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.
Chris Rufer
Founder of Morning Star.
Qiwi
Russian bank.
Richard Branson
Founder of Virgin Group and author of various books (i.e. Like a Virgin).
Goodwood
Russian house manufacturer.
Bill Fischer 
Professor at IMD, author of "Reinventing Giants".
Jason Fried
Founder & CEO at Basecamp. Co-author of Getting Real, REWORK, Remote, and “It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work”.
Vkusvill
Russian grocery store chain.
Garry Ridge
CEO of WD-40, co-author "Helping People Win at Work".
Megan Reitz
Professor at Ashridge Hult, author of "Speak Up".
Netflix
American media-services provider and production company.
Christobal Colon
Spanish psychologist, CEO of La Fageda.
WP Haton
Dutch baking equipment manufacturer.
Versa
Australian voice and digital agency.
JetBrains
Russian software company
Atlassian
Australian software company.
Mastek
Indian technology company practicing principles of self-management.
Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist, Wharton Professor, and author of "Originals".
Jean Oelwang
CEO Virgin Unite.
Fons Trompenaars
Professor at VU University Amsterdam, author of "Riding The Waves of Culture" & "Managing People Across Cultures".
David Burkus
Associate professor of Oral Roberts University and author of "Under New Management".
W.L Gore
Multinational manufacturing company most known for it's Gore-Tex material.
Bunnik Plants
Dutch plant nursery.
Virgin
British multinational conglomerate founded by Richard Branson.
Gravity Payments
American financial services company.
Yves Morieux
Director for BCG's Institute for Organization, author of "Six Simple Rules".
Amy Edmondson
Professor at Harvard Business School, author of "Teaming" & "The Fearless Organization".
Niverplast
Dutch packaging machines manufacturer.
HCL Technologies
Indian multinational IT service and consulting firm.
Nucor
American steel manufacturer
Dee Hock
Founder and former CEO of Visa, author of "One from Many".
Arnaud Collery
Founder of Stand Up For Passion.
Sharmadean Reid
Founder and CEO at Beautystack.
Xavier Huillard
CEO of Vinci SA.
Mindbox
Russian IT company.
Aaron Dignan
Founder The Ready, author of "Brave New Work".
Dominic Jackman
Co-founder of Escape the City.
Francesca Gino
Professor at Havard Business School, author of "Rebel Talent".
Professor at London Business School, author of "Leading the Revolution", "The Future of Management" & "What Matters Now".
Stanley McCrystal
Former U.S. Army general, author of "Team of Teams".
Carlos Saba
Co-founder of The Happy Startup School.
August
Organizational design consultancy focused on new ways of working.
Richard Nieuwenhuis
After sales engineer at packing machine manufacturer Niverplast.
Former financial controller at Morning Star, author of "Beyond Empowerment" & "The No-Limits Enterprise".
Ben Kuiken
Author of "De Laatste Manager" & "Fuck de Regels".
Futurice
Finish consulting firm.
Valve
American video game developer.
Beetroot
Ukrainian IT company.
Henry Mintzberg
Professor at McGill University, author of many management books.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Owner and CEO of yoghurt company Chobani.
Bakker van Maanen
Dutch bakery chain.
John Lewis
Chain of high-end department stores operating throughout the United Kingdom.
Mathieu Weggeman
Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, author of "Managing Professionals? Don't!"
La Fageda
Spanish dairy farm.
SEMrush
Russian IT company.
Vineet Nayar
Former CEO of HCL Technologies, author of "Employees First, Customers Second".
Emmanuele Duez
Founder and president of WoMen'Up.
Dan Price
CEO of Gravity Payments.
Bushe
Russian bakery.
Professor at London Business School, author of "Reinventing Management", "Giant Steps in Management" & "Becoming a Better Boss".
Helen Bevan
Chief Transformation Officer at NHS Horizons.
WD40
Manufacturer of household and multi-use products.
Good Rebels
Spanish consulting firm.
Mainfreight
Global logistics provider
Mike Arauz
Co-founder August.
Daniel Urban
Co-founder and CEO of Sente.
Basecamp
American IT company formally known as 37signals.
Jaipur Rugs
India's largest manufacturers of hand knotted rugs.
Eddie Obeng
Organisational theorist, educator, author and professor.
Jack Stack
Founder and CEO of SRC, author of "The Great Game of Business".
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”.
Freitag
Manufacturer of bags made from used truck tarp.
Massimo Bottura
Italian restaurateur and chef patron of 3 Michelin-star restaurant Osteria Francescana.
The Ready
American organizational design consultants.
Sol
Family business offering maintenance and supporting services.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor at Havard Business School, author of "Men and women of the corporation" & "Innovation: the classic traps".
Nand Kishore Chaudhary
Chairman at Jaipur Rugs.
James Watt
Co-founder of BrewDog, author of "Business for Punks".
10Pines
A software company with no-bosses, 80+ people, an open-book management policy, and consent decision making.
Upstalsboom
German hotel chain.
Alexander Kjerulf
Founder of Woohoo Inc., author of "Happy Hour Is 9 To 5".
