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This Liberating Structures Finder (LS Finder) is based on the Liberating Structures Selection Matchmaker. See Notes at the bottom of this page for additional information about the Liberating Structures Selection Matchmaker.
The format of the Liberating Structures Finder seeks to keep the basic structure of the Liberating Structures Selection Matchmaker intact, where each entry in the table includes:
| 1. Impromptu Networking Share challenges and expectations while building new connections (5 - 20) |
12. Min Specs Specify must-do's/must-not-do's to achieve a purpose (20 - 50) |
23. Discovery & Action Dialogue Discover, spark, unleash local solutions to chronic problems (25 - 70) |
| 2. Nine Whys Clarify the purpose of your work (5 - 20) |
13. Wise Crowds Tap the wisdom of the group in rapid cycles (10 - 60 per person) |
24. Integrated Autonomy Move from either-or to both-and solutions (60 - 80) |
| 3. What, So What, Now What Reflect back on progress and decide what adjustments to make (15 - 45) |
14. Wicked Questions Articulate paradoxical challenges a group must confront to succeed (20) |
25. Generative Relationships Reveal and understand patterns that produce value and dysfunction (25) |
| 4. Triz Stop counter-productive activities and behaviors to make space for innovation (30 - 45) |
15. Drawing Together Reveal insights & paths forward through non-verbal expression (30 - 45) |
26. Critical Uncertainties Develop strategies for operating in a range of plausible yet unpredictable futures (60 - 100) |
| 5. Appreciative Interviews Discover and build on root causes of success (30 - 60) |
16. Inprov Prototyping Develop effective solutions to chronic challenges while having fun (15 - 20 per round) |
27. Purpose to Practice Define the elements that are essential for a resilient and enduring initiative (25 - 120) |
| 6. 1-2-4-ALL Engage everyone in generating questions/ideas/suggestions (10 - 12) |
17. Agreement-Certainty Matrix Sort challenges into simple, complicated, complex, & chaotic categories (30 - 45) |
28. Ecocycle Planning Analyze full portfolio of activities & relationships to identify obstacles & opportunities for progress (60 - 95) |
| 7. User Experience Fishbowl Share knowledge gained from experience with a larger community (25 - 70) |
18. Shift & Share Spread good ideas & make connections with innovators (35 - 90) |
29. Panarchy Understand how embedded systems interact, evolve, & influence the speed of innovation (60 - 120) |
| 8. 15 % Solutions Discover & focus on what each person has freedom & capacity to do now (15 - 20) |
19. Heard, Seen, Respected Practice deeper learning & empathy with colleagues (25) |
30. What I Need From You Surface essential needs across functions & accept or reject requests for support (45 - 70) |
| 9. 25-to-10 Crowd-Sourcing Generate & sort a group's most powerful, actionable ideas (20 - 30) |
20. Social Network Webbing Map connections & decide how to strengthen network & achieve purpose (45 - 60) |
31. Celebrity Interview Reconnect experiences of leaders & experts with people closest to the challenge (25 - 60) |
| 10. Troika Consulting Get practical & imaginative help from colleagues (15 - 30) |
21. Design Storyboards Define step-by-step elements to bring initiatives or meetings to productive endpoints (25 - 70) |
32. Helping Heuristics Practices methods for helping others, receiving help, & asking for help (15) |
| 11. Conversation Cafe Engage everyone in making sense of profound changes (35 - 60) |
22. Open Space Liberate inherent action & leadership in any group (180 - multi-day) |
33. Simple Ethnography Discover, spark, unleash local solutions to chronic problems (60 - 360) |
It’s important to point out that the Liberating Structures Selection Matchmaker was designed by Keith McCandless and Henri Lipmanowicz to be printed and (ideally) used with the Liberating Structures Design Cards, and/or the Liberating Structures Menu. Given the way that the world is changing, where in-person collaboration has become less common (at least for now), this LS Finder is intended to make it easier to perform on online lookup for Liberating Structures.
An additional resource that can be used with the Liberating Structure Selection Matchmaker is the Matching Matrix, which groups the Liberating Structures based on five common goals.