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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101118404955
ISBN-139781118404959
eBay Product ID (ePID)117249907
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFacilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making
SubjectDecision-Making & Problem Solving, Management, Organizational Development
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation, Business & Economics
AuthorCatherine Toldi, Sam Kaner, Sarah Fisk, Duane Berger, Lenny Lind
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight38 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal658.4/036
Table Of ContentForeword by Michael Doyle xv Introduction to the First Edition xxi Introduction to the Third Edition xxv Part I: Grounding Principles 1 The Dynamics of Group Decision-Making 3 2 Participatory Values 23 3 Introduction to the Role of Facilitator 31 Part II: Facilitator Fundamentals 4 Facilitative Listening Skills 41 5 ChartWriting Technique 65 6 Brainstorming 79 7 Tools for Managing Long Lists 87 8 Facilitating Open Discussion 99 9 Alternatives to Open Discussion 113 10 Effective Agendas: Design Principles 145 11 Effective Agendas: Desired Outcomes 161 12 Effective Agendas: Process Design 177 13 Dealing with Difficult Dynamics 197 14 Classic Facilitator Challenges 215 Part III: Sustainable Agreements 15 Principles for Building Sustainable Agreements 229 16 Inclusive Solutions in Real Life 239 17 Creative Reframing 253 Part IV: Facilitating Sustainable Agreements Introduction to Part Four 262 18 Facilitating in the Divergent Zone 265 19 Facilitating in the Groan Zone 279 20 Facilitating in the Convergent Zone 295 21 Teaching a Group About Group Dynamics 309 Part V: Reaching Closure 22 The Significance of Clear Decision Rules 323 23 Striving for Unanimity 333 24 Reaching Closure Step By Step 347 25 Facilitating Sustainable Agreements 363 Photocopying Policy 373 Bibliography 375 Acknowledgments 381 The Authors 387 Index 389 Covision 399 Community At Work 400 Training from Community At Work 401
SynopsisThe Facilitators 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., This book is an outstanding resource for tackling complex community and business challenges. We ve used it both at the City of Denver and at the State of Colorado. I keep a copy on my desk for easy reference. Roxane White, chief of staff for Governor John Hickenlooper, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado Sam Kaner is one of the world s leading experts on collaboration. His grasp of the challenges and dilemmas of collaboration is superb, as are his models and methods for facilitating complex processes. Clearly written and wonderfully illustrated, this book makes difficult issues understandable and provides sound, practical guidance. Sandy Schuman, editor, Creating a Culture of Collaboration and founding editor, Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal It was a revelation to find the Facilitator s Guide and realize someone had written down the way our organization was already working organically. Using this book has allowed us to put a translatable and trainable framework around what we do. Kaner and Fisk are masters at their craft. Harley K. Dubois, founder, Burning Man Project NCDD has long listed the Facilitator s Guide as one of the best-of-the-best resources for practitioners. The field of public engagement has been deeply influenced by this seminal book. Sandy Heierbacher, director and co-founder, National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) At Stanford University I convene an annual conference attended by hundreds of non-profit leaders. Sam Kaner s keynote presentations, based on material from this book, are consistently top-rated and likely to inspire significant organizational change. Regina Starr Ridley, publishing director, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Stanford University What a practical, sensible guide for helping groups work together in a realistic way! Marvin Weisbord, consultant and author, Productive Workplaces and coauthor, Discovering Common Ground and Future Search In cross-functional environments where diverse perspectives are intentionally brought together to produce high-quality thinking, a highly skilled facilitator can add great value, and Sam Kaner is one of the best. The Facilitator s Guide provides a full set of models and tools to enable an organization to reap the benefits of a well facilitated, participatory decision-making process. Having seen Sam s methods in action, I can attest to their power and effectiveness. Pierre Omidyar, founder and chairman, eBay and Omidyar Network Our organization employs a staff of several thousand who touch the lives of hundreds of millions of people living in poverty, in developing nations across the globe. As we build our capacity to convene and facilitate multi-stakeholder processes, we have found Sam Kaner s book and his teachings to be immensely beneficial. Jamie Watts, Institutional Learning and Change, CGIAR, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy, Unleash the transformative power of face to face groups The 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.
LC Classification NumberHD30.23
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