Liberating Structures: Unleashing the Power of Groups for Better Results
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Learn how to use the tools of Liberating Structures (LS) to advance the work of any group. These approaches promote engagement, inclusion, and collaboration to achieve your meeting purpose and organizational goals. LS can be applied for idea generation, solving challenges, collecting feedback, sense-making, planning, and more.
This session is designed for those new to LS as well as those familiar who desire a refresh. Participants will have an opportunity to experience a sample of structures and specifically how to apply LS in their area.
“Liberating Structures transformed the way I design
and engage in meetings.” - LS Workshop Participant
Presenters: Mary Brackett and Sarah Collie, Organizational Excellence
When: October 8, 2021, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Newcomb Hall, South Meeting Room
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Cre8tive Leadership: How to Create, Communicate & Implement Big Ideas
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At the heart of innovation is the introduction of something new that adds value. These new ideas help you see a vision for the future, achieve simplicity for a complex task, arrive at a consensus to end a conflict, or generate new revenue in times of budget cuts. Chic Thompson will take you on an interactive journey through the steps of strategic curiosity that foster a mindset of innovation:
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- Be Curious First...Critical Second: When you see or hear a new idea, be curious first to explore the possibilities and be critical second to calculate the probabilities
- Look for Second & Third "Right" Answers: Reframe your challenge and see it from different perspectives to generate fresh new solutions
- The Question is the Answer: Ask great questions to reveal new ideas
- Think in Opposites: Act on opposite/paradoxical trends and turn obstacles into an opportunity
- DIY Brainstorming: Come up with ideas when you're stuck, arms crossed, and staring at your computer
- Keep Your Brain Alive: Keep your mind sharp so you can come up with ideas anytime and any place
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Presenter: Chic Thompson, Fellow at Darden and Executive Director of WagiLabs
When: November 4, 2021, 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m.
Details: Zoom access information will be provided to registrants prior to event.
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Upcoming OE Quality CORE Events
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Sessions include project management best practices and classic mistakes and strategic planning. More details and registration on the OE website.
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Upcoming NCCI Power60 Webinars
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NCCI Power60: Lessons Learned at Home: Empathy & Planning
Presenter: Heather Zink, Director of Academic Technology at Rasmussen University
When: Tuesday, September 28, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
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NCCI Power60: Recalibration: Tools for Creating a Better Normal
Presenters: Interactive Workshop by Participants
When: Thursday, October 28, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Learn more and register for both webinars here.
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Welcome 2021-2022 Organizational Excellence Leadership Council (OELC)
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The OELC advises the Organizational Excellence (OE) program and offers guidance by:
- Providing diverse perspectives on UVA services and processes
- Assisting in the identification and prioritization of common improvement needs across the University
- Advising on the relevance and feasibility of scaling local OE initiatives across schools and units
- Recommending approaches to optimize impact with limited resources
- Support and advance OE initiatives and programs
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Justin Thompson, School of Education and Human Development
Jon Bowen, Office of the President
Maite Brandt-Pearce, Office of the EVP and Provost
Bob Bruner, Darden Graduate School of Business
Beth Epstein, School of Nursing
Alex Hernandez, School of Continuing and Professional Studies and Office of the EVP and Provost
Rob Hoover, McIntire School of Commerce
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Kelsey Johnson, School of Arts and Sciences and Echols Scholars Program
Rob Kelly, Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering (CESE) and School of Engineering
Colette Sheehy, Office of Senior Vice President for Operations and State Government Relations
Nicole Woods, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
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The Bolivar Network/LatinX Board
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Organizational Excellence recently partnered with the Board of the Bolivar Network, an affinity group in the UVA Alumni Association. In their words the sessions “provided a safe space to think big, plan ahead, and ideate on what we can reasonably accomplish in a year as a group.”
The virtual planning sessions resulted in a shared direction and an actionable path of near-term priorities to serve and advocate for the LatinX, Hispanic, and Latin American UVA communities of students and alumni.
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Planning: Questions to Ask
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- Where are we today - where are we starting from? Where do we have strength and momentum? Are there things stuck or stalled?
- Where do we want to be –what are our aspirations, dreams, hopes? What does success look like?
- What’s happening around us (internal and external) that might impact or influence our path?
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- How will we get there – our desired future? (below is the Strategic Doing framework to move from ideas to execution)
What COULD we do?
What SHOULD we do?
What WILL we do?
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RESOURCES
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” ― Alvin Toffler
“Leaders who master both strategy and execution start by building a bold but executable strategy. Next, they ensure that the company is investing behind the change. And last, they make sure the entire organization is motivated to go the journey.” To learn more, read How to Excel at Both Strategy and Execution (HBR). |
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