Podcasts about liberating structures

In this new series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we're getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work.Let's face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It's often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive.We'll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked.In this episode:In this episode, we delve into company culture and the essence of creating better workplaces with Lizzie Benton, a culture coach and founder of Liberty Mind. Lizzie shares her insights on moving beyond bureaucratic structures to build more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. The conversation touches on the success of Scandinavian countries in workplace happiness, the importance of trust, the pitfalls of traditional performance management, and the benefits of dynamic re-teaming. Lizzie also emphasizes the necessity of clear purpose, the treatment of people as adults, complexity consciousness, psychological safety, and participative decision-making in building progressive organizations.00:00 Introduction02:01 Exploring Scandinavian Work Culture05:56 The DNA of Progressive Organizations11:57 The Importance of Wholeness at Work15:34 Humanizing Performance Management19:53 The Future of Fluid Organizations23:24 Democratizing Decision Making27:02 Conclusion About Lizzie Benton:Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She's worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change.Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She's been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In unserer heutigen Folge der Case-Klinik nehmen wir euch mit in eine echte Herausforderung aus der Praxis: Eine HR-Business-Partnerin schildert ihren Frust über eine Geschäftsführungsklausur, in der Selbstorganisation geübt werden sollte – und alles im Stillstand versank. „Bewegt eure Ärsche!“ – so treffend beschreibt sie das Gefühl, wenn Beteiligung ausbleibt.

In unserer heutigen Folge der Case-Klinik nehmen wir euch mit in eine echte Herausforderung aus der Praxis: Eine HR-Business-Partnerin schildert ihren Frust über eine Geschäftsführungsklausur, in der Selbstorganisation geübt werden sollte – und alles im Stillstand versank. „Bewegt eure Ärsche!“ – so treffend beschreibt sie das Gefühl, wenn Beteiligung ausbleibt.

In this new series of episodes on Our Agile Tales, we're getting radically honest about company culture with Lizzie Benton—culture coach, founder of Liberty Mind, and one of the most refreshingly candid voices in the world of modern work.Let's face it: “culture” has become a buzzword. It's often pitched as a magic bullet for success, but most organizations still struggle to define it—let alone get it right. In this series, Lizzie helps us move beyond the platitudes. She unpacks what culture actually is, why so many transformations fall flat, and what it really takes to build a workplace where both people and business can thrive.We'll explore the tools and mindsets that matter, and dig into the uncomfortable truths that often get overlooked.In this episode:Lizzie Benton explains her journey into culture coaching, defines company culture, and addresses misconceptions about it. She critiques the impacts of Silicon Valley's corporate culture and explains the phenomenon of 'culture washing.' The discussion extends to alternative management structures, highlighting companies like Burtzorg and ABN AMRO that have successfully adopted self-managing teams. Join us as we delve deep into creating purpose-driven, adaptable work environments.00:00 Introduction to Agile Tales Season 1000:28 Meet Lizzie Benton: Culture Coach Extraordinaire01:44 Defining Culture: Beyond the Buzzwords03:12 Lizzie's Journey into Culture Coaching04:35 Understanding Company Culture08:39 Silicon Valley's Influence on Corporate Culture13:30 The Problem with Traditional Hierarchies17:03 Embracing New Ways of Working19:32 Case Studies: Progressive Companies29:01 ConclusionAbout Lizzie Benton:Lizzie is a culture coach and the founder of Liberty Mind. She helps companies evolve beyond bureaucratic structures toward more human-centered, purpose-driven workplaces. She's worked across industries—from tech to charities to construction—always with a focus on unlocking human potential and helping teams co-create meaningful change.Her approach blends depth and practicality, rooted in progressive practices like self-management, Liberating Structures, and Teal principles. Lizzie is a certified Holacracy Practitioner, Semco Style Expert, and TuffLeadership coach. She's been named one of the top 30 millennials changing the world of work and has been featured in Forbes, The Metro, and The Financial Times.You can learn more about Lizzie—and listen to her own podcast, Make It Thrive: The Company Culture Podcast—at libertymind.co.uk.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Facylitatorzy i facylitatorki, pracując z grupą, przede wszystkim słuchają, analizują i obserwują. Na bieżąco decydują, jak reagować na to, co zrozumieją z danej sytuacji. Wszystkie te działania pomagają grupom przejść przez dany proces. Jest to znacznie łatwiejsze, gdy oprócz wspomnianych umiejętności dysponują zestawem narzędzi. Mój gość, Michał Tarnowski, podzielił się w naszej rozmowie znakomitym narzędziem, a właściwie zestawem narzędzi, które nazywa się “Liberating Structures”. Świetnie opowiedział o licznych przykładach wykorzystania różnych struktur ułatwiających pracę z grupami. I jeśli myślisz, że tylko facylitatorzy i facylitatorki skorzystają z tych narzędzi, to jesteś w błędzie! Każda osoba pracująca z grupami zyska, poznając te struktury – nauczyciele i nauczycielki, liderzy i liderki, organizatorzy spotkań społeczności, meetupów oraz wszystkie inne osoby, których zadaniem jest przepracowanie czegoś z grupą. Zapraszam do posłuchania naszej rozmowy i przede wszystkim do przetestowania Liberating Structures! Gość Michał Tarnowski – Scrum Master w firmie Ørsted, specjalizującej się w budowie farm wiatrowych na morzu. Prowadzi szkolenie „Zaangażowany zespół, efektywne spotkania”. Organizuje meetupy Liberating Structures Kraków. Intencjonalny newsletter Co tydzień wysyłam list, w którym zapraszam do rozmowy i zadania sobie ważnych pytań. Linki Streszczenie Dominik: Liberating Structures to propozycja zmiany do pracy z grupą, narzędzia, które pomagają budować ramy i jednocześnie uwalniają do […] The post #262 Narzędzia do pracy z grupami – o liberating structures z Michałem Tarnowskim appeared first on Near-Perfect Performance.

In this episode of the Better Events Podcast, we're taking you behind the scenes of the Northwest Event Show (NWES) here in Seattle! We share what makes this annual industry event a favorite of ours, our involvement this year, and a few standout moments from the show floor. Plus, we asked fellow event pros to share their top tip for creating a better event—and their answers did not disappoint. We wrap it all up with one actionable tip from each of us to help you elevate your events this April so give it a listen. SHOW NOTES: Learn more about the Northwest Event Show: https://nweventshow.com/ Liberating Structures book: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/bookstore/ Roadtrip book: https://roadtripnation.com/book Register interest for the 2025 Better Events Conference: https://bettereventspod.com/conference Join the paid Better Events Community: https://bettereventspodcast.substack.com/ Buy Us a Coffee Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bettereventspod THANKS FOR THE LOVE! Love this podcast? Please share with your event friends, tag us, and leave a review! Leave us a rating on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/04ivq77TMgF5HhJHJOMe1V Leave us a review on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-events/id1561944117 —— FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @bettereventspod @loganstrategygroup_events (Logan) @epeventsllc (Mary)

Wer schon mal in Liberating Structures User Groups unterwegs war, hat Julia von Grundherr von Spielraum Consulting sicherlich dort getroffen. In der Folge spricht die erfahrene Anwenderin über die Punctuation Back-To-Back-Listening (Erklärung in der Folge!). Danke, liebe Julia, für das schöne Gespräch und die Silvester-Inspiration!

