# Flat structure overview
**URL:** https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620
**Category:** Policies
**Tags:** group-structure, responsibility-sharing, decision-making, shifting-power
**Created:** [9 February 2024 12:39 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620 "2024-02-09T12:39:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.radhr.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [9 February 2024 12:39 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/1 "2024-02-09T12:39:41Z")
## Summary
The structure of a flat management system, including core groups, delivery roles, meeting cycles and support systems.
## Full version
Available at: [https://radhr.org/policy/flat-structure-overview/](https://radhr.org/policy/flat-structure-overview/)
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### Author:  [@Taz\_Rasul](https://community.radhr.org/u/Taz_Rasul)
#### Post date: [15 February 2024 16:20 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/2 "2024-02-15T16:20:18Z")
Just read this - it looks great!
I’m interested to know how these structures and processes are going, in case anyone at PIRC (or anyone with a similar way of organising) wants to share 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.radhr.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [15 February 2024 16:20 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/3 "2024-02-15T16:20:18Z")
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### Author:  [@rich](https://community.radhr.org/u/rich)
#### Post date: [20 February 2024 13:13 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/4 "2024-02-20T13:13:02Z")
I think @HannahAtPIRC might be able to help you out…
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### Author:  [@Sho](https://community.radhr.org/u/Sho)
#### Post date: [5 April 2024 08:56 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/5 "2024-04-05T08:56:03Z")
This is great and there was a discussion in a LGBTI comms peer-support group about consensus-based decision making ‘without having to put every social media post to a vote’ so it it was very helpful to share this there - thanks!
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### Author:  [@sunshiney](https://community.radhr.org/u/sunshiney)
#### Post date: [25 April 2025 10:24 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/6 "2025-04-25T10:24:05Z")
I’m also interested to find out if anyone has successfully implemented an effective collaborative non-hierarchical decision making process pls?
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### Author:  [@liam](https://community.radhr.org/u/liam)
#### Post date: [28 April 2025 08:09 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/7 "2025-04-28T08:09:39Z")
Hi @sunshiney -
There are a few consensus-based decision making policies and processes in the library that might be useful, depending on your starting points? Obviously the question of how effective each of them are, will be up to the groups involved to share, but hopefully these could be useful starting points, at least.
This one from tech co-operative, Autonomic: [How we make decisions | RadHR Policy Library](https://radhr.org/policy/how-we-make-decisions/)
This one from the self-managed Wellbeing Economy Alliance: [Flat structure decision making & prioritisation processes | RadHR Policy Library](https://radhr.org/policy/decision-making-prioritisation-processes/)
Our own RadHR decision-making policy/process (which we are can obvs speak to more directly, if helpful): [Decision-making policy & process | RadHR Policy Library](https://radhr.org/policy/radhr-decision-making-policy-process/)
And this one from a community group with a large volunteer based who are part of the decision-making framework: [Decision-making | RadHR Policy Library](https://radhr.org/policy/decision-making/)
Hopefully one of these is helpful?
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### Author:  [@sunshiney](https://community.radhr.org/u/sunshiney)
#### Post date: [28 April 2025 09:02 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/8 "2025-04-28T09:02:18Z")
Hi Liam
This is really helpful. I’ve just read some of the implementation examples and will be magpieing some of these ideas. Thanks again!
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### Author:  [@rich](https://community.radhr.org/u/rich)
#### Post date: [4 June 2025 16:48 UTC](https://community.radhr.org/t/flat-structure-overview/620/9 "2025-06-04T16:48:21Z")
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