The Adaptive Identity Game: Purposeful Play in the Liberating Structures Community
From Der Praxis-Podcast zu Liberating Structures by Caterina Reinker, Karin Wächtler, Christian Weinert, Anja Kässner
March 3, 2026 · 42 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the Adaptive Identity Game and its role in helping professionals redefine their identities in the face of industry changes.
In this premiere English episode of Liberating Structures in Practice, host Christian welcomes Sylvia Taylor, an organizational development and leadership coach based in Berlin. Sylvia shares her journey of discovering Liberating Structures in Seattle and how she brought that passion across the globe to found the Berlin user group in 2016. The conversation also highlights the inspiring, organic growth of Liberating Structures across traditional German companies. The core of the episode focuses on Sylvia's newly developed Adaptive Identity Game. Designed particularly for the agile and tech communities facing recent industry shifts and layoffs, this tabletop card game helps professionals playfully and creatively rethink who they are beyond rigid job titles. By drawing from three unique card categories—Skills and Strengths, Traits and Qualities, and Metaphors and Archetypes—players learn to describe their professional value in a much more holistic and engaging way. Key Takeaways: Building Community: How Sylvia navigated moving to a new country by creating a dedicated community of Liberating Structures practitioners in Berlin. The Power of Purposeful Play: Why playful approaches are…
People in this episode
Host: Christian Weinert
Guest: Sylvia Taylor
Topics covered
- Adaptive Identity Game
- Liberating Structures
- community building
- playful approaches
- career transitions
Keywords
- Adaptive Identity Game
- Liberating Structures
- community
- career transitions
- playful learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Liberating Structures, Berlin user group, Kickstart
Places: Berlin, Seattle
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