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Celebrity Interview

Reconnect a leader or expert with the group through a talk-show-style interview, then open the floor to questions the whole room helps generate. Adapted from Liberating Structures (https://www.liberatingstructures.com/celebrity-interview), licensed CC BY-NC 3.0.

by Andrew Davis · Version 1 · Download .md

4 parts · 6 phases

Part 1 The interview
Intro Host-paced

Welcome the guest — the "celebrity" — and introduce the topic in a casual talk-show style. Everyone else listens.

  1. Interview the guest 20 min

    The host interviews the guest with prepared questions, drawing out stories and insight on the topic.

Part 2 Generate more questions Rooms of 3
Intro Host-paced
  1. What else do you want to ask? 8 min

    In small groups, come up with more questions for the guest.

Part 3 More questions
  1. Ask the new questions 8 min

    Sift through the group's questions and ask the guest a few more.

Part 4 Close
  1. Thank the guest 1 min

    Make a closing comment and thank the guest.