Liberating Structures

von | 5. September 2020

Liberating Structures

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Keith McCandless, Gründungspartner der Social Invention Group, der zuvor Executive Learning-Initiativen für das Health Forum leitete, und Henri Lipmanowicz, ehemaliger Präsident der Intercontinental Region und Japans von Merck, arbeiten seit 2002 zusammen, um alternative Meeting-Strukturen zu entwickeln, die jeder nutzen kann. Durch ihre Zusammenarbeit haben sie 33 „Mikrostrukturen“ entwickelt, die auf einfachen Regeln basieren, um herkömmliche Besprechungsstrukturen zu ersetzen oder zu ergänzen und die Koordination von Personengruppen zu verbessern. Sie nennen sie Befreiungsstrukturen oder auf Englisch: Liberating Structures. Die Methoden werden auch laufend ergänzt. So waren es 2017 noch 33 Methoden, heute im Jahr 2020 sind es bereits 35.
Man kann sie in Workshops verwenden, aber auch im ganz normalen Arbeitsalltag, z.B. in Meetings. Auch für private Themen sind sie nutzbar, auch wenn das vergleichsweise ungewohnt sein dürfte! Die Methoden sind frei verfügbar und auf einer Website (siehe unten) beschrieben. Die Grundidee aller Methoden ist so einfach wie genial: indem Strukturen geschaffen werden, können Ideen, Herausforderungen und Informationen in Teams geteilt werden. Also zugleich “befreiend” und “strukturierend”.

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Smart leaders know that they would greatly increase productivity and innovation if only they could get everyone fully engaged. So do professors, facilitators and all changemakers. The challenge is how. Liberating Structures are novel, practical and no-nonsense methods to help you accomplish this goal with groups of any size.

Prepare to be surprised by how simple and easy they are for anyone to use. This book shows you how with detailed descriptions for putting them into practice plus tips on how to get started and traps to avoid. It takes the design and facilitation methods experts use and puts them within reach of anyone in any organization or initiative, from the frontline to the C-suite.

Part One: The Hidden Structure of Engagement will ground you with the conceptual framework and vocabulary of Liberating Structures. It contrasts Liberating Structures with conventional methods and shows the benefits of using them to transform the way people collaborate, learn, and discover solutions together.

Part Two: Getting Started and Beyond offers guidelines for experimenting in a wide range of applications from small group interactions to system-wide initiatives: meetings, projects, problem solving, change initiatives, product launches, strategy development, etc.

Part Three: Stories from the Field illustrates the endless possibilities Liberating Structures offer with stories from users around the world, in all types of organizations –– from healthcare to academic to military to global business enterprises, from judicial and legislative environments to R&D.

Part Four: The Field Guide for Including, Engaging, and Unleashing Everyone describes how to use each of the 33 Liberating Structures with step-by-step explanations of what to do and what to expect.

Discover today what Liberating Structures can do for you, without expensive investments, complicated training, or difficult restructuring. Liberate everyone’s contributions –– all it takes is the determination to experiment.

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Smart leaders know that they would greatly increase productivity and innovation if only they could get everyone fully engaged. So do professors, facilitators and all changemakers. The challenge is how. Liberating Structures are novel, practical and no-nonsense methods to help you accomplish this goal with groups of any size.

Prepare to be surprised by how simple and easy they are for anyone to use. This book shows you how with detailed descriptions for putting them into practice plus tips on how to get started and traps to avoid. It takes the design and facilitation methods experts use and puts them within reach of anyone in any organization or initiative, from the frontline to the C-suite.

Part One: The Hidden Structure of Engagement will ground you with the conceptual framework and vocabulary of Liberating Structures. It contrasts Liberating Structures with conventional methods and shows the benefits of using them to transform the way people collaborate, learn, and discover solutions together.

Part Two: Getting Started and Beyond offers guidelines for experimenting in a wide range of applications from small group interactions to system-wide initiatives: meetings, projects, problem solving, change initiatives, product launches, strategy development, etc.

Part Three: Stories from the Field illustrates the endless possibilities Liberating Structures offer with stories from users around the world, in all types of organizations –– from healthcare to academic to military to global business enterprises, from judicial and legislative environments to R&D.

Part Four: The Field Guide for Including, Engaging, and Unleashing Everyone describes how to use each of the 33 Liberating Structures with step-by-step explanations of what to do and what to expect.

Discover today what Liberating Structures can do for you, without expensive investments, complicated training, or difficult restructuring. Liberate everyone’s contributions –– all it takes is the determination to experiment.