Liberating Structures can go deep too….

A exploration in 3-ish levels with Ewen Le Borgne and Pete Cranston

Process…process …process

Level 1: Explore and understand what’s going onLevel 2: Narrow down your task and learn from your peersLevel 3: Feel your way into behaving differently

1 Who’s here 2 Discovery and Action Dialogue (DAD)

3 Troika Consulting 4 Improv Prototyping

:: A G E N D A

a) Play and discover togetherb) One 90-minute block

featuring a variety of microstructures

c) Reflection, practice, design and (a tiny bit of ) theory

WE ARE RECORDING THIS!We are taking lots of FUN risks! PLAY!

Who’s here?

FORM GROUPS OF 5–7• Face to face• Online• Blended

Elect a recorder

1. How do you know when a process problem is present?

2.

DAD Steps and ScheduleDiscover, Invent, and Unleash Solutions to Chronic Process Problems

IN YOUR GROUPS OF 5 – 7

1. How do you know when a process problem is present?

2. How do you contribute effectively to solving process problems?

2.

DAD Steps and ScheduleDiscover, Invent, and Unleash Solutions to Chronic Process Problems

IN YOUR GROUPS OF 5 – 7

1. How do you know when a process problem is present?

2. How do you contribute effectively to solving process problems?

3. What prevents you from doing this or taking these actions all the time?

2.

DAD Steps and ScheduleDiscover, Invent, and Unleash Solutions to Chronic Process Problems

IN YOUR GROUPS OF 5 - 71. How do you know when a process problem is

present?2. How do you contribute effectively to solving

process problems?3. What prevents you from doing this or taking

these actions all the time?4. Do you know anybody who is able to

frequently solve process problems and overcome barriers? What behaviors or practices made their success possible?

2.

DAD Steps and ScheduleDiscover, Invent, and Unleash Solutions to Chronic Process Problems

IN YOUR GROUPS OF 5 - 71. How do you know when a process problem is

present?2. How do you contribute effectively to solving

process problems?3. What prevents you from doing this or taking

these actions all the time?4. Do you know anybody who is able to

frequently solve process problems and overcome barriers? What behaviors or practices made their success possible?

5. Do you have any ideas?

2.

DAD Steps and ScheduleDiscover, Invent, and Unleash Solutions to Chronic Process Problems

2. Share back with the whole group

Recorded on the Adobe whiteboard

DAD Steps and ScheduleDiscover, Invent, and Unleash Solutions to Chronic Process Problems

1 Complete the questions

microstructures

Troika Consulting

Troika ConsultingGet Practical and Imaginative Help from Colleagues Immediately

• Form groups of 3• Think about your work situation: select a specific process that you find challenging and

what help you might need. 1 min.• Groups have first client share his or her question. 1-2 min.• Consultants ask the client clarifying questions. 1-2 min.• Consultation

– Face 2 Face: Client turns around with his or her back facing the consultants– Online: turn off or away from the video if it is on

• Together, the consultants generate ideas, suggestions, coaching advice. 4-5 min.• Client turns around/turns on video and shares what was most valuable about the

experience. 1-2 min.• Groups switch to next person and repeat steps.

Improv Prototyping

Dare I…….?

Improv Prototyping1. One small group of players on “the stage”

• All others, the observers, in small groups in front or around the stage

2. Play the scene 3-5 mins3. Small observer group debriefs, perhaps with 1-2-4-All to

identify successful and unsuccessful “chunks” from the scene that they just observed. 5 min.

4. Each observer group then pieces together the successful chunks into a new prototype and volunteers within the group act out the new prototype for their own group only. 5 min.

5. Participants from one of the observer groups who judge that they have an improved prototype come on stage and enact their version in front of the whole group. 3–5 minutes

Your Experience? http://bit.ly/1ds1sXa

Resources

• Engagement possibilities http://www.liberatingstructures.com