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From Complexity Theory to Interaction Design: Designing for Emergence with Liberating Structures

September 2026

How do we design interactions that invite emergence instead of trying to control outcomes? This interactive workshop explores one possible answer: viewing Liberating Structures not simply as facilitation techniques, but as a practical vocabulary for designing interactions by creating enabling rather than controlling constraints.

Through experiencing and reflecting on a selection of Liberating Structures, participants will connect familiar ideas from systems thinking and complexity with concrete design choices in human interaction. Rather than focusing on individual structures, we will explore the interaction design principles they embody and how small changes in the way we structure conversations can influence participation, distributed intelligence, and collective sense-making .Participants will leave not only with experience of several Liberating Structures, but with a complexity-informed perspective on interaction design that can guide the intentional design of conversations, meetings, and collaborative processes far beyond any individual structure.

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