In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Simone Mester, einer Expertin aus dem Bereich Test und Qualitätssicherung in der Verwaltung. Simone ist begeisterte Anwenderin der Liberating Structures und teilt in dieser Folge sehr offen ihre Herausforderungen und Erfolge in der Anwendung in ihrem Organisationskontext am Beispiel der „Apprective Interviews“. Sie lässt uns an ihrer Resilienz in der Anwendung von LS teilhaben und erklärt, wie sie ihre Kolleg:innen immer wieder inspiriert und mitreißt – auch in anspruchsvollen Momenten. Willst auch du über deine Erfahrungen mit Liberating Structures berichten? Schreib uns gerne eine E-Mail an ls.praxispodcast@gmail.com. Wir freuen uns auf spannende Gespräche mit Anwender:innen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum!

In dieser Folge des Praxispodcasts Liberating Structures sprechen wir mit Julia Mager, Information Security Leader bei IKEA Supply in der Schweiz. Julia spricht über den Einsatz agiler Netzwerkstrukturen und konsensorientierte Unternehmenskultur. Sie teilt wertvolle Einblicke in die Anwendung von Liberating Structures im beruflichen Alltag und erklärt, wie 25/10 Crowdsourcing erfolgreich in kleinen und großen Gruppen genutzt werden kann und wie sie mit Hilfe dieser Struktur neue Stellenprofile erarbeitet hat. Als Bonus gibt es einen Exkurs zu einer „Liberating Structure in Development“, dem „Folding Spectogram”. Diese Methode ermöglicht es Teams, Haltungen zu hinterfragen und ein besseres Verständnis für die Perspektiven anderer zu gewinnen – ideal für Unternehmen, die ihre Kultur des gegenseitigen Verständnisses stärken möchten. Willst auch du über deine Erfahrungen mit Liberating Structures berichten? Schreib uns gerne eine E-Mail an ls.praxispodcast@gmail.com. Wir freuen uns auf spannende Gespräche mit Anwender:innen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum!

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Keith McCandless, co-author of 'The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures.'We dive deep into how liberating structures can create safe spaces for all voices in a room and make conversations more inclusive and engaging.Keith explains the concept of the 'collaborative muscle' and how these facilitation tools can replace traditional brainstorming and presentation methods.We discuss practical examples, including the Critical Uncertainties model and the 1-2-4-All method, and explore how these techniques can be applied in various settings, from business and education to personal development.00:00 Introduction and Personal Story00:55 Introducing Liberating Structures01:02 Guest Introduction: Keith McCandless02:14 The Concept of Collaborative Muscle03:55 Liberating Structures: An Overview07:31 Practical Applications and Audience20:04 Writing the Book: The Journey26:28 Deep Dive into Liberating Structures33:34 The Power of Short Timings34:49 Diverse Voices and Recombination36:23 Creative Adaptation and Fast Timing39:54 Critical Uncertainties and Scenario Planning46:16 Liberating Structures in Practice48:42 New Ideas and Structures52:13 Developing New Structures01:00:28 Conclusion and Future Directions⚡️ In each episode, Paddy Dhanda deep dives into a new human Superpower to help you thrive in the age of AI.Paddy Dhanda (Host)Paddy works at the largest Tech training organisation in the UK and is passionate about helping tech professionals build human skills to thrive in the age of AI.Contact Paddy: paddy@superpowers.schoolSubscribe to my newsletter:

The author of the indomitable Liberating Structures joins me in the podcast chair this week - a book that has offered wisdom to facilitators from all four corners of the world, and built organisations from the ground up - the one, the only Henri Lipmanowicz!So simple they feel alchemic, Henri's 33 microstructures are a field guide for transformation. Small, no-nonsense shifts in how we work together, his methods set free ideas, build trust, and enable creativity and collective intelligence - so often stifled by conventional complexity.Henri's expertise is invaluable for every leader, facilitator, workplace, or community ready to change how they collaborate. Learn from the master himself in episode 297!Find out about:The story behind Liberating StructuresHow LS create the conditions for emergence, innovation, collaboration and inclusivityWhy conventional structures produce top-down meeting dynamics and limited participationHow LS can transform virtual meetings by engaging and including every participantThe importance of allowing intuition to organically guide a groupDon't miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.And download the free 1-page summary, so you can always have the key points of this episode to hand.Links:Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.Connect to Henri Lipmanowicz:LinkedInWebsiteSupport the show**Click here to navigate through all episodes via this interactive podcast map.**Are you inspired by our podcast guests and crave a taste of masterfully facilitated workshops? Join the NeverDoneBefore Facilitation Festival. **If you enjoy the show, consider a one-off donation and contribute to the ongoing costs of running the podcast.

Martina berichtet aus Ihrer Praxis mit Anxiety Circus. Wie sie diese Liberating Structure nutzt, um aus großen Gruppen Sorgen zu sammeln, die ansonsten das Projekt behindern.

Hassan Butt: Leading Change with Radical Candor, Building Organizational Openness Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Hassan shares his experience leading a change initiative through Radical Candor workshops. He noticed that people in the organization were hesitant to share ideas with leadership. By using the Radical Candor framework, Hassan encouraged openness and honest feedback. He shares practical tips, such as role-playing, embedding accountability, and using structured formats like Liberating Structures, to create a safe space for feedback and collaboration. Hassan emphasizes the importance of follow-ups and self-accountability to ensure lasting change. Self-reflection Question: How can you foster a culture of Radical Candor in your organization? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Software Architektur findet oft in Meetings statt. Kaum eine Entscheidung kann eine Person alleine treffen, denn es geht meistens darum, die Interessen verschiedener Stakeholder zu hören und zu beachten. Das Moderieren von Workshops und Meetings ist also ein wichtiges Werkzeug für die Gestaltung von Software-Architektur. Martin Günther spricht mit uns in dieser Episode über die verschiedenen Moderationsmöglichkeiten und den Liberating-Structures-Werkzeugkasten. Ein wichtiges Problem dabei: Leider gibt es auch Menschen, die teils unberechenbar eigene Meinungen oder Ideen einbringen oder durchsetzen wollen. Das kann beängstigend wirken oder gar so weit gehen, dass man sich nicht traut, den eigentlich notwendigen Workshop zu veranstalten. Ein Toolset wie Liberating Structures kann die notwendige Sicherheit geben, um auch solche Herausforderungen zu meistern. Links Martins Homepage Liberating Structures Homepage Daniel Steinhöfer: Liberating Structures: Entscheidungsfindung revolutionieren

