The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures · Simple Rules to Unleash A Culture of Innovation by Lipmanowicz, Henri -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

CONTENTS Prologue As Easy As ABC Chapter 1 SMALL CHANGES, BIG DIFFERENCES

The Invitation What’s Ahead

Part One: The Hidden Structures of Engagement

Chapter 2 WHY MICROSTRUCTURES MATTER

How invisible structures shape everything that gets done

First, a Few Definitions The Neglected Power of Microstructures Microstructures Enable and Constrain The Elements of Control Conventional Microstructures: Too Much Control and/or Too Little Structure From Too Much or Too Little Control to Well-Structured and Distributed Control

Chapter 3 LIBERATING STRUCTURES FOR EVERYONE

A Liberating Structure in Action Harnessing the Power of Small Changes Principles and Practices Measuring Inclusion and Engagement: IE Quotient Liberating Structures and Culture Change Liberating Education What to Expect

Chapter 4 LIBERATING LEADERSHIP

How leaders can avoid perpetuating the problems they complain about

The Bad News: Unintended Consequences and Side Effects Patching Up the Symptoms The Good News The Possibilities The Choice A Word to the Skeptic The Big Shift and Payoff The Biggest Leadership Challenge Liberating Leadership Starts with You

Part Two: Getting Started and Beyond

Chapter 5 GETTING STARTED: FIRST STEPS

Menu of Liberating Structures Safety First Breaking with Tradition Your Own Fears Three Pathways to Fluency and Routine Use Immersion Workshops

Chapter 6 FROM FIRST STEPS TO STRINGS

Matching a Challenge with Specific Liberating Structures Five Sets of Strings

Chapter 7 FROM STRINGS TO STORYBOARDS

Launching a Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Project Developing Strategy and Building a New Leadership Team Advancing a Broad Movement across Many Regions Composing for Large-Scale Projects

Part Three: Stories from the Field

Part Four: The Field Guide to Liberating Structures

1 -2-4-All Impromptu Networking Nine Whys Wicked Questions Appreciative Interviews (AI) TRIZ 15 % Solutions Troika Consulting What, So What, Now What? (W3) Discovery & Action Dialogue (DAD) 25 /10 Crowd Sourcing Shift & Share Wise Crowds Conversation Café Min Specs Improv Prototyping Helping Heuristics User Experience Fishbowl Heard, Seen, Respected (HSR) Drawing Together Design StoryBoards—Basic Design StoryBoards—Advanced Celebrity Interview Social Network Webbing “What I Need From You” (WINFY) Open Space Technology Generative Relationships STAR Agreement-and-Certainty Matching Matrix Simple Ethnography Integrated~Autonomy Critical Uncertainties Ecocycle Planning Panarchy Purpose-To-Practice (P2P)

Afterword Notes Acknowledgments and Learning Resources About the Authors