Slides from 90 minute workshop at Agile on the Beach 2019. https://agileonthebeach.com/sessions/2019/liberating-structures/
Abstract:
What would be made possible if you could unleash the intelligence and creativity of everyone? Liberating Structures are a collection of easy-to-learn facilitation patterns that make this possible. They’re field tested, rooted in complexity science and freely shared under a creative commons licence.
Through this workshop, participants will gain a practical hands-on experience of several Liberating Structures, and an appreciation of some of the possibilities they offer. We will consolidate learning by alternating between practice of a structure and reflection on the experience and possible applications in participants’ own contexts.
More information at:
www.LiberatingStructuresLondon.org.uk
https://twitter.com/LibStructLDN
https://twitter.com/dgheath21
18. GDS
" You gain from control
" Calm things down to
promote predictability
Machine
" You gain from disorder
" Stir things up to
promote anti-fragility &
creative adaptability
Complex System
27. GDS
What is made possible?
Identify which things are:
• starving for resources
28. GDS
What is made possible?
Identify which things are:
• starving for resources
• rigid and hampering progress
29. GDS
What is made possible?
Identify which things are:
• starving for resources
• rigid and hampering progress
Involve everyone
30. GDS
What is made possible?
Identify which things are:
• starving for resources
• rigid and hampering progress
Involve everyone
See the forest and the trees
31. GDS
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning
Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com)
Creative Commons License
32. GDS
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning
Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com)
Creative Commons License
33. GDS
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning
Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com)
Creative Commons License
34. GDS
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning
Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com)
Creative Commons License
35. GDS
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning
Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com)
Creative Commons License
36. GDS
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning
Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com)
Creative Commons License
37. GDS
Sequence of steps
1. Individually, make a list [5 mins]
2. Plot on the ecocycle [3 mins]
3. Share in pairs [5 mins]
4. Playback [5 mins]
38. GDS
Make your list! [5m]
First, choose ONE area, for example:
Activities - how do you spend your time?
Products or services offered by your company
Relationships - warning.. can be spicey!
Tools - build, CI, libraries, technologies
Processes - agile ceremonies, governance
Then write down a numbered list of 5-10
things
40. GDS
Get into pairs [5m]
take it in turns to review your ecocycle
• what patterns did you notice?
• anything in the poverty or rigidity trap?
• any actions you might want to take?
51. GDS
Sequence of steps
1. given a challenge
2. everyone thinks of one bold idea and
first step
3. write down the idea and first step on a
card
4. five rounds of shuffling and scoring all
the cards
5. take forward the top scoring ideas
55. GDS
Now we’re going to shuffle the
cards and score them from 1-5
1 = uninspiring
3 = reasonable
5 = this is so good I would personally
invest my energy to make it
happen
56. GDS
Write the score on the back of
the card
Decide
your score
before
looking!
62. GDS
In turn each person plays the client while
the others two act as consultants.
Three times:
1. Client explains problem [1 min]
2. Clarifying questions [2 mins]
3. Client turns their back around and
listens whilst the consultants discuss
problem [4 mins]
4. Client turns around and debriefs [1 min]
66. 1. Explain your challenge [1m]
2. Clarifying questions [1m]
3. Consultation [4m]
• Client turns their back and LISTENS
(no talking)
• Consultants discuss with each other
4. Debrief [1m]
• Turn back again, share reflections
GDS
68. 1. Explain your challenge [1m]
2. Clarifying questions [1m]
3. Consultation [4m]
• Client turns their back and LISTENS
(no talking)
• Consultants discuss with each other
4. Debrief [1m]
• Turn back again, share reflections
GDS
70. 1. Explain your challenge [1m]
2. Clarifying questions [1m]
3. Consultation [4m]
• Client turns their back and LISTENS
(no talking)
• Consultants discuss with each other
4. Debrief [1m]
• Turn back again, share reflections
GDS
72. GDS
Why?
● Refine skills in asking for help
● Learn to formulate problems and
challenges clearly
● Refine listening and consulting
skills
● Build trust within a group through
mutual support
80. GDS
References
• www.liberatingstructures.com
• The Surprising Power of Liberating
Structures, Keith McCandless, Henri
Lipmanowicz, 2014
• Edgeware: Insights From Complexity
Science For Health Care Leaders, Brenda
Zimmerman, 2008
• @LibStructLdn
• Immersion Workshop London 29-30 Oct