In dieser Podcast-Episode "Perspektivwechsel für Erfolg – Wie Design Thinking echte Innovation schafft" beleuchten wir die Grundlagen und Vorteile von Design Thinking. Diese Methode bietet einen strukturierten Ansatz, um komplexe Probleme zu lösen und dabei stets die Perspektive des Nutzers im Fokus zu behalten. Wir gehen auf die folgenden Fragen ein: Was ist Design Thinking? Wir erklären die Grundprinzipien und warum dieser Ansatz für die kundenzentrierte Problemlösung so effektiv ist. Welches Problem wird mit Design Thinking adressiert? Wir erörtern, wie Design Thinking dabei hilft, sich in den Kunden hineinzuversetzen und echte Bedürfnisse zu erkennen. Warum sollten wir dieses Problem lösen? Kundenorientierte Innovation ist entscheidend für langfristigen Erfolg. Design Thinking bietet die Werkzeuge, um dies zu erreichen. Wer sollte Design Thinking nutzen? Egal ob Teams aus Produktentwicklung, Marketing oder Geschäftsleitung – Design Thinking ist vielseitig einsetzbar. Wie funktioniert Design Thinking? Wir führen dich durch die wichtigsten Phasen: von der Problemdefinition bis hin zur Ideengenerierung und Prototypenentwicklung. Der zweite Teil widmet sich den konkreten Ergebnissen des Design Thinkings und zeigt, wie diese in Unternehmensprozesse wie Systems Engineering integriert werden können. Wir gehen auch auf Methoden wie Lego Serious Play und Liberating Structures ein, die Kreativität und Teamarbeit fördern. Abschließend gibt es praktische Tipps, wie du Design Thinking mit anderen Methoden wie SCRUM oder Lean Startup kombinieren kannst. Moritz' Vorschläge: Für welche Probleme ist Design Thinking nicht geeignet? Wie unterscheidet es sich von anderen Frameworks? Wie kann Design Thinking in bestehende Abläufe eingebunden werden? ############### Meine Mailadresse: feedback@zukunftsarchitekten-podcast.de ############### Brauchst Du Unterstützung bei der Erstellung eines Lastenheftes oder hast eine Frage dazu, dann klicke auf die Email oder kopiere sie in Dein Emailprogramm und schicke mir eine Mail und wir sprechen darüber. Das Erstgespräch ist kostenfrei. Du kannst Dir auch in meinem Online-Kalender gerne direkt einen Termin buchen: https://kalender.bjoernschorre.de ############### P.S.: Meinen Service zur Lastenhefterstellung findest Du auf dieser Seite Vorgehen Lastenheft

Katharina berichtet aus ihrer Praxis mit 25/10 Crowdsourcing. Wie sie diese Liberating Structure nutzt, um aus großen Gruppen die Ideen zu sammeln, die sich direkt in die Praxis umsetzen lassen. Sie berichtet aus ihrer Praxis im HR Umfeld. Ihr wollt beim Praxispodcast mitmachen? Schreibt uns über ls.praxispodcast@gmail.com oder über dieses Formular: https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?subpage=design&token=119d1c85710c44969c37aec8a6388cab&id=-cY5BvwEjkeys85P3lAG71O9Z9sjBK1Ht0jGvg-EaIZUQTFUQVNRSTFRQ0hMODZKQzZRWlNYSlBYQS4u

In our latest podcast episode on neurodiversity, Eleanor Walker from Unboxed Talent joins us to talk about how embracing neurodiversity can transform training environments and help create a culture of inclusion and understanding. In conversation we discuss what it means to be neurodivergent in the workplace and how simple changes can make training sessions more accessible and effective for everyone, no matter their neurological makeup. Sheridan Webb and Eleanor Walker share personal stories and professional insights and discuss the crucial role the training environment plays in helping neurodivergent individuals tap into their unique abilities. Eleanor emphasises that small tweaks in how we design and deliver training can make a big difference. Whether you're a training professional or just interested in fostering more inclusive practices, this conversation is packed with valuable insights to help make training more inclusive. Visit www.trainingdesignersclub.co.uk for more information and become a VIP member here: https://www.trainingdesignersclub.co.uk/vip-membership  Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTrainingDesignersClub  Connect with Sheridan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/trainingdesigner/  Episode specific Connect with Eleanor on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/elewalker/   Visit her website: https://www.discoverunboxed.co.uk/  Neurodiversity in Business report: https://neurodiversityinbusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Neurodiversity-in-Business-report_June-2023_Digital.pdf#  Lunch n learn: Neurodiversity and training design: https://training-designers-club.newzenler.com/courses/lunch-n-learn-designing-training-neurodiversity  Liberating Structures: https://www.liberatingstructures.com  Neurodiversity in Business – website and resources: https://neurodiversityinbusiness.org/

Oliver “Oli” Kopp ist LS-Enthusiast und Coach bei Robert Bosch in Stuttgart. Und Oli ist so etwas wie das deutsche Gesicht der Struktur Panarchy. Panarchy ist eine der komplexesten Strukturen, weswegen wir uns besonders viel Zeit für die Folge genommen haben. Dafür gibt es aber mal probehalber Kapitelmarken! Lasst uns wissen, ob das hilfreich war. Und wenn Fragen übrig geblieben sind, findest du in den Shownotes den Kontakt zu Oli, um Panarchy weiter zu vertiefen. Im Praxispodcast Liberating Structures interviewen wir die Anwenderinnen und Anwender im deutschsprachigen Raum. Willst du auch mit uns über deine Lieblingsstruktur in der Praxis sprechen? Schreib' uns eine E-Mail an ls.praxispodcast@gmail.com — wir freuen uns, von dir zu hören!

In this episode, host Beth Cougler Blom talks with Fernando Murray and Carolina Almeida about strategies they use to create safe learning environments with their groups. Fernando and Carolina share their deep expertise working across cultures, their expertise in Liberating Structures, and more. Beth, Fernando, and Carolina also discuss: fostering an inclusive atmosphere inviting participation avoiding over-helping handling conflicts and challenges promoting autonomy and collecting problem-solving   Engage with Fernando Murray and Carolina Almeida Website: https://www.virtualfacilitation.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtual-facilitation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@virtualfacilitation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualfacilitation/   Other Links from the Episode Liberating Structures EP 20: Improv in Facilitation with Brett Macdonald Outward Bound NOLS alfaia drum   Connect with the Facilitating on Purpose podcast: Follow Facilitating on Purpose on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube Show notes and transcripts available at facilitatingonpurpose.com   Connect with Host Beth Cougler Blom: Give feedback or suggest upcoming show topics or guests at hello@bcblearning.com Visit bcblearning.com to explore Beth's company's services in facilitation and learning design Purchase a copy of Beth's book, Design to Engage Follow Beth on Instagram or LinkedIn   Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions

Maret berichtet aus ihrer Praxis mit Drawing Together. Wie sie diese Liberating Structure nutzt, um mit Hilfe von nonverbaler Zeichensprache aus einer Gruppe Erkenntnisse herauszulocken.

