See the forest and the trees.

Foundational Resources

Here are some resources that help define what Liberating Structures are and how the practice is shaped.

We also have a full Google Drive of resources.

• LS Menu: A list of all 43 structures.

• Resources by Structure: As part of the Liberating Structures Field Guide, Nancy & Keith invested in creating many new visual materials designed to support people’s practice. This includes new slide decks, images, icons, and other useful elements that can be used in workshops, learning sessions and for partners creating new possibilities.

• LS Selection Matchmaker.

• Design Tools, including links to design card decks.

• “So You Want to Create a Liberating Structure,” article

• The full set of LS icons.

• Resources by Structure: As part of the Liberating Structures Field Guide, Nancy & Keith invested in creating many new visual materials designed to support people’s practice. This includes new slide decks, images, icons, and other useful elements that can be used in workshops, learning sessions and for partners creating new possibilities.

Background, History, and Theory

• Core Liberating Structures Concepts by Keith McCandless. If you are interested in LS’s roots in complexity, read to the end of this document.

• Glossary (from the 2026 Fieldbook)

• Inspiring References (from the 2026 Fieldbook)

• The Liberating Structures Principles