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The workshop book : from individual creativity to group action
Record details
- ISBN: 9781550923728
- ISBN: 9780865714700
- ISBN: 0865714703
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1 electronic text (xviii, 171 pages) : illustrations. - Publisher: Gabriola, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, c2002.
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Copublished by: ICA Canada. Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Consensus Workshop Method -- Those awful meetings -- Innocent of process -- Common uses of "workshop" -- When the method works best -- Development of the Method -- The uniqueness of the method -- The Impact of the method -- The Consensus Workshop As Life Method -- ICA/ToP methods -- Four phases -- Five steps -- Two Approaches to the Consensus Workshop -- The cards approach -- The flip chart approach -- The Finer Points of the Consensus Workshop -- The Context: Orienting the Group -- The Workshop Assumptions -- Brainstorming: Harvesting the Group's Ideas -- Brainstorming using a flip-chart -- Possible pitfalls -- The facilitator's disciplined clarification of data -- Clustering Ideas: Order out of Chaos -- The intent of clustering -- Traps in clustering -- The clustering principle -- Naming: One Concept from Many Ideas -- The procedures -- Step 5: Symbolizing the Resolve. Optional follow-up steps after a consensus workshop -- Workshop Leadership -- 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 -- 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 -- Challenges That Stretch the Facilitator -- Difficult people or difficult behaviors. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available in print version. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Workshops (Adult education) Consensus (Social sciences) |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