In this special episode of Mission: Impact, host Carol Hamilton celebrates four years of podcasting and reflects on the lessons learned from her 100+ episode journey. The podcast, aimed at nonprofit leaders striving to build a better world without martyrdom, offers practical advice, deep analysis, and engaging conversations. This episode gathers insights from various guest experts, focusing on key themes such as cultivating healthy organizational cultures, prioritizing progress over perfectionism, ensuring work-life balance, and infusing joy and creativity into the nonprofit sector. The discussion underscores the importance of aligning organizational values with actions, fostering inclusive and supportive environments, and advocating for the resources needed to achieve meaningful change.   Episode Highlights Key Lessons from 100 Episodes & Imagining a Healthier Nonprofit Sector 03:31 Carol shares ten essential lessons learned, emphasizing the importance of diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures, the dangers of overwork, and the value of focusing on relationships and progress over perfection.   Progress Over Perfection 06:28  Pooya Pourak discusses the importance of favoring progress over perfectionism, embracing continuous improvement, and cultivating a growth mindset to drive meaningful social change.   Action Bias 09:15  Susan Kahan highlights why analysis paralysis is common in the sector. She describes the need to make decisions and take action, even if imperfect, and the value of celebrating small wins to foster progress and avoid burnout.   Setting Guardrails and Modeling 13:51  Dr. Orletta Caldwell offers practical steps for leaders to establish clear values in support of your nonprofit mission, support work-life balance, and create a culture where it's okay to be human while striving to do good work.   Planning Realistically 20:42 - 25:40 Sarah Olivieri advises on planning realistically, working within your nonprofit organization's capacity, and using visual tools to manage workloads and avoid overcommitment.   Infusing Joy and Creativity into Nonprofit Work 25:41 - 33:18 Erin Allgood shares strategies for infusing joy and creativity into the nonprofit workplace, emphasizing the importance of building strong relationships and creating a culture of fun and innovation.   Advocating for the Resources Your Team Needs 33:19  Reva Patwardhan calls on nonprofit leaders to advocate for their organizations' needs, ensuring they have the resources necessary to meet goals without sacrificing well-being.   Important Links and Resources: Erin Allgood - https://www.allgoodstrategies.com/ Dr. Orletta Caldwell - https://beyondexisting.com/ Susan Kahan - https://sapphirefundraisingspecialists.com/ Sarah Olivieri - https://www.pivotground.com/ Reva Patwardhan - https://www.greatergoodcoaching.org/ Pooya Pourak - https://www.matchnice.org/ Liberating Structures - https://www.liberatingstructures.com/   Related Episodes: Episode 50 - Why more money and more staff isn't always the answer for nonprofits Episode 62 - Healthy nonprofit organizational culture highlights, part 1 Episode 63: Healthy nonprofit organizational culture highlights part 2 Episode 78: Renegotiating our relationship with work Episode 98: Declining interest in nonprofit leadership Episode 100:  10 Lessons from 100 Episodes   Be in Touch: ✉️ Subscribe to Carol's newsletter at Grace Social Sector Consulting

Anna-Maria Kubelke ist juristische Assistenz der Institutsleitung & Wissenschaftsmanagerin im Agility Lab an der Universität Stuttgart. Inspiriert von ihrer Tätigkeit im Agility Lab hat sie sich autodidaktisch mit Liberating Structures beschäftigt. Und bringt nun neuen didaktischen Wind in Tagungen und Konferenzen. Im Praxispodcast Liberating Structures interviewen wir die Anwenderinnen und Anwender im deutschsprachigen Raum. Willst du auch mit uns über deine Lieblingsstruktur in der Praxis sprechen? Schreib' uns eine E-Mail an ls.praxispodcast@gmail.com — wir freuen uns, von dir zu hören!

Christian Hofstetter ist Organisationsentwickler und Executive Coach. In der Folge stellt er die Struktur in Entwicklung Transition Walk (Grief Walk) vor. Mit Hilfe der Struktur kannst du Gefühle und Emotionen in den Raum holen, die sonst keinen Platz finden: Verluste und Verlustängste bei Veränderungen. Beim Praxispodcast mitmachen? Schreib uns einfach eine E-Mail an ls.praxispodcast@gmail.com!

This week, your host, Dan Neumann, is joined by an external guest: Kristen Belcher, a Software Developer turned Agile Coach. In this episode, they discuss liberating structures, simple and subtle tools that can help everyone attending a group event contribute and be included. They dive deep into some of the Liberating Structures, such as 1-2-4-All, Drawing Together, Purpose-to-Practice, and TRIZ. Listen to this thoughtful conversation and get ready to apply some of these practices to the next event you facilitate.   Key Takeaways Many structures we use with groups, like presentations, status reports, and even tight discussions, tend to fail because they don't have space for all the participants' voices or allow members to think “outside the box.” Sometimes, there is even no structure at all. Liberating structures are the tools that liberate everyone in the conversation to contribute and be included. We all have different participation styles: thinkers, talkers, and quiet ones. We all communicate in unique manners, and our input is equally valuable. There are 33 liberating structures. One Liberating Structure is 1-2-4-All. You can apply it starting with 1: People have time to think on their own. Then 2: They pair up and discuss with another person. Then 4: The pairs will pair, generating themes and sharing what they learn. Finally, All: Where everybody can share their ideas. Even though everyone won't be allowed to speak to the large group, they had the chance to contribute in the previous instances. Another Liberating Structure is called Drawing Together. Everyone needs to draw a picture using the same shapes (no artistic ability is required). Every shape has a significance: Circles stand for wholeness, rectangles represent support, triangles represent goals, spirals represent changes, and the stick or star persons represent relationships. The group interprets a picture, and these views are the kickstart for a discussion. Purpose-to-Practice is a tool for identifying our main purpose and rooting the members together. It helps realize who must be included to achieve a shared purpose. TRIZ is the liberating structure created to assess the absolute worst scenario that can happen. When choosing a liberating structure, you must match it with the problem you are trying to solve in a group. First, you need to frame the problem to find the right tool to approach it. It's a good idea to have a Plan A and a Plan B for facilitation. How can you start applying Liberating Structures? When approaching liberating structures, you will first learn what they are for, then how to approach the space, how people participate, groups, and the sequence of steps to be followed. The material also provides time allocations. You will receive minimum specifications of how the liberating structures are set up. There is no specific script about how you should facilitate. Be comfortable doing something uncomfortable and new.   Mentioned in this Episode: LiberatingStructures.com Download the Liberating Structures App The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, by Amy C. Edmondson Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. by Amy C. Edmondson   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using #AgileThoughtPodcast!  

