Welcome

Liberating Structures (LS) are simple, powerful interaction patterns that ignite widespread local action to spark global ripples. We invite you to bring more imagination, gain more resolve, and take more purposeful action.

By orchestrating a shift in the pattern of your daily interactions, LS equips you to solve immediate problems while simultaneously building your group’s capacity to take on complex, higher-order goals. It is time to move beyond the fatigue of over-control and the silence of under-engagement. Step through the door, experience the creative-adaptive flow, and discover the adjacent possibilities waiting on the other side.

Ready to get started? This website is here to help you find what you are looking for, whether you are just getting ready to try your first LS, want to learn about the principles, or want some design tips.

Get Started with Liberating Structures

Try Your First LS

Prepare to use your first LS.

Principles

Learn about each of the LS Principles in depth.

Design

Find design tools that support you as you begin using LS.

The Liberating Structures Menu

The Liberating Structures menu offers 43 versatile patterns designed to replace or complement conventional ways of working. These "clever little patterns" make it possible to include every voice in shaping the future—from the classroom to the boardroom. Simple to learn and easy to share, they shift the focus from managing people to liberating their creative adaptability. Whether in a community gathering or a global conference, they turn passive listening into active shaping. Click on the menu to learn more.