Q Liberating Structures user group: Myth Turning

Challenge beliefs and open new perspectives with Myth Turning - a new Liberating Structure ‘in development’.

2 Nov 2023
12:00 – 13:30

The session

Myth Turning exists to gently challenge the beliefs and assumptions that guide the decisions we make, either as individuals or as a group. It invites creative destruction by putting those beliefs to the test in a way that opens up new perspectives and possibilities. It is a Liberating Structure ‘in development’, meaning that it hasn’t yet been fully specified on to five design elements that make up each Liberating Structure. At this user group session we tried and tested it together, guided by our peers Lyse Edwards and Ian Merrick.

For more on Myth Turning read Christiann Verwijs’ (of The Liberators) field repost on how they’ve used it here.

Resources

Slides from the session are now available to view.

Liberating Structures

The use of Liberating Structures (LS) in improvement work has spread widely since the first training at Q annual events and the immersion workshops Q offered. Many people find them an inspiring way to enable more inclusive, innovative, productive (and fun) meetings and projects.

This Q Liberating Structures user group offers a ‘safe space’ to share our experiences and try out different Liberating Structures together – both new ones, and more familiar ones. It’s a peer-learning space – where people like you will lead (or co-lead) each LS, rather than veteran trainers.

As one participant in one of our meet-ups put it: “I didn’t realise how much fun I’d have – but I also learnt something“.

LS feels particularly timely at the moment, with so many meetings moved online. Yet the opportunities that Liberating Structures give us for making these truly engaging, fun and creative meetings are all too often missed when people run their meetings.

Find out more about all the Liberating Structures, including FAQs and how-tos.

To hear about future meet-ups, join Q’s Liberating Structures in healthcare Special Interest Group – all are welcome! (Includes a sign-up page if you’d like to try leading a particular Liberating Structure in this safe space).

There’s also an LS user group in Scotland (started by two Q members, contact Kirsty Ellis) and other groups in London, Cardiff, Leeds and the West Midlands.