This document discusses Liberating Structures, which are easy-to-learn microstructures that can be used to enhance participation and inclusion in groups. The document describes two Liberating Structures that were used ("Impromptu Networking" and "1-2-4-All") and how they helped participants meet new people, generate ideas, and engage everyone. It encourages the use of Liberating Structures to replace more controlling meeting approaches and generate innovation. Questions are asked about whether inclusive teams produce better results. Overall the document introduces Liberating Structures as a way to shift how groups meet, plan, decide and relate to better include all participants.

1. What does liberation mean to you?
Find someone you don’t know already and discuss the above – 1 minute

2. What does liberation mean to you?
● Pair with someone new and Repeat
● Pair with someone new again and Repeat
● Summarize

3. Liberating Structures
Rucha R. Kapare

4. What is your intention of attending
this conference/ What could you do
with this information?
Silent self-reflection – 1 minute

5. What is your intention of attending
this conference/ What could you do
with this information?
Generate ideas in pairs, building on ideas from self-reflection - 2 minutes

6. Share and develop ideas from your pair in groups of 4 (notice similarities and
differences) - 4 minutes
What is your intention of attending
this conference/ What could you do
with this information?

7. “What is one idea that stood out in your conversation?” Each group shares ONE
important idea with all - 3 minutes
What is your intention of attending
this conference/ What could you do
with this information?

8. What are Liberating structures

9. What are Liberating structures
You have already experienced
TWO!!!

10. Questions
When you feel included and engaged, do you do a better job?
Do you think teams in which people work well together produce
much better results?
Have you noticed the best ideas often come from unexpected
sources?

11. If Yes, Liberating Structures help
make it happenLiberating Structures are easy-to-learn microstructures that
enhance relational coordination and trust. They quickly foster
lively participation in groups of any size, making it possible to truly
include and unleash everyone. They are a disruptive innovation
that can replace more controlling or constraining approaches.

12. Who can use them
● Every person interested in leading change—in schools,
hospitals, foundations, agencies, and businesses—can use
Liberating Structures to generate innovation and great results
● Anyone who facilitates meetings
● From executives to grass root levels
● No special training or talent required – Only mastery is the key!

13. Liberating Structures
Liberating Structures
introduce tiny shifts in
how we MEET,
PLAN, DECIDE
and RELATE to
each other

14. The ones we tried
Impromptu Networking
● Rapidly share challenges and expectations, build new connections
1-2-4-all
● Engage Everyone Simultaneously in Generating Questions, Ideas, and
Suggestions

15. How did/will it help?
● Met new people
● 2-3 Opportunities to articulate what you feel and hone your skills
● Every one participated in less than 12 minutes rather than just one person –
the SPEAKER
● Identified each others needs
● Made new connections and learnt about new ideas
● Sampled the entire room ideas
● Big Group VS cells to generate ideas
● Reveals the hidden
● Its FUN!!

16. Questions???
Shall we try Troika Consulting?

17. Troika Consulting
What is the biggest
challenge you are facing
right now?

18. Resources
Some resources below:
Website: http://www.liberatingstructures.com/ls/
Book: https://www.amazon.in/Surprising-Power-Liberating-Structures-Innovation-
ebook/dp/B00JET2S76
App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.holisticon.app.ls&hl=en_IN
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/liberating-structures/id1206361128?mt=8

19. Thank You
You cannot cross the sea merely by
standing and staring at the water
- Rabindranath Tagore

20. Contacts
kapare.rucha@gmail.com
rucha.kapare@springernature.com
@ruchakapare