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.
John Lewis
Chain of high-end department stores operating throughout the United Kingdom.
Atlassian 
Australian software company.
Yves Morieux
Director for BCG's Institute for Organization, author of "Six Simple Rules".
Premium Cola
German soft-drink brand known for consensus democracy, equal wages, and working without contracts.
Megan Reitz
Professor at Ashridge Hult, author of "Speak Up".
Niverplast
Dutch packaging machines manufacturer.
Mastek
Indian technology company practicing principles of self-management.
Kazuma Sekiya
CEO of DISCO Corporation, a Japanese company known for its pioneering management practices.
Nand Kishore Chaudhary
Chairman at Jaipur Rugs.
Mirai Industry
Japanese manufacturing company of all sorts of technical equipment.
JetBrains
Czech Software company
Eddie Obeng
Organisational theorist, educator, author and professor.
Alexander Kjerulf
Founder of Woohoo Inc., author of "Happy Hour Is 9 To 5".
Bunnik Plants
Dutch plant nursery.
Henry Mintzberg
Professor at McGill University, author of many management books.
Vkusvill
Russian grocery store chain.
Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist, Wharton Professor, and author of "Originals".
Netflix
American media-services provider and production company.
Kees Klomp
Author of 'De Betekenisecomonie'. Activist for the 'purpose economy' - a more purpose-drive approach to running organizations.
La Fageda
Spanish dairy farm.
Bakker van Maanen
Dutch bakery chain.
W.L Gore
Multinational manufacturing company most known for it's Gore-Tex material.
Stanley McCrystal
Former U.S. Army general, author of "Team of Teams".
Fredrik Palmgren
Co-founder of Centigo and Business Wellness Group, a bossless consulting firm with approximately 400 colleagues.
Supercell
Gaming company with a pioneering organizational structure
Mindbox
Russian IT company.
Jean Oelwang
CEO Virgin Unite.
Gravity Payments
American financial services company.
Ben Kuiken
Author of "De Laatste Manager" & "Fuck de Regels".
Goodwood
Russian house manufacturer.
Massimo Bottura
Italian restaurateur and chef patron of 3 Michelin-star restaurant Osteria Francescana.
SRC Holdings
Employee owned manufacturing company & home of "The Great Game of Business" (or open book management)
Sharmadean Reid
Founder and CEO at Beautystack.
WD40
Manufacturer of household and multi-use products.
Basecamp
American IT company formally known as 37signals.
Versa
Australian voice and digital agency.
Virgin
British multinational conglomerate founded by Richard Branson.
Richard Branson
Founder of Virgin Group and author of various books (i.e. Like a Virgin).
Mayden
Self-managed health care technology company.
Wildling Shoes
Wildling develops minimal shoes produced under fair conditions. The staff – now numbering 140 employees – works remotely, organized as a decentralized team.
Arnaud Collery
Founder of Stand Up For Passion.
Beetroot
Ukrainian IT company.
Christobal Colon
Spanish psychologist, CEO of La Fageda.
Dominic Jackman
Co-founder of Escape the City.
Amy Edmondson
Professor at Harvard Business School, author of "Teaming" & "The Fearless Organization".
Jaipur Rugs
India's largest manufacturers of hand knotted rugs.
Daniel Urban
Co-founder and CEO of Sente.
Chris Rufer
Founder of Morning Star.
Bill Fischer
Professor at IMD, author of "Reinventing Giants".
Garry Ridge
CEO of WD-40, co-author "Helping People Win at Work".
Uwe Lübbermann
Founder and central moderator of soft-drink brand Premium Cola
James Watt
Co-founder of BrewDog, author of "Business for Punks".
SEMrush
Russian IT company.
Bushe
Russian bakery.
Upstalsboom
German hotel chain.
David Burkus
Associate professor of Oral Roberts University and author of "Under New Management".
Jason Fried
Founder & CEO at Basecamp. Co-author of Getting Real, REWORK, Remote, and “It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work”.
The Ready
American organizational design consultants.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Owner and CEO of yoghurt company Chobani.
Mainfreight
Global logistics provider
Sol
Family business offering maintenance and supporting services.
10Pines
A software company with no-bosses, 80+ people, an open-book management policy, and consent decision making.
August
Organizational design consultancy focused on new ways of working.
Dee Hock
Founder and former CEO of Visa, author of "One from Many".
Mathieu Weggeman
Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, author of "Managing Professionals? Don't!"
Vineet Nayar
Former CEO of HCL Technologies, author of "Employees First, Customers Second".
Emmanuele Duez
Founder and president of WoMen'Up.
WP Haton
Dutch baking equipment manufacturer.
Xavier Huillard
CEO of Vinci SA.
Richard Nieuwenhuis
After sales engineer at packing machine manufacturer Niverplast.
Freitag
Manufacturer of bags made from used truck tarp.
Aaron Dignan
Founder The Ready, author of "Brave New Work".
Valve
American video game developer.
Professor at London Business School, author of "Leading the Revolution", "The Future of Management" & "What Matters Now".
HCL Technologies
Indian multinational IT service and consulting firm.
Good Rebels
Spanish consulting firm.
Mike Arauz
Co-founder August.
Qiwi
Russian bank.
David Heinemeier Hansson
Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp. Co-author of Getting Real, REWORK, Remote, and “It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work”.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor at Havard Business School, author of "Men and women of the corporation" & "Innovation: the classic traps".
Odd-e
Singapore based training company with radical transparency, self-set salaries, and no bosses.
Former financial controller at Morning Star, author of "Beyond Empowerment" & "The No-Limits Enterprise".
Fons Trompenaars
Professor at VU University Amsterdam, author of "Riding The Waves of Culture" & "Managing People Across Cultures".
Francesca Gino
Professor at Havard Business School, author of "Rebel Talent".
Professor at London Business School, author of "Reinventing Management", "Giant Steps in Management" & "Becoming a Better Boss".
Dan Price
CEO of Gravity Payments.
Jack Stack
Founder and CEO of SRC, author of "The Great Game of Business".
Kazuo Inamori
Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera and KDDI.
Carlos Saba
Co-founder of The Happy Startup School.
DISCO Corporation
Japanese manufacturing company known for its P-Will management system.
Helen Bevan
Chief Transformation Officer at NHS Horizons.
Futurice
Finish consulting firm.
Einhorn
Condom manufacturer working with radical transparency, distributed decision-making and little hierarchy.
Nucor
American steel manufacturer