15% Solutions
Find the concrete steps you can take right now, without more resources or authority, and coach each other to make them real. Adapted from Liberating Structures (https://www.liberatingstructures.com/15-percent-solutions), licensed CC BY-NC 3.0.
3 parts · 6 phases
Imagine 85% of the solution is out of your control. Focus on the 15% you can act on without permission or extra resources.
- List your 15% Solutions
Write down what you can do right now — where you have discretion and freedom to act without more resources or authority.
Share and coach each other in trios. You'll stay in the same trio for both steps.
- Share your ideas
Take turns sharing your 15% Solutions with your group.
- Coach each other
Coach each other: ask clarifying questions, offer advice, and make sure each person actually has the power to enact their solution.
- Share a solution that inspired you
A few people share a 15% Solution they heard that inspired them.