Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making

The Facilitator s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Third Edition presents valuable tools and skills for facilitators, consultants and anyone who works with groups. The book is comprehensive in scope and contains an accessible format. Every key facilitation concept is illustrated and explained in a few pages.

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Unleash the transformative power of face to face groupsThe third edition of this ground-breaking book continues to advance its mission to support groups to do their best thinking. It demonstrates that meetings can be much more than merely an occasion for solving a problem or creating a plan. Every well-facilitated meeting is also an opportunity to stretch and develop the perspectives of the individual members, thereby building the strength and capacity of the group as a whole.This fully updated edition of The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making guides readers through the struggle and the satisfaction of putting participatory values into practice, helping them to fulfill the promise of effective group decision-making. With previous editions already embraced by business and community leaders and consulting professionals around the world, this new book is even more insightful and easy to use.New for this edition:_ 60 pages of brand new skills and tools_ Many new case examples_ Major expansion and reorganization of the advanced sections of the book._ New chapter: Teaching A Group About Group Dynamics_ Doubled in size: Classic Facilitator Challenges._ Substantially improved: Designing Realistic Agendas - now three chapters, with wise, insightful answers to the most vexing questions about meeting design.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Foreword by Michael Doyle xvIntroduction to the First Edition xxiIntroduction to the Third Edition xxvPart I: Grounding Principles1 The Dynamics of Group Decision-Making 32 Participatory Values 233 Introduction to the Role of Facilitator 31Part II: Facilitator Fundamentals4 Facilitative Listening Skills 415 ChartWriting Technique 656 Brainstorming 797 Tools for Managing Long Lists 878 Facilitating Open Discussion 999 Alternatives to Open Discussion 11310 Effective Agendas: Design Principles 14511 Effective Agendas: Desired Outcomes 16112 Effective Agendas: Process Design 17713 Dealing with Difficult Dynamics 19714 Classic Facilitator Challenges 215Part III: Sustainable Agreements15 Principles for Building Sustainable Agreements 22916 Inclusive Solutions in Real Life 23917 Creative Reframing 253Part IV: Facilitating Sustainable AgreementsIntroduction to Part Four 26218 Facilitating in the Divergent Zone 26519 Facilitating in the Groan Zone 27920 Facilitating in the Convergent Zone 29521 Teaching a Group About Group Dynamics 309Part V: Reaching Closure22 The Significance of Clear Decision Rules 32323 Striving for Unanimity 33324 Reaching Closure Step By Step 34725 Facilitating Sustainable Agreements 363Photocopying Policy 373Bibliography 375Acknowledgments 381The Authors 387Index 389Covision 399Community At Work 400Training from Community At Work 401