The IAF handbook of group facilitation : best practices from the leading organization in facilitation / Sandy Schuman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schuman, Sandy, 1951-

International Association of Facilitators.

Series:

Jossey-Bass business & management series

The Jossey-Bass business & management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group facilitation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Group facilitation.

Group decision making--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Group decision making.

Consensus (Social sciences)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Consensus (Social sciences).

Conflict management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Conflict management.

Management--Employee participation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Management.

Management--Employee participation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 664 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Other Title:

International Association of Facilitators handbook of group facilitation

Handbook of group facilitation

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2005]

System Details:

System requirements: PC with Microsoft Windows 98SE or later, or Mac with Apple OS version 8.6 or later.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "the complete collection of articles published in the first five issues of Group Facilitation : a research and applications journal." -- d.j.

Contents:

A Superlative Task 1

Part 1 Create Collaborative Client Relationships 5

1 The Big Picture: Creating an Ongoing Client Relationship / Nadine Bell, Susan Nurre 7

2 The Skilled Facilitator Approach / Roger Schwarz 21

3 Facilitation: Beyond Methods / David Wayne 35

Part 2 Plan Appropriate Group Processes 55

4 Eight Ps of Effective Facilitation Planning and Preparation / Jeff Bracken 57

5 The Architecture of Participation / Patricia Tuecke 73

6 Building Trust: The Great Enabler / Maria Begona Rodas-Meeker, Larry Meeker 89

7 Facilitation of Group Brainstorming / Paul B. Paulus, Toshihiko Nakui 103

8 Promoting Mutual Understanding for Effective Collaboration in Cross-Functional Groups with Multiple Stakeholders / Sam Kaner 115

9 A Procedural Analysis of Group Facilitation: A Communication Perspective / Joe Chilberg 135