Jeremy Akers from Gospel of change (Substack, X, LinkedIn) came by the podcast. We spoke of liberating structures, how to acheive coherence in groups and why that is crucial for the times we live in, game design and how that may take us forward. This is a conversation that orients towards the practical with some concrete tools and possibilities to look at for shifting habits. Enjoy! Host Amit Paul Extended shownotes (Substack)

Anja berichtet aus ihrer Praxis mit Purpose to Practice (P2P). Wie sie diese Liberating Structure nutzt, um ein wiederkehrendes Meeting aufzusetzen oder auch einen Change Prozess zu strukturieren.

266: Managing Overload as a Nonprofit Leader (Anton Skornyakov)SUMMARYHow do you lessen your load and effectively delegate while also fostering an environment of continuous learning and creativity at your nonprofit? In episode 266 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, we dive into effective delegation strategies for nonprofit leaders with Anton Skornyakov, author of "The Art of Slicing Work." Anton shares invaluable insights on how to delegate results rather than activities, fostering both team creativity and growth. He explains the importance of setting clear, specific goals and providing regular feedback to ensure continuous learning. Anton also highlights the need to tackle high-risk tasks first to uncover potential challenges early on. By distinguishing between predictable and unpredictable projects and building a robust feedback infrastructure, nonprofit leaders can enhance their impact and adaptability. This episode offers a practical framework for managing projects and empowering teams, essential for anyone striving to lead a successful nonprofit organization.ABOUT ANTONAnton Skornyakov is partnering with organizations to support them on their path to becoming learning & adaptive environments that encourage everyone to contribute their full productive and creative potential. For this Anton gives ScrumMaster trainings and Product Owner trainings, mentor, coach and a builder of internal and public communities. Anton believes in Scrum being a fundamental ingredient that enables motivating ideas to become reality with an order of magnitude higher effectiveness. Today, many organizations with hundreds and thousands of people are looking for answers on how to apply Scrum and engage everyone's full potential in their product development. Having successfully applied it, Anton is a firm believer in the body of knowledge behind Large Scale Scrum (LeSS). Anton is a believer in the transformative power of communities. He consistently nurtures communities around topics he is passionate about such as Large-Scale Scrum, Liberating Structures and coaching. Anton has co-founded and lead several digital startups. Here he made own experiences in Lean Startup - applying empiricism on developing sustainable business models. He has worked as a product owner, Scrum master and developer.EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCESThe Lean Startup by Eric RiesLearn more about Anton hereReady for a Mastermind? 

Jeremy Akers is a regenerative wizard empowering curiosity, care, and courage by using Liberating Structures for organizational game design. He is also the chief vibe officer at Regens Unite. Key Takeaways From this Podcast Liberating structures enable asynchronous participation and the propagation of information across networks. Liberating structures can extend beyond communication to include architecture and other psycho technologies. The principles of liberating structures emphasize empowerment, inclusivity, and trust-building. Liberating structures can be integrated into web3 technologies and the design process. Designing with intention and empowerment can lead to regenerative outcomes. This is Christian, and you've found True North - a podcast thats equal parts sense-making, soul searching, and storytelling. If you resonate with this project, please subscribe on your platform of choice, leave us 5 stars, and share it with a friend. Its the best zero cost way to allocate your support and it helps us bring high value guests on the show. Plus… Each new sub plants 1000 trees in the blighted forest of my heart. You can help regenerate the desolate wasteland that is my audience by planting your thumb on that subscribe button. Check out truenorthproject.com for all the links. Regens Unite! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truenorthproject/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truenorthproject/support

In the Episode, What? No Powerpoint, Sheridan Webb welcomes three guests from the VIP community: Emer O'Leary, Sonali Kumarakulasinghe, and Debbie Yarwood. This episode explores dynamic alternatives to PowerPoint in both face-to-face and virtual training environments, ideal for facilitators, trainers, and educators looking to enrich their visual storytelling toolkit. Discover how Emer, a visual facilitator, trainer, and coach, harnesses the power of hand-drawn graphics for engaging workshops. Sonali shares her passion for the Emotional Culture Deck and liberating structures in her consultancy, coaching, and facilitation sessions. Meanwhile, Debbie emphasises the practical benefits of using Mural for management and leadership training, especially for remote delivery with small tech startups. Learn from their insights into adapting their methods for virtual interaction, drawing from the necessity of innovation during 2020's shift to online platforms. Tune in to find the secrets of enhancing your training sessions, workshops, and presentations with visually compelling and participatory methods that go beyond conventional slides. Don't forget to subscribe for more insightful episodes and share your thoughts in the comments about your experiences with visual aids! Have you found a favourite alternative to PowerPoint? Let's discuss! Connect with Emer O'Leary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emeroleary/  Sign up to her Secrets of Simple Graphics course: https://trainingdesignersclub.co.uk/emer-oleary  Connect with Debbie Yarwood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbieyarwood/  Visit her website: https://thesmartermanager.com/  Connect with Sonali Kumarakulasinghe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalikmcipd/  Download a free version of the Emotional Culture Deck here: https://www.ridersandelephants.com/the-emotional-culture-deck and click on the link to Start by getting your free deck today Check out Liberating Structures here: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/ Lunch n Learn on using graphics in facilitation: https://training-designers-club.newzenler.com/courses/lunch-n-learn-hand-drawn-graphics  Visit www.trainingdesignersclub.co.uk for more information Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTrainingDesignersClub  Connect with Sheridan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/trainingdesigner/

"It was a humbling experience because I was the one leading those unproductive meetings or leading the teams astray and just talking about the work and really not having any action items or decisive plan of action afterwards. It was both a humbling experience but also really exciting because I felt like it was that itch that was finally scratched for me. You see it in action and you realize, yep, that's what I'm looking for. That's really cool, I like that.” - Dom Michalec In this episode of the Facilitation Lab podcast, host Douglas Ferguson talks with Dom Michalec, a product coach at Pathfinder Product. Dom shares his journey into facilitation, emphasizing the importance of effective collaboration within teams. He discusses his experiences implementing liberating structures from the book "Liberating Structures" into his meetings, leading to improved idea generation and decision-making. Dom also highlights the importance of refining facilitation skills and behaviors, not just acquiring tools. The conversation further explores Dom's work at Pathfinder Product, the challenges of designing effective one-hour workshops, and the concept of coaching up. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of facilitation as a leadership skill and the need for continuous learning in the field.  

