Beyond Disengagement, Burnout & Resignation
Empower your organisation to
Provide an enriching work environment
Build a culture of integrity and purpose
Achieve financial success with integrity
Meaningful Positive Impact
People want to contribute to something greater than themselves.
In an Evolutionary Organisation, Purpose, together with Vision and Mission, serve as that unifying element, acting as a guiding compass for the team.
They reflect a commitment to creating positive change for society and the environment.
They are shaped collaboratively, with input invited from everyone in the organisation.
They are actively used to inform decision-making at all levels.
They support self-managing teams by providing a shared direction, enabling autonomy while maintaining cohesion within the broader organisation.
Additionally, Evolutionary Organisations encourage and support individuals to discover their own purpose and sources of fulfilment. This adds a deeper sense of personal connection to their work, enhancing both individual satisfaction and collective impact.
Enriching Lives
The desire for genuine meaning and fulfilment in work has never been stronger. Yet many struggle to find it, leading to widespread disengagement, burnout and high turnover.
Fortunately the next evolution of organisations is here, capable of fostering these attributes and more.
The Evolutionary Organisations Community is driving this shift, supporting organisations to embed meaning and fulfilment into every aspect of their work.
Meaning and fulfilment are personal, influenced by life experience, current life circumstances, capacities and perspectives. They are guided by the question, "What is important to me?".
Financial Success with Integrity
Evolutionary Organisations have these competitive advantages to drive financial success:
Higher level human capacities such as meaning, fulfillment, purpose, inclusivity, connection, transparency, and shared decision making, which nurture the collective intelligence of the team.
Enhanced adaptability, with collective intelligence enabling the organisation to effectively respond to opportunities, challenges and complexity.
Reduced inefficiencies, as less time and energy are lost to office politics, gossip, or disengagement. Burnout, absenteeism, and turnover are significantly minimised.
This financial success is grounded in integrity and grace because it is guided by a purpose that benefits society and the environment, and driven by a unified and fulfilled team.
Teal - The Latest Evolutionary Stage of Organisations
Many of the concepts utilised in our community are inspired by the latest evolutionary stage of organisations, Teal Organisations. Introduced in Frederick Laloux's groundbreaking book Reinventing Organizations (2014), Teal Organisations mark a significant paradigm shift in how organisations can operate and thrive.
Our community offers a structured framework designed to foster growth and learning about Teal principles within your organisation.
Who is Evolutionary Organisations For?
The EO community is designed for small professional organisations (up to 30 people) that want to evolve and bring deeper meaning and purpose into the organisation.
There is still much that can be gained for organisation with more than 30 people. However the larger an organisation is, the more careful the planning that is required. and the more guidance will be needed from someone already familiar and experienced with the concepts. This could come from someone already in the team or a Consultant. We have a Consultants and Trainers Directory in the EO Community to help you with finding assistance if needed.
Non professional organisations are also welcome to join. The reason for saying it is for professional organisations is that there it does require a reasonable level of literacy to participate. However there are plenty of highly literate people not working in a profession, and also people with lower levels of literacy who could participate if provided with support, and get transformative outcomes as good as anyone else.
Evolutionary Organisations draw upon the collective intelligence of the team, encouraging everyone to participate, take responsibility and have a voice. This is why our community is designed for everyone in your organisation - staff members, leaders, owners, entrepreneurs, board members, and volunteers.
Some people in the organisation may not want to join the EO Community. If that is the case then it is best to not pressure them to do more than they want. This would be contrary to what an Evolutionary Organisation is about. It is recommended however that they still participate in discussions about EO within the organisation, and ask if they are willing to join the EO Community and only interact with the parts of it that most interest them.
Ultimately the EO Community is for any organisation where there is a genuine desire for deeper meaning and fulfilment etc, and the leadership and the team are willing to put in the effort to learn, grow, soften and transform.
Who is Evolutionary Organisations Not For?
In the EO Community, our practices are founded on transparency, open communication, shared decision-making, and a willingness to embrace vulnerability.
If the leadership of an organisation is unwilling to embody and support these principles, it can hinder their effectiveness and may lead to harm and distress within the organisation.
If there is significant opposition from staff members, efforts to impose these practices from a top-down approach would initiate from a place of conflict. This approach runs counter to EO’s values and will make it difficult to foster openness, clear communication, teamwork, and vulnerability, and likely cause harm and distress.
Government bodies and similar organisations are generally be incompatible with EO’s concepts.
However, selected elements of EO can be adapted within otherwise incompatible organisations. For example, semi-autonomous teams may successfully adopt EO principles if led by a strong, supportive leader. While we currently do not offer specific guidance for these adaptations, we plan to provide such resources in the future.
Where did Evolutionary Organisations come from?
Discover the story behind the EO Community as its founder shares the inspiration and journey that sparked the concept of Evolutionary Organisations.
Meet the Team
Stephen Cole
Founder and Host, Evolutionary Organisations.
Stephen built his own successful Teal Organisation, Integral Consulting Engineers Inspired by its impact, Stephen sought a way to support this to happen for more organisations. The result is the Evolutionary Organisations Community.
Stephen leads mens groups and has participated in mens work for 20 years. He actively nurtures a deep connection with and reverence for nature, and loves to explore how humans are evolving and how that enables us to meet the pressing challenges facing humanity and the earth.
Here is a highly personal story of Stephen's journey: https://youtu.be/bYaib0j2kr8?feature=shared
Janine Beck
Co-host, Evolutionary Organisations
Janine has 25 years’ experience as a consultant, working with a diverse range of organisations in systems development, knowledge management, and technology solutions. She has leadership experience in transformational growth environments, managing small teams, and facilitating trainings, and was an early participant in the Teal Organizations community in Europe
Janine has also guided hundreds of individuals through transformational inner work. She is passionate about creating environments that foster authentic connection and help organisations evolve toward more conscious and collaborative ways of working.