exercise · all tools
Integrated ~ Autonomy
Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharednone
For the perennial center-versus-local tension: groups examine where their organization needs standardization and where local autonomy creates value, then design "both-and" moves that strengthen each side without strangling the other. Converts a chronic political fight into a designable polarity.
Practical
- Time
- 70 min
- Group
- 4–∞ · small-group, large-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- Template handouts; groups of four
- Mechanisms
- cognitive-reframing, systems-sensing, perspective-taking
- Change scope
- state · repeatable
Origin & where it lives
Henri Lipmanowicz & Keith McCandless — Liberating Structures (polarity family)
Instructions: open online · CC BY-SA 4.0
In this directory via Liberating Structures
Related: polarity map (pairs-with)
status: checked · added 2026-08-25