An underperforming tech team is missing something, but what? This week on Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey share part two of their 3-stage diagnostics for discovering missing conversations Links: - Edmondson, Teaming: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/7023600 - Liberating Structures: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/ - Anarchic Planning series: - https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/citcon-open-space-and-lean-coffee-part-i - https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/citcon-open-space-and-lean-coffee-part-ii -------------------------------------------------- Order your copy of our book, Agile Conversations at agileconversations.com Plus, get access to a free mini training video about the technique of Coherence Building when you join our mailing list. We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show. Email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker. You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Aino explains to Sven what skills are required to make meetings more successful. They talk about the different roles of meeting attendees. They continue with the thinking process to organize a meeting: do we need it at all? What is the expected outcome? Who should be invited? How long it should take? Do we need preparation for the attendees? Icebreakers? How do we craft an agenda? Then they discuss how to steer a meeting as a meeting facilitator, how to engage (quite) attendees and how to deal with negative people. Finally, they close with methods on how to improve your moderator skills.

Unser heutiger Gast hat zunächst Bioinformatik mit den Schwerpunkten Genomanalyse und Proteinvorhersage an der TUM studiert. Ebenfalls in München, aber an der Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, hat er dann Informatik und im Nebenfach Biologie studiert und als Diplom-Informatiker mit der Note 1 abgeschlossen. In seinem früheren Leben - so beschreibt er es heute - war er begeisterter Softwareentwickler. Seit vielen Jahren berät er als Agile Coach und Trainer Großunternehmen. Seine berufliche Heimat für seine Arbeit hat er seit über 14 Jahren bei der Holisticon AG gefunden. Er ist außerdem Autor von “Liberating Structures - Entscheidungsfindung revolutionieren”. Er zählt zu den Vorreitern dieses unserer Ansicht nach noch viel zu unbekannten Methoden-Baukastens in Deutschland, und er arbeitet dabei ganz eng mit Keith McCandless und Henri Lipmanowicz, den Begründern dieser Methode zusammen. Es wundert wenig, dass es die Mission unseres heutigen Gastes ist, möglichst viele Menschen mit Liberating Structures zu infizieren. Er ist überzeugt davon, dass Liberating Structures uns helfen können, wertschätzender und zielführender miteinander zu wirken. Seit über sechs Jahren beschäftigen wir uns mit der Frage, wie Arbeit den Menschen stärkt - statt ihn zu schwächen. In mehr als 380 Folgen haben wir uns mit über 450 Menschen darüber unterhalten, was sich für sie geändert hat und was sich weiter ändern muss. Wir sind uns ganz sicher, dass es gerade jetzt wichtig ist. Denn die Idee von “New Work” wurde während einer echten Krise entwickelt. Wie sehr müssen wir unseren Toolbaukasten bei der Entwicklung von Ideen und bei der Findung von Entscheidungen weiter entwickeln und welche Rolle kann dabei ein Ansatz wie “Liberating Structures” spielen? Wir suchen nach Methoden, Vorbildern, Erfahrungen, Tools und Ideen, die uns dem Kern von New Work näher bringen! Darüber hinaus beschäftigt uns von Anfang an die Frage, ob wirklich alle Menschen das finden und leben können, was sie im Innersten wirklich, wirklich wollen. Ihr seid bei On the Way to New Work - heute mit Daniel Steinhöfer.

Amruta Beri: Building Trust and Encouraging Participation with Team Agreements In this episode, Amruta shares their experience as a new scrum master and the challenges she faced in encouraging participation from all team members. She emphasizes the importance of building trust early in the team formation process and highlights the Tuckman model of team formation as a model that helps us understand the stages of group development. Amruta discusses the issue of some team members lacking trust and not feeling comfortable expressing their views and ideas in meetings, leading to the dominance of the loudest person in the room. To address these issues, Amruta suggests using working agreements (see Lisette's approach to team agreements) and conducting a starting exercise around team agreements. She provides tips such as using silent writing techniques to involve quieter team members and the value of establishing rapport through one-on-one conversations. Additionally, they refer to the "1-2-4-all" method from liberating structures as a useful resource.   [IMAGE HERE] Recovering from failure, or difficult moments is a critical skill for Scrum Masters. Not only because of us, but also because the teams, and stakeholders we work with will also face these moments! We need inspiring stories to help them, and ourselves! The Bungsu Story, is an inspiring story by Marcus Hammarberg which shows how a Coach can help organizations recover even from the most disastrous situations! Learn how Marcus helped The Bungsu, a hospital in Indonesia, recover from near-bankruptcy, twice! Using Lean and Agile methods to rebuild an organization and a team! An inspiring story you need to know about! Buy the book on Amazon: The Bungsu Story - How Lean and Kanban Saved a Small Hospital in Indonesia. Twice. and Can Help You Reshape Work in Your Company.   About Amruta Beri Amruta is an Agile enthusiast, artist, and environmentalist. She loves quiz shows, travel and sports, and is an engineer at heart. You can link with Amruta Beri on LinkedIn and connect with Amruta Beri on Twitter. 

Viveca (Fallenius) Svensson is a passionate lawyer and practitioner of legal design. We spoke about the state of privacy and trust in our society. What legal design actually is and how we can approach law completely differently. What if we actually trust the law makers good intent and instead of pushing against law as something we want to avoid we'd use law to actually guide our actions? Finding out what the spirit of the law is and pushing off from that. We also speak about automatic contract writing, a little bit about how we as consumers can do things to reclaim our power but mostly it's a peak into what is also possible in our current system. There are ways to practice law consciously. If you are curious to find out more about Vivekas work check out GentleRev. Host: Amit Paul

Frederik Vannieuwenhuyse: From Process to Habit, How to unlock Scrum Master success Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Frederik focuses on the team's ability to adopt Scrum as a habitual way of working. For Frederik, success is defined by the team's ownership of Scrum events and their ability to handle obstacles independently. The team displays a strong drive to achieve collective goals, working autonomously and taking initiative in solving problems and driving improvements. The importance of creating alignment with a shared objective is emphasized, while highlighting the team's self-sufficiency and proactive nature. Ultimately, the episode underscores that a successful Scrum Master empowers the team to work effectively and continuously strive for improvement. Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: What?/So What?/Now What? In this segment, Frederik discussed his favorite retrospective format, "What/So What/Now What?" He highlighted that this format not only aids in retrospective conversations but also serves as a reflective model for teams to evaluate past events and identify areas for improvement. It encourages critical thinking by focusing on facts during the "What?" phase, inviting participants to make sense of the information in the "So What?" phase, and ultimately identifying actionable steps in the "Now What?" phase. Frederik mentioned that this retrospective format is also part of Liberating Structures, a collection of facilitation techniques, and is based on the ladder of inference. Overall, the "What/So What/Now What?" retrospective format offers a structured and effective approach to foster team learning and continuous improvement.   [IMAGE HERE] Retrospectives, planning sessions, vision workshops, we are continuously helping teams learn about how to collaborate in practice! In this Actionable Agile Tools book, Jeff Campbell shares some of the tools he's learned over a decade of coaching Agile Teams. The pragmatic coaching book you need, right now! Buy Actionable Agile Tools on Amazon, or directly from the author, and supercharge your facilitation toolbox!    About Frederik Vannieuwenhuyse Frederik is a Certified Team and Enterprise Coach at the Scrum Alliance. He works and lives in Belgium. He is part of the company iLean. Frederik has worked as Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Agile Coach. He works with teams and leadership to improve collaboration, flow, and learning. Frederik co-organizes the XP Days Benelux conference - this year, in 2023, the conference has existed for 20 years. He is also a regular speaker at local and international conferences. You can link with Frederik Vannieuwenhuyse on LinkedIn.

