Ternary Named One of WorldBlu's Most Democratic Workplaces™ for 2007

Washington, DC, March 6, 2007 -- Ternary Software was named as one of thirty-four companies that are the first winners in a “Worldwide Award for the Most Democratic Workplaces” sponsored by WorldBlu, Inc., a Washington, DC-based business specializing in organizational democracy.

The announcement came as part of the first Democracy in the Workplace Day, sponsored by the WorldBlu, Inc. organization. Businesses and non-profits from the US, Canada, the Netherlands and Russia made the premiere list, representing industries such as technology, telecommunications, media, manufacturing, and retail with a combined total of nearly $3 billion in annual sales. Ternary lists among organizations such as GE Aviation’s Durham Engine Facility, Honest Tea, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Equal Exchange, and SRC Holdings Corporation.

"Never before in human history have we faced a world of so much complexity and so many challenges, all unfolding at a dizzying pace. Even our most progressive approaches to human organization are quickly becoming obsolete – insufficient for navigating the challenges and harnessing the opportunities now in front of us. In recent years we’ve seen the emergence of dozens of new organizational ideas and techniques – new management fads – many helpful, some truly powerful, though few capable of sustaining a fundamental shift in the core dynamics of modern organization and culture. What if we questioned all of our most basic assumptions and sought to uncover a more natural way of organizing ourselves? Is there an entirely new tier of systemic health and performance available to us? If we rewrote the most basic rules of human engagement, could we make a quantum leap in organizational design, as fundamental as the leap from feudal systems of old to the democracies of today? We asked these questions at Ternary Software, and we found our answer – a powerful new system for organizational governance, operations, and culture we call “Holacracy™”, and the results so far have been truly incredible.", says Ternary's CEO, Brian Robertson.

“Democratic organizations operate on freedom, not fear,” says WorldBlu Founder and CEO, Traci Fenton. “Greedy, me-first, command and control business models are officially old school. These organizations represent the new school of business design.”

Organizations from the for-profit, non-profit, non-governmental and government sectors with five or more employees that have been in operation for a minimum of three years could apply for the WorldBlu award.

Employees completed a survey evaluating their organization’s practice of ten democratic principles such as decentralization, accountability, choice and integrity on a leadership level, individual level and systems and processes level.

WorldBlu developed the survey tool based on a decade of research into what makes a world-class democratic organization. The “WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces” is a list, not a ranking, and in the future organizations will be honored for the length of time they are on the list.

“Democratic companies understand that the future of business is less about pomp and more about participation, less about titles and more about meaning, and less about fiefdoms and more about being flat in order to be competitive in this new, democratic age,” explained Fenton.

WorldBlu, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based leadership and business design studio specializing in organizational democracy and freedom-centered leadership. Founded in 2003, WorldBlu works with CEOs and executive teams to design, develop, and lead the most successful democratic companies in the world. WorldBlu’s approach is principle-based, freedom-centered, and results-driven. For more information, visit the WorldBlu website at www.worldblu.com .

For more information on Ternary Software, please contact Wade Lee, Director of Business Development, at Ternary Software at (610) 594-8914 x220 or visit the website at www.ternarysoftware.com.