When we were founded, we opted for a non-traditional ‘cyan’ company structure, a model that was developed a few years ago by the Belgian organisational expert Frederic Laloux in his book ‘Reinventing Organisations‘. 

He called his concept ‘cyan’, a colour that is found midway between green and blue. In such an organisation, there are three pillars. The first is “self-management” there is less hierarchy, decisions are made after consultation and there is room for self-correction. The second factor is “wholeness”. The employees must be able to be themselves, and there is a commitment to work atmosphere and relaxation. Finally, the third pillar is the belief in an “evolutionary purpose”: the organisation does not predict and plan but works naturally towards a goal.