Ariadna Manent González

  Five years ago, on July 15, 2020, we embarked on an organizational transformation at the Fundació el Maresme, based on self-management and self-organization. Our goal was to create a new organizational culture—a new leadership philosophy based on collective knowledge, shared decision-making, and listening to the different voices within the organization, all rooted in democratic governance. It was a culture that was more participatory and where power was also shared and redistributed. We sought to unleash leadership from all levels of the organization, where the architecture (the organizational chart) wouldn't confine people but would instead facilitate the creation of spaces for participation and co-decision. These spaces were intended to generate new management and leadership dynamics. At the same time, we wanted the technical perspective from the field of direct care for individuals—our mission as an organization—to be more present and carry more weight in the leadership te...