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Drive Improvement In And Around Your Team With Our Facilitation Kits
Drive Improvement In And Around Your Team With Our Facilitation Kits
Our mission at The Liberators is to unleash teams all over the world from outdated, old-fashioned, and ineffective ways of working. We give…
Christiaan Verwijs
Jun 3
Liberating Structures: Old Wine In New Bottles?
Liberating Structures: Old Wine In New Bottles?
How many Liberating Structures came to birth by closely collaborating with and drawing inspiration from others
Barry Overeem
May 12
10+ Ideas To Use Ecocycle Planning
10+ Ideas To Use Ecocycle Planning
Practical examples of using Ecocycle Planning to identify obstacles and opportunities for progress in a non-linear way
Barry Overeem
Apr 14
Enough! Let’s Move On!
Enough! Let’s Move On!
How Liberating Structures made the use of Elmo redundant
Barry Overeem
Apr 10
Panarchy — A Real Life Example
Panarchy — A Real Life Example
How we used the Liberating Structure “Panarchy” at the Ministry of Defense in the Netherlands
Barry Overeem
Mar 31
Facilitate Liberating Structures Together!
Facilitate Liberating Structures Together!
Make your life as a facilitator more fun, more relaxing, and more effective
Barry Overeem
Mar 1
Tips To Design Your Own Session With Liberating Structures
Tips To Design Your Own Session With Liberating Structures
Practical advice on how to facilitate your first session with Liberating Structures, after you’ve learned the basics
Barry Overeem
Nov 6, 2023
Strategy Knotworking For Education
Strategy Knotworking For Education
How we used Strategy Knotworking to explore how the world of education should evolve, as the world itself evolves
Barry Overeem
Oct 22, 2023
The Conversation Cafe Carousel
The Conversation Cafe Carousel
A community-driven initiative to explore a wide variety of topics and to share thoughts, challenges, and ideas for action
Barry Overeem
Aug 23, 2023
Strategies To Navigate Resistance Against Liberating Structures
Strategies To Navigate Resistance Against Liberating Structures
How Critical Uncertainties prepares you to successfully introduce Liberating Structures in groups
Barry Overeem
Aug 6, 2023
Plan Your Sprint With Purpose-To-Practice
Plan Your Sprint With Purpose-To-Practice
Use the Liberating Structure “Purpose-to-Practice” to create a plan for the Sprint, and revisit & update the P2P canvas during each Scrum…
Barry Overeem
Jul 23, 2023
How Poor Facilitation Of The Scrum Events Can Cause Zombie Scrum
How Poor Facilitation Of The Scrum Events Can Cause Zombie Scrum
And how to create more engaging, impactful, and meaningful Scrum events with Liberating Structures
Barry Overeem
May 21, 2023
Lightweight Facilitation of Liberating Structures
Lightweight Facilitation of Liberating Structures
Why lightweight facilitation of Liberating Structures matters, and what it looks like in practice
Barry Overeem
May 7, 2023
Develop And Evolve Sustainable Strategies With Strategy Knotworking
Develop And Evolve Sustainable Strategies With Strategy Knotworking
Ideas, inspiration, and examples to use Strategy Knotworking with Liberating Structures
Barry Overeem
Apr 23, 2023
My Experience With The Liberating Structure “Drawing Together”
My Experience With The Liberating Structure “Drawing Together”
10 practical recommendations, lessons learned, and potential strings to make the most out of Drawing Together
Barry Overeem
Apr 16, 2023
Use “What, So What, Now What” During The Sprint Retrospective
Use “What, So What, Now What” During The Sprint Retrospective
A simple format for the Sprint Retrospective to create a shared understanding with one of the foundational Liberating Structures
Barry Overeem
Apr 2, 2023
Learn How To Effectively Share Essential Needs With Management
Learn How To Effectively Share Essential Needs With Management
A do-it-yourself workshop to have Scrum teams clearly express what they need from management, stakeholders, and the supporting organization…
Barry Overeem
Feb 27, 2023
How To Use Liberating Structures In A Classic Meeting Room?
How To Use Liberating Structures In A Classic Meeting Room?
A short story on how to use Liberating Structures “in the real world”
Barry Overeem
Feb 13, 2023
Unleash Your Organizations Potential To Use Liberating Structures With Panarchy
Unleash Your Organizations Potential To Use Liberating Structures With Panarchy
Use Panarchy to analyze the whole (organizational) system and to find opportunities to spread Liberating Structures widely.
Barry Overeem
Jan 30, 2023
Yeah! I’ve Discovered Liberating Structures, Now What?
Yeah! I’ve Discovered Liberating Structures, Now What?
Ten ideas, practices, and strategies to use Liberating Structures frequently, effectively, and creatively
Barry Overeem
Dec 19, 2022
Reflect Your Usage Of Liberating Structures With Ecocycle Planning
Reflect Your Usage Of Liberating Structures With Ecocycle Planning
Use Ecocycle Planning to make visible how you use Liberating Structures, and decide what to start, stop, or change
Barry Overeem
Dec 5, 2022
Spark Self-Organization In Groups With Open Space Technology
Spark Self-Organization In Groups With Open Space Technology
Liberating Structures are a collection of interaction patterns that allow you to unleash and involve everyone in a group
Barry Overeem
Sep 18, 2022
Inspect And Improve The Performance Of A Team With “Generative Relationships STAR”
Inspect And Improve The Performance Of A Team With “Generative Relationships STAR”
Liberating Structures are a collection of interaction patterns that allow you to unleash and involve everyone in a group — from extroverted…
Barry Overeem
Aug 14, 2022
The 5 Design Elements Of Liberating Structures
The 5 Design Elements Of Liberating Structures
Arrange space, configure groups, make an invitation, distribute participation, allocate time & steps, and you’re ready for lift-off!
Barry Overeem
Jul 10, 2022
My Experience With Using Liberating Structures, Online
My Experience With Using Liberating Structures, Online
What makes a Liberating Structure more suitable for online usage or in-person? What’s the difference?
Barry Overeem
Apr 17, 2022
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