Featured WorldBlu Member
Groupon has over 6,000 employees and was named by Forbes as the "fastest growing company of all time."
Groupon, founded in November 2008, is the original "deal-of-the-day" website. Based in Chicago and serving more than 46 countries, they have over 6,000 employees in offices around the world, and more than 70 million subscribers. Some of their best practices in organizational democracy include:
- Regular 'town hall'-style meetings with questions for top executives encouraged from an audience of 1,000+.
- CEO Andrew Mason sits in a cubicle in the middle of their open-office environment
- A dedicated effort to leave 'nothing behind the curtain' in order to generate an honest and eclectic culture where all ideas are valued and promoted, no matter an employees position.
Democratic Voice
"At Zappos, one of our Core Values is to create a positive team and family spirit. WorldBlu is a leader in the efforts to create happy, engaged workplaces and communities. It is an honor to be a WorldBlu Awardee."
Tony HsiehCEO, Zappos
Our Movement
The purpose of WorldBlu is to unleash human potential and inspire freedom by championing the growth of democratic organizations worldwide.
Our vision is to see 1 billion people working in free and democratic workplaces.
We do this through a range of programs and services that enable business leaders to design, develop, and lead the most successful democratic organizations in the world.
WorldBlu Facts
- 25Number of US states with WorldBlu certified democratic workplaces
- 60Number of countries with WorldBlu members
- 200 thousandNumber of employees currently working in WorldBlu certified democratic workplaces globally
- 500 millionEstimated number of people who have read about WorldBlu in the media worldwide
- $12 billionCombined annual revenue of WorldBlu certified democratic companies worldwide
WorldBlu Founder + CEO, Traci Fenton, speaks at a TEDx
