Programs & Services
For Organizations
Liberatory change means that, over time, more people thrive in a more just and peaceful system. For organizations, that means more effective collaboration and problem solving, less turnover, and generally less stress on the system.
Working in more just and peaceful systems increases well-being for everyone in the system; there is increasing evidence that as organizational cultures shift, there are parallel shifts in the larger social fabric.
Organizations who take up liberatory efforts benefit in one three levels: organizational effectiveness, individual well-being, and contributing to liberatory social change.
Organizational Practices for Liberatory Systems Change
Based in systems change theory and practice, and interviews across sectors and levels of organizations, the ILI has developed programs and services designed to support individuals and teams in an ongoing practice to promote liberatory organizational change.
Free Introductory Webinars
60-minute webinars introduce personal practices for liberatory systems change. Participants come away understanding the concept of systems change, personal practice, and the kinds of behaviors that result in systemic shifts toward more people thriving in more peaceful systems.
Seminars
Over the course of 15 hours, spread over time-periods that meet the needs of organizations, participants develop a thorough understanding of how personal practice drives systems change, and learn a series of personal practices that promote liberatory systems change.
Coaching
Designed for people who participated in a Liberatory Personal Practice seminar, LPP coaching offers individual support for people who wish to strengthen their liberatory practice. Coaching services are offered virtually or in-person, in one or more sessions, depending on the needs of the individual.
Liberatory Organizational Design, Maintenance and Renovation
With a focus on artifacts and structures that define an organization, liberatory organizational design, maintenance, and renovation creates “containers” for more people to thrive in more peaceful organizations Following a metaphor of architectural integrity, the ILI has developed a template for liberatory organizational design, maintenance, and renovation.
Free Introductory Webinars
60-minute webinars introduce emerging principals for liberatory systems change, and the ILI’s template for liberatory organizational design, maintenance, and renovation. Webinars for organizational groups include time for discussion of questions, challenges, and opportunities particular to the organization.
Seminars
6 and 12 hour seminars are designed to offer in-depth understanding and applications of liberatory organizational design, maintenance, and renovation, and can be customized to address particular challenges and opportunities facing client organizations. Seminars can be spread over time to meet the needs of the organization.
Consulting
Consulting in liberatory organizational design, maintenance, and renovation focuses on the particular stage of development, challenges and opportunities of client organizations.
Collaborative Thinking and Learning
Working with community leaders facing divisive socio-political challenges, the ILI has developed a unique blend of collective experience, peacekeeping circles, and collaborative thinking to disrupt cycles of disconnection and disparagement.
The ILI has developed a version of this approach in organizations, to help organizational communities think differently about socio-political challenges that limit the possibility of individual and organizational thriving. We are seeking organizational partners to pilot this resource.
Equity Scholarship
Following two years of action-research in collaboration with educators, the ILI developed the Equity Scholar in Residence model for schools. Combining compassionate, restorative responses with learner-centered education and responsive scholarship, the ESR model has resulted in substantial increases in educators’ confidence and willingness to engage complex and difficult issues of social equity in schools.
The ESR model has proven to be an effective alternative to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion approaches that rely on training, singular leadership or policy. The ILI has developed a version of this model or organizations. We are seeking organizational partners to pilot this resource.