Kaisa Martiskainen: What are “15% solutions”? And how they engage the team for action after an Agile Retrospective Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Kaisa discusses her approach to measuring success in agile/scrum teams. While some people focus on metrics like sprint velocity, Kaisa prefers to survey the team to get a pulse on how they are doing. She also emphasizes the importance of paying attention to the bigger picture of the organization and using surveys to make decisions on how to improve as a scrum master. Kaisa recommends using different survey tools, such as the Scrum Culture Index (or the Squad Health Check), to assess the team's agility and identify areas for improvement. She also highlights the importance of understanding the system in which the team operates and identifying and removing any problematic structures that may be hindering progress. Finally, Kaisa mentions the concept of "system's intelligence," which emphasizes the idea that structures produce behavior, and coaches the audience to identify systems and work towards removing any obstacles to team success.   Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: What are “15% solutions”, and how they engage the team for action after an Agile Retrospective In this episode, Kaisa shared some tips on how to switch up the retrospective format to make it more interesting. She suggested using "strings" from Liberating Structures and also talked about the "15% solutions" structure where the team comes up with small solutions that don't require extra resources. This encourages creativity and helps counteract the need to come up with a perfect solution. Kaisa emphasized the importance of being ready to progress in small steps. In this episode Kaisa refers to a Liberating Structure String that includes the following elements:  Impromptu Networking What, So What, Now What? TRIZ with nested 15% Solutions   Retrospectives, planning sessions, vision workshops, we are continuously helping teams learn about how to collaborate in practice! In this Actionable Agile Tools book, Jeff Campbell shares some of the tools he's learned over a decade of coaching Agile Teams. The pragmatic coaching book you need, right now! Buy Actionable Agile Tools on Amazon, or directly from the author, and supercharge your facilitation toolbox!    About Kaisa Martiskainen Kaisa is an Agile coach working for a large multinational software company. Originally from Finland, her thirst for learning new things and passion for languages led her to live in Sweden, and Scotland before settling in Montreal, Canada. She is an avid Redditor who spends her free time reading, knitting, investing and playing with her two daughters. You can link with Kaisa Martiskainen on LinkedIn.

00:00 Intro 00:21 Why Scrum Day 02:49 Behind the scenes of Scrum Day 04:50 Scrum Day as a Product 06:07 Sponsors 06:38 Scrum Day Teaser - Themes 11:03 Scrum Day Logistics 11:32 Scrum Day Speakers 15:06 Rebel Scrum 19:24 What makes Scrum pleasant 21:58 The power of Liberating Structures 26:28 Outro Scrum Day - https://www.scrumday.org/ Mary Iqbal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryiqbal/ Rebel Scrum - https://www.rebelscrum.site/ Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://wisconsinagility.com/training Advising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advising Merch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merch Jeff Bubolz Jeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/ Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad Beier Chad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/ Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs Agile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shorts Agile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongs The Agile Wire Web: https://theagilewire.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSG Agile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel! #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

In our final episode of this round of The Artist's Oath Interview Series, Merideth chats with improvisor, facilitator, and leadership coach David Westerlund. David delights in listening to the aspirations of leaders and helping them unlock hidden resources by facilitating meaningful engagement. This unleashes innovation and leads to resilient, supportive, joyful, and agile workplace cultures that allow organizations to have greater momentum and impact toward their mission. His work as a consultant, designer/facilitator, and coach is informed by the philosophy and practice of Liberating Structures and Applied Improvisation, both of which remind us that there is a lot of wisdom in the room and amplify our ability to tap into that and experience collective synergy. He believes that in order to solve the complex problems we are facing, we must be collaborative and intentionally develop skills of presence, agility, relating, collaboration, and creativity. David reads his inspiring Oath and encourages you to be present and discover joy.  David Westerlund's website Artist's Oath Workshop April 21 + 22 Join the Fall Artist's Way Creative Cluster with Merideth

Oguz Ozyurt: Checklists, and an accountability partner, the Scrum Masters' best friends Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Oz emphasizes the importance of having a list of topics to review regularly in a self-assessment moment. He includes assessing whether the team is delivering what they committed to, taking advantage of Agile practices, and working on continuous improvement items. He notes that his list of topics consists of four dimensions, including the Value dimension which focuses on the value of the Scrum Master, and the Happiness dimension which assesses whether people around him are happy. In this segment, we also discuss the importance of having an accountability partner as a helpful tool for achieving success as a Scrum Master. Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: Conversation Café, helping everyone to be heard In this segment, Oz shares his favorite Agile retrospective toolbox: liberating structures. He explains that he likes to focus on the process and facilitation, leaving the content for the team to decide. Oz mentions a specific format called Conversation Cafe, which he likes to use. The Conversation Cafe format helps to promote active listening and allows everyone to be heard. Oz emphasizes the importance of focusing on the process of the retrospective, rather than the content. By creating a safe and structured environment, everyone can share their thoughts and opinions without fear of judgment or retribution. Using the Conversation Cafe format, the team can have a productive and meaningful conversation about the sprint, identifying areas for improvement and celebrating successes. Oz believes that by focusing on the process and creating a safe space, the team can achieve better outcomes and improve continuously. About Oguz Ozyurt Oz came from a technical background, and has worked across multiple industries, applying agile practices toward the technical and non-technical areas. He is passionate about agile, he has leveraged his passion for delivery value and agile practices by coaching, teaching, mentoring many teams to transform from traditional software development life cycle to Agile principles and practices. You can link with Oguz Ozyurt on LinkedIn.

Oguz Ozyurt: Liberating Structures and Wise Crowds, Strategies for Facilitating Effective PI Planning in Agile Teams Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Oz discusses the challenges of leading change and shares some tips for Scrum Masters to enable effective planning and team participation. Oz describes a scenario where the team was struggling to commit to the goals of the next PI and how it was discovered that the teams were not self-organizing and did not understand the "why" behind their work. The planning process was already defined before the teams came into the PI planning session, which was an anti-pattern of using agile terms but applying waterfall practices. Oz suggests that effective facilitation is critical for Scrum Masters and advises creating a planning process that involves the team in defining the plan. Oz also recommends observing the meeting first to understand what the team is trying to accomplish and encourages enabling the team to speak up. Oz shares some links to resources that can be useful in planning and facilitating team participation, such as the wise crowds liberating structure. Additionally, Oz suggests using break out rooms to help the team talk about goals/user stories in private and to find problems in the plan using the 1-2-4-all Liberating Structure. About Oguz Ozyurt Oz came from a technical background, and has worked across multiple industries, applying agile practices toward the technical and non-technical areas. He is passionate about agile, he has leveraged his passion for delivery value and agile practices by coaching, teaching, mentoring many teams to transform from traditional software development life cycle to Agile principles and practices. You can link with Oguz Ozyurt on LinkedIn.

