PinnedLiberating Structures: Change Methods for Everybody Every DayBy Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless Liberating [verb]: to set free from imposed, controlling structures Structures [noun]: simple rules that specify how people are included and participate Liberating Structures (LS) are simple rules that make it possible to include and engage every voice in shaping the future. The LS…Change Management20 min readChange Management20 min read
Jul 13Six Maestros in Search of Creative Design: Liberating Structures and AI LLMsSix Maestros in Search of Creative Design: Liberating Structures and AI LLMs With contributions from maestros Nancy White, Fisher Qua, Henri Lipmanowicz, Philip Clark, Elise Keith, and Keith McCandless LS maes-tro | noun | a seriously playful person who uses, invents, and designs interaction with the Liberating Structures repertoire A handful of maestros got together on Zoom to compare notes on using…Design Thinking7 min readDesign Thinking7 min read
Jul 6The Deliberate Irony of Liberating StructuresBy Keith McCandless , Arvind Singhal, and Steven H. Cady [Adapted from a new Encyclopedia of Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing focusing on advances and diversity of theories, methods and practices] Abstract Liberating Structures (LS) is a repertoire of open source protocols and an innovative set…Innovation Management11 min readInnovation Management11 min read
Sep 11, 2022Field Stories [3]: Liberating Strategy SuperAntiFragilisticExpialidociouslyBy Keith McCandless, Johannes Schartau, Nancy White, Larry McEvoy (MD), and Michael Arena PART 3 This article features four field stories which illustrate how liberating strategy takes shape in different domains and diverse settings. Luminaries in complexity-inspired strategy Johannes Schartau, Nancy White, Larry McEvoy (MD), and Michael Arena) share their…19 min read19 min read
Sep 11, 2022What You Can Do [2]: Liberating Strategy SuperAntiFragilisticExpialidociouslyBy Keith McCandless and friends PART 2 introduces practical steps that are effective for liberating strategy in a wide range of organizations and settings. It features portions of the Strategy Knotworking approach. See Part 1 for a review of the theory, logic and complex dynamics associated with antifragile and more…Leadership8 min readLeadership8 min read
Sep 11, 2022Liberating Strategy [1] SuperAntiFragilisticExpialidociouslyBy Keith McCandless and friends Part 1 of this article explores how to search out, shape together, and gain from strategies that embrace disorder and distributed control. It builds on a companion piece written in 2019 that introduced Strategy Knotworking entitled Liberating Strategy: Surprise and Serendipity Put To Work. Strategy…Strategy9 min readStrategy9 min read
Jun 11, 2021Falling Off the Horse: Overcoming Bad Leadership Habitsby Keith McCandless Overcoming bad habits is hard to do. It helps to have a pleasant substitute for a bad habit or an unproductive behavior. For me, Liberating Structures (LS) offer new options. They are helping me become a better leader. LS introduce tiny shifts in the way we meet…Leadership9 min readLeadership9 min read
Jun 8, 2021Principles for A World Welcoming All Voices (Part 2)by Keith McCandless and friends Preamble: I am curious about the choices we will make as post-pandemic life restarts. I wonder what the pandemic has taught us and what principles will guide choices as we shape next steps. …Liberating Structures10 min readLiberating Structures10 min read
Jun 8, 2021Principles for A World Welcoming All Voices (Part 1)by Keith McCandless and friends Preamble: I am deeply curious about the choices we will make as post-pandemic life restarts. I wonder what the pandemic has taught us and what principles will guide choices as we shape next steps. Now, given the upheavals in our social fabric, what tenets do we hold to be true…Liberating Structures22 min readLiberating Structures22 min read
May 19, 2020More Magic, Less MysterySustaining Creative Adaptability with Liberating Structures [Part 3 of 3] By S. Fisher Qua and Keith McCandless Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. Lilly Tomlin SUMMARY Through the three articles in this series, we shine more light on our experience working with groups of people generating and maintaining peak levels…Design Thinking14 min readDesign Thinking14 min read
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