Bucket List
Our Bucket List is a collection of pioneers, rebels and revolutionaries—made up of organizations, entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders who change the status quo of frustrating workplaces. They know how to make work more fun.
While checking off our Bucket List, we visit them. We learn from them. We share their insights. They inspire change to better, more inspiring workplaces. Check out the full list below. Click on the ones we’ve already visited, and read our findings.
WD40
Manufacturer of household and multi-use products.
Qiwi
Russian bank.
Kazuma Sekiya
CEO of DISCO Corporation, a Japanese company known for its pioneering management practices.
Silke Bishop
Changemaker within a charity providing residential care for children and young people in Berlin.
Garry Ridge
CEO of WD-40, co-author "Helping People Win at Work".
Mike Arauz 
Co-founder August.
La Fageda
Spanish dairy farm.
Sente
Progressive IT company based in Poland.
SEMrush
Russian IT company.
Bakker van Maanen
Dutch bakery chain.
Delphys
Birthing house led by a self-managed group of midwifes with shared ownership and radical transparency.
Grupo Anga
Fully remote, progressive group of companies in Brazil.
Kees Klomp
Author of 'De Betekenisecomonie'. Activist for the 'purpose economy' - a more purpose-drive approach to running organizations.
Barry-Wehmiller
A global supplier of manufacturing technology and services.
Mariana Mazzucato
UCL Professor and Director of Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose.
Richard Branson
Founder of Virgin Group and author of various books (i.e. Like a Virgin).
Kazuo Inamori
Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera and KDDI.
Atlassian
Australian software company.
Emmanuele Duez
Founder and president of WoMen'Up.
10Pines
A software company with no-bosses, 80+ people, an open-book management policy, and consent decision making.
Wildling Shoes
Wildling develops minimal shoes produced under fair conditions. The staff – now numbering 140 employees – works remotely, organized as a decentralized team.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Owner and CEO of yoghurt company Chobani.
Christobal Colon
Spanish psychologist, CEO of La Fageda.
Carlos Saba
Co-founder of The Happy Startup School.
Virgin
British multinational conglomerate founded by Richard Branson.
Qualia
Mexican self-managing company that grows and sells papaya seeds.
Upstalsboom
German hotel chain.
Luthern Williams
Diversity advocate and pioneer as Principal at New Roads school in Santa Monica, US.
Aaron Dignan
Founder The Ready, author of "Brave New Work".
Professor at London Business School, author of "Reinventing Management", "Giant Steps in Management" & "Becoming a Better Boss".
Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist, Wharton Professor, and author of "Originals".
Eddie Obeng
Organisational theorist, educator, author and professor.
Dharmu Vanjani
CEO at SS Natu Plastics & Metals. Pioneering liberated workplaces in India.
Fredrik Palmgren
Co-founder of Centigo and Business Wellness Group, a bossless consulting firm with approximately 400 colleagues.
John Lewis
Chain of high-end department stores operating throughout the United Kingdom.
Lisa Jaspers
Founder and CEO of Folkdays.com - online shop for fair trade fashion accessories.
Bob Chapman
Chairman & CEO of Barry-Wehmiller
David Burkus
Associate professor of Oral Roberts University and author of "Under New Management".
Megan Reitz
Professor at Ashridge Hult, author of "Speak Up".
Dominic Jackman
Co-founder of Escape the City.
Gravity Payments
American financial services company.
Mindera
A Portuguese software development company with no traditional hierarchy, distributed decision-making, and radical transparency.
WP Haton
Dutch baking equipment manufacturer.
Chris Rufer
Founder of Morning Star.
Mastek
Indian technology company practicing principles of self-management.
Bushe
Russian bakery.
Jaipur Rugs
India's largest manufacturers of hand knotted rugs.
Vineet Nayar
Former CEO of HCL Technologies, author of "Employees First, Customers Second".
Hoxby
Network of more than 1,000 freelancers who work remotely in 30 countries around the world.
Valve
American video game developer.
Erin Meyer
Author of 'The Culture Map' and professor at INSEAD Business School.
Futurice
Finnish consulting firm.
Einhorn
Condom manufacturer working with radical transparency, distributed decision-making and little hierarchy.
Francesca Gino
Professor at Havard Business School, author of "Rebel Talent".
Xavier Huillard
CEO of Vinci SA.
Massimo Bottura
Italian restaurateur and chef patron of 3 Michelin-star restaurant Osteria Francescana.
Supercell
Gaming company with a pioneering organizational structure
Amy Edmondson
Professor at Harvard Business School, author of "Teaming" & "The Fearless Organization".
Niverplast
Dutch packaging machines manufacturer.
Beetroot
Ukrainian IT company.
Uwe Lübbermann
Founder and central moderator of soft-drink brand Premium Cola
Richard Nieuwenhuis
After sales engineer at packing machine manufacturer Niverplast.