Dana and I chat about facilitation in the virtual space, Liberating Structures and Training from the Back of the Room.  I always learn something when I chat with Dana and I hope you will find something actionable from this conversation. Enjoy

A senior executive worries that his lieutenants are not being taken seriously by the senior leadership team. He discusses with a coach how to help his rising leaders accelerate their growth. This is that conversation.     We created a new free Essential Tool for you called “Executive Thinking.” It illustrates the “altitude” analogy Tom told during the episode. It also supports one of the four exercises you can do with your team.Additional Essential Tools that support other exercises are “Before You Write Your Presentation” and “Sorting & Labeling.”Liberating Structures is the free resource Tom was raving about. The specific exercise he mentioned was TRIZ. Tom has talked about Liberating Structures in the episodes “How to Re-engage a Team” and “Leading Offsites.”If you're approaching year-end performance reviews, there are tools to support you – no matter which side of the review you're on! – in Performance Reviews. Tom referenced two shows that can help you learn Sorting & Labeling.Coaching For Leaders with Dave Stachowiak: The Way to Make Sense to Others.The Everyday Innovator with Chad McCallister: How Product Managers Look & Sound like Leaders.This current episode is tagged in the library in three categories:Executive PresenceLeadershipPerception – How You're PerceivedIn addition to the various episodes listed above, five that relate specifically to executive thinking are:180  Becoming Expert193  Branding Yourself202  The Executive Executive178  Executive Presence – Three Pillars11  Sounding ExecutiveAs we hurtle in our year-end traditions, stay mindful!Tom and The Look & Sound of Leadership team. 

In the middle of the current bear market, DAOs are still surviving and sometimes thriving. One of the keys is social, emotional, and operational support, and in this week's episode, Jahed sat down with Jeremy akers of Regens Unite, GravityDAO, Commons Stack, and LS DAO to discuss how the framework for unleashing team innovation, Liberating Structures, can be used by DAOs to get themselves through this rough patch. Along the way, Jeremy touches on patterns from LS that can be useful to new DAOs, how DAOs can manage conflicts inter- and intra-DAO, we touch on Gnosis Guild's new pattern library for DAO organizational structures, and what new data in complexity science suggest for hierarchies and organizations. Show notes: liberating structures The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures (book) Diagram we discussed GravityDAO The Inherent Instability of Disordered Systems (academic paper)

A chat with guest Tom Melançon, Strategy Officer at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, about Liberating Structures. Liberating Structures are facilitation tools that may help negotiators in bargaining, within teams, or to improve conversations. Reference:Liberating Structures

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. “We adopt Agile because the world is complex” is Erik's statement, as he starts to define success for Scrum Masters. He describes for us the challenges of “assessing” or measuring success and suggests that we start with defining our own goals, and make small experiments that we evaluate for impact. In the end, measurement is just a tool, and we need to pay attention to the teams and to ourselves possibly “gaming” the metric we choose. Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: Liberating Structures and the movie retrospective Although Erik does not have a single format he prefers, he often looks into Liberating Structures for inspiration, and uses some “fun” formats (like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly movie retrospective) to help the team relax and start the conversation. He also favors the use of a simple ice breaker (e.g. what's your favorite movie?) to get the retrospective started.  Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM's that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome!   About Erik de Bos Erik is what you get when you take a trained scientist, who mastered Agile as a programmer and is now a Scrum Master. A pragmatic, analytic, systemic and critical personality who is completely focused on understanding the problem. Because once you understand the problem, the solution is easy. You can link with Erik de Bos on LinkedIn and read Erik de Bos' articles in Medium.

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Sometimes, when we work with a team, we discover that the changes needed to help the team are needed outside the team. In this episode, we talk about such a situation where Erik was asked to explain Agile to a management team. He took the approach that he would use only what was needed or asked for by management. Listen in to learn about this example of how to introduce a complex topic (Agile) to management without overwhelming them.  In this episode we discuss the Ball Point Game, Lean, Kanban, Liberating Structures, the Stacey matrix, and the book Humanocracy.  About Erik de Bos Erik is what you get when you take a trained scientist, who mastered Agile as a programmer and is now a Scrum Master. A pragmatic, analytic, systemic and critical personality who is completely focused on understanding the problem. Because once you understand the problem, the solution is easy. You can link with Erik de Bos on LinkedIn and read Erik de Bos' articles in Medium.

For the full show notes and transcription checkout: https://www.superpowers.school/ Watch episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/paddydhanda ★ BUY ME KO-FI ★ If you enjoy the podcast, then you can donate a small amount here as a token of your appreciation: https://ko-fi.com/paddydhanda Contact Paddy at: pardeep_dhanda (at) hotmail.com Carsten is a playful Agile Coach at the LEGO Group. He shares content every week on his YouTube Channel within facilitation, Liberating Structures, Agile, Coaching, and other topics he finds interesting. Carsten has a deep passion for getting people and teams to work together in a positive and constructive way where there is room for everybody. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/superpowers-school/message

For the full show notes and transcription checkout: https://www.superpowers.school/ Watch episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/paddydhanda ★ BUY ME KO-FI ★ If you enjoy the podcast, then you can donate a small amount here as a token of your appreciation: https://ko-fi.com/paddydhanda Contact Paddy at: pardeep_dhanda (at) hotmail.com Carsten is a playful Agile Coach at the LEGO Group. He shares content every week on his YouTube Channel within facilitation, Liberating Structures, Agile, Coaching, and other topics he finds interesting. Carsten has a deep passion for getting people and teams to work together in a positive and constructive way where there is room for everybody. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/superpowers-school/message

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, we hear about a company that was going through a long, 3.5 year journey of Agile transformation. When Nick joined, they had just decided to adopt SAFe, as a way to scale their use of Agile methods. Unfortunately, this is not a story of complete success, as we hear about how a traditional consultancy tried to impose SAFe on the organization, with a top-down, linear (aka Waterfall) plan of adoption. Fortunately, however, the Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters in that organization were able to turn the adoption around, and make it succeed! Listen in to learn about how NOT TO adopt Agile/SAFe. In this episode, we refer to the 1-2-4-all technique from Liberating Structures, and the Lean Change Management approach to change and transformation. About Nick Nielsen Nick completed his education at Aarhus University in Denmark and currently works in the Digital Organisation at Grundfos, the worlds biggest pump manufacturer. He views him self as a pragmatic Agile Handyman. You can link with Nick Nielsen on LinkedIn and connect with Nick Nielsen on Twitter.