<s>
Loomio	B-Application
is	O
decision-making	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
web	O
service	O
designed	O
to	O
assist	O
groups	O
with	O
collaborative	O
,	O
consensus-focused	O
decision-making	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
web	O
application	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
initiate	O
discussions	O
and	O
put	O
up	O
proposals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
discussions	O
progress	O
to	O
initiating	O
a	O
proposal	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
receives	O
feedback	O
through	O
an	O
updatable	O
pie	B-Application
chart	I-Application
or	O
other	O
data	O
visualizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
is	O
basically	O
a	O
web	O
based	O
forum	O
(	O
has	O
optional	O
email	O
delivery	O
interface	O
)	O
with	O
tools	O
to	O
facilitate	O
conversations	O
and	O
decision	O
making	O
processes	O
from	O
starting	O
and	O
holding	O
conversations	O
to	O
reaching	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
was	O
built	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
core	O
group	O
of	O
developers	O
,	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Wellington	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Loomio	B-Application
raised	O
over	O
$	O
100,000	O
via	O
a	O
Crowdfunding	O
effort	O
to	O
develop	O
Loomio	B-Application
1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Loomio	B-Application
web	O
interface	O
supports	O
mobile	O
access	O
and	O
other	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
Loomio	B-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
countries	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
being	O
translated	O
into	O
35	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
emerged	O
from	O
the	O
Occupy	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
using	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
in	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
Loomio	B-Application
felt	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
give	O
everyone	O
a	O
voice	O
with	O
an	O
online	O
software	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Loomio	B-Application
1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Loomio	B-Application
1.0	O
,	O
Loomio	B-Application
has	O
stopped	O
using	O
occupy	O
hand-signals	O
in	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
social	O
enterprise	O
as	O
Loomio	B-Application
Cooperative	O
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top-level	O
organizational	O
structure	O
in	O
Loomio	B-Application
is	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
is	O
funded	O
through	O
contracts	O
with	O
government	O
and	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
donations	O
from	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Wellington	O
City	O
Council	O
for	O
discussion	O
with	O
their	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
used	O
Loomio	B-Application
to	O
create	O
461	O
groups	O
,	O
covering	O
18	O
federal	O
departments	O
,	O
13	O
regions	O
of	O
Greece	O
,	O
23	O
prefectures	O
,	O
and	O
hundreds	O
of	O
counties	O
and	O
municipalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
Party	O
of	O
New	O
Zealand	O
also	O
used	O
Loomio	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
policy	O
during	O
the	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
General	O
Election	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	O
has	O
also	O
adopted	O
Loomio	B-Application
through	O
their	O
own	O
fork	O
called	O
Lumio	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
translation	O
into	O
Spanish	O
for	O
the	O
voting	O
options	O
aiming	O
at	O
both	O
remarking	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
consensus	O
and	O
improving	O
language	O
style	O
by	O
using	O
verbs	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
singular	O
(	O
Concuerdo	O
,	O
Discrepo	O
,	O
Me	O
abstengo	O
y	O
Solicito	O
Reformular	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
won	O
the	O
MIX	O
Prize	O
Digital	O
Freedom	O
Challenge	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
target	O
items	O
Loomio	B-Application
utilizes	O
to	O
create	O
its	O
collaborative	O
working	O
environment	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Groups	O
:	O
Within	O
the	O
"	O
group	O
"	O
settings	O
,	O
administrators	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
membership	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
and	O
grant	O
access	O
of	O
controls	O
to	O
specific	O
employees	O
,	O
create	O
subgroups	O
of	O
which	O
managers	O
allocate	O
break	O
out	O
rooms	O
to	O
specific	O
departments	O
,	O
and	O
utilize	O
other	O
applications	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Loomio	B-Application
's	O
active	O
integration	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loomio	B-Application
has	O
committed	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
needs	O
and	O
regulations	O
of	O
the	O
EU	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
the	O
EU	O
General	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Regulation	O
(	O
GDPR	O
)	O
came	O
into	O
effect	O
and	O
Loomio	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
GDPR	O
compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
Loomio	B-Application
started	O
planning	O
a	O
Loomio.eu	O
service	O
to	O
use	O
EU	O
based	O
hosting	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
requests	O
from	O
EU	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
connect	O
Loomio	B-Application
group	O
notifications	O
to	O
Slack	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Teams	O
and	O
Mattermost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prominent	O
projects	O
that	O
have	O
used	O
Loomio	B-Application
for	O
collaborative	O
work	O
based	O
on	O
democratic	O
process	O
:	O
</s>
