A collaborative decision-making tool for organizations to discuss proposals and reach consensus.
Loomio is an open-source collaborative decision-making platform that helps organizations discuss proposals and reach consensus. It provides structured discussion threads, formal proposal systems with various voting options, and tools designed specifically for groups seeking agreement rather than simple majority votes.
Organizations, cooperatives, community groups, and teams that prioritize inclusive, transparent decision-making processes and want to move beyond email chains or simple polling tools.
Developers choose Loomio because it's specifically designed for consensus-based decision-making, offers full transparency in group processes, and can be self-hosted to maintain data sovereignty while being free and open-source.
Loomio is a collaborative decision making tool
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Provides formal proposal systems with multiple voting options like agree, abstain, disagree, and block, specifically designed for consensus-building as highlighted in the key features.
Maintains a complete history of discussions and votes visible to all members, ensuring accountability and trust, which is core to its philosophy.
Released under the AGPL license, allowing organizations to host their own instances for data sovereignty, as stated in the README.
Setting up requires using a separate deployment repository (loomio-deploy), indicating a non-trivial installation process that may deter non-technical users.
Optimized for consensus, which may not suit groups preferring faster, majority-rule decisions or those with different governance styles, limiting its versatility.
The primary README is brief and directs users to external resources, which could hinder quick onboarding or troubleshooting without deeper exploration.