), the organization that originated Holacracy, was founded by Brian Robertson. We were actually exposed to it even earlier then that, while Vince Horn was working for Ken Wilber's Integral Institute, when they attempted to implement a [pre 1.0 version of Holacracy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGh6Nu8xGGo). Today, hundreds of organizations are Holacracy-powered, including [Zappos](https://hbr.org/podcast/2016/07/the-zappos-holacracy-experiment) & the David Allen company. In 2016, Harvard Business Review even did a fairly balanced review of [Holacracy Beyond the Hype](https://hbr.org/2016/07/beyond-the-holacracy-hype). We chose Holacracy because of 1) the way it distributes authority through the organization in a way that empowers individuals to step into this evolving structure and do the work that needs to be done, while all working toward a shared purpose & 2) because of the excellent design of their [Tactical Meeting ](https://www.holacracy.org/tactical-meetings)and [Governance Meeting](https://www.holacracy.org/governance-meetings) formats. ## View the Buddhist Geeks Holacracy ![](/files/-MEibhLR7gFIriROnR3S) If you'd like to view the ins & outs of our current Holacratic structure of practice, you can view [The Buddhist Geeks Holacracy](https://app.glassfrog.com/organizations/15235/orgnav/roles/11005774/overview) on Glassfrog–the official software set-up to support the practice of Holacracy. Here, you'll find a transparent account of our evolving organizational structure, including individual roles & accountabilities, policies, projects, & more. {% content-ref url="/pages/-M57sOHsE1PoaFNPlQS1" %} [Broken mention](broken://pages/-M57sOHsE1PoaFNPlQS1) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://meta.buddhistgeeks.org/about/holacracy.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.