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The Workshop Book de The Canadian Institute for Cultural Affa

The Workshop Book

Autor The Canadian Institute for Cultural Affa Editat de R. Brian Stanfield
en Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2002
Increasingly, people working in teams face complex issues that need resolving in an efficient, participatory manner that honors the group’s diverse perspectives and individual creativity. The Workshop Book outlines the best practices of the workshop method, based on the Institute for Cultural Affair’s Technology of Participation,™ and its use in consensus formation, planning, problem solving, and research. It also discusses workshop preparation and design, leadership styles, dealing with difficult behaviors, and special applications such as its use in large groups and for planning purposes.
R. Brian Stanfield is the Director of Publications at the Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs and author of the companion volume, The Art of Focused Conversation, and The Courage to Lead (New Society Publishers).
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780865714700
ISBN-10: 0865714703
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: b/w illus
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
Locul publicării:Canada

Notă biografică

R. Brian Stanfield was an inspired leader, who spent years helping others to become the same. As well as his decades of experience as an educator and researcher, he held the position of Director of Publications at the Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs for many years. Brian was the author of 5 books focusing on the qualities required for successful progressive leadership and group facilitation, including The Workshop Book, The Art of Focused Conversation and The Courage to Lead.

Cuprins

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction

Part 1. The Consensus Workshop Method
1. Why Use the Consensus Workshop Method?
Those awful meetings
Innocent of process
Common uses of "workshop"
When the method works best

2. Some Background
Development of the Method
The uniqueness of the method
The Impact of the method

3. The Consensus Workshop As Life Method
ICA/ ToP(TM) methods
Four phases
An example of the method in action
Five steps

4. Two Approaches to the Consensus Workshop
The cards approach
The flip chart approach

Part 2. The Finer Points of the Consensus Workshop
5. The Context: Orienting the Group
The Workshop Assumptions
The Workshop Book

6. Brainstorming: Harvesting the Group's Ideas
Brainstorming using a flip-chart
Possible pitfalls
The facilitator's disciplined clarification of data

7. Clustering Ideas: Order out of Chaos
The intent of clustering
Traps in clustering
The clustering principle

8. Naming: One Concept from Many Ideas
The procedures

9. Step 5: Symbolizing the Resolve
Optional follow-up steps after a consensus workshop

Part 3. Workshop Leadership
10. Design and Preparation of a Consensus Workshop
Assessing the group's techniques and situation
Creating a focus question
Orchestrating the process
Personal prep
Rehearsing the facilitator's stance

11. The Style of the Workshop Facilitator
The workshop facilitator's job
Launching a consensus workshop
Facilitator competencies
The fundamental requirement
The paradox of facilitators
Facilitation by the boss or the expert
Be the one you are

12. Challenges That Stretch the Facilitator
Difficult people or difficult behaviors
Using the method to deal with the issues

13. Time, Space, Mood and Group
Managing time effectively
Managing space
Managing the mood: creating eventfulness
Managing the group: using short courses

Part 4. Consensus Workshop Applications
14. Using the Consensus Workshop Method with Various Group Sizes
A. Workshop for an individual
B. Workshop for a small group of two to four
C. Workshop for a group of five to 40
D. Workshop for a group of 40 to 100
E. Workshop for a group over 100

15. Using the Consensus Workshop Method in a Series
Model-building consensus workshop series
ToP(TM) Planning Series

Appendix 1. Building Consensus
Appendix 2. Examples of Focus Questions
Appendix 3. ICA: Its Mission and Locations

Bibliography
Index

Descriere

Tried and tested practical wisdom for successful workshopping!