Adam Davids
Diversity advocate and pioneer at CareerTrackers.
Centiro
Swedish software company working for decades with self-managing teams, servant leadership and a freedom-oriented workplace.
Arnaud Collery
Founder of Stand Up For Passion.
W.L Gore
Multinational manufacturing company most known for it's Gore-Tex material.
Former financial controller at Morning Star, author of "Beyond Empowerment" & "The No-Limits Enterprise".
Dee Hock
Founder and former CEO of Visa, author of "One from Many".
Professor at London Business School, author of "Leading the Revolution", "The Future of Management" & "What Matters Now".
Fons Trompenaars
Professor at VU University Amsterdam, author of "Riding The Waves of Culture" & "Managing People Across Cultures".
Daniel Urban
Co-founder and CEO of Sente.
Anna Yona
Co-Founder of Wildling Shoes - a fully remote progressive company providing sustainable footwear.
JetBrains
Czech Software company
Lynda Sagona
CEO and facilitator of the ongoing transformation at United Welsh.
Futureplay
A self-managed mobile game studio based in Helsinki.
Lucia Martin
Pioneering within health care at self-managed birthing house Delphys.
August
Organizational design consultancy focused on new ways of working.
The Ready
American organizational design consultants.
Lisa Gill
Author and podcaster on progressive ways of working. Author of Moose Heads On The Table.
Erika James
Dean of The Wharton School, organizational psychologist and expert on workplace diversity.
Cooperative Gestión Participativa
Cooperative with 700 associated workers but no directors, bosses, or managers.
Tendayi Viki
Author, speaker and researcher on how corporates can innovate like startups.
Mainfreight
Global logistics provider
Goodwood
Russian house manufacturer.
Mathieu Weggeman
Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, author of "Managing Professionals? Don't!"
Bunnik Plants
Dutch plant nursery.
Ankur Gupta
CEO at Axelerant - a fully remote Indian based software company that's pushing the envelope on progressive workplaces.
Sol
Family business offering maintenance and supporting services.
Jean Oelwang
CEO Virgin Unite.
Sharmadean Reid
Founder and CEO at Beautystack.
Helen Bevan
Chief Transformation Officer at NHS Horizons.
Tunali Tec
Self-managing Mexican company working in the textile industry.
Freitag
Manufacturer of bags made from used truck tarp.
Naomi Ryland
Co-Founder and Managing Director at tbd* - a self-managing company acting as a digital hub for purposeful work.
DISCO Corporation
Japanese manufacturing company known for its P-Will management system.
Bill Fischer
Professor at IMD, author of "Reinventing Giants".
Manas
IT company with progressive and highly participative ways of working.
Dan Price
CEO of Gravity Payments.
Premium Cola
German soft-drink brand known for consensus democracy, equal wages, and working without contracts.
Krys Burnette
Changemaker around new ways of working & Director Digital Transformation and Culture at Adidas.
Henry Mintzberg
Professor at McGill University, author of many management books.
Ben Kuiken
Author of "De Laatste Manager" & "Fuck de Regels".
Jack Stack
Founder and CEO of SRC, author of "The Great Game of Business".
Raj Sisodia
Founding member of the Conscious Capitalism movement.
Unity Group
Progressive Polish IT company with self-organised teams, democracy, and distributed decision-making - among many other things.
Mirai Industry
Japanese manufacturing company of all sorts of technical equipment.
Mondora
Software solutions company (and B Corp) working in a self-organized way.
Karin Tenelius
Founder Tuff Leadership Training and experienced changemaker in implementing self-management.
Yves Morieux
Director for BCG's Institute for Organization, author of "Six Simple Rules".
SS Natu Plastics and Metals
Indian manufacturing company working without managers and time tracking for 3 decades.
Versa
Australian voice and digital agency.
Axelerant
Fully remote IT company with around 110 team members.
OneDay
A group of companies providing IT services.
Mayden
Self-managed health care technology company.
Netflix
American media-services provider and production company.
Alexander Kjerulf
Founder of Woohoo Inc., author of "Happy Hour Is 9 To 5".
Good Rebels
Spanish consulting firm.
tbd*
A self-managing company providing a platform to connect people with purposeful jobs.
Vincit
Finnish technology company known for its radical transparency and 'Leadership as a Service'.
Stanley McCrystal
Former U.S. Army general, author of "Team of Teams".
SRC Holdings
Employee owned manufacturing company & home of "The Great Game of Business" (or open book management)
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor at Havard Business School, author of "Men and women of the corporation" & "Innovation: the classic traps".
Nucor
American steel manufacturer
Odd-e
Singapore based training company with radical transparency, self-set salaries, and no bosses.
HCL Technologies
Indian multinational IT service and consulting firm.
Mindbox
Russian IT company.
