num_pages: 366
description: 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&amp;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 everyones contributions  all it takes is the determination to experiment.
language: English
title: The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash A Culture of Innovation
publisher: Liberating Structures Press