This is one of those structures with a narrower scope, where the prompts are pre-defined.

In practice

This structure would be a wonderful connection building activity in a project kickoff. I could imagine facilitating a shared lived experience of members opening up their hearts and modeling what it's like to see each other.

It would be especially powerful for a population with scar tissue from past interactions. If done well, it could start to heal old wounds, with the energy channeled into new interaction patterns in a follow-up activity.

Workshop design notes

The quality of insight from the structure relies on a pairs’ ability to self-harvest quickly. Some people are good at this while most need a certain degree of context or time to digest. For others, abstraction is not their forte.

In certain contexts, I’d designate the groupings to tip the scales.

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This entry is part of an ongoing series of Field notes from my Liberating Structures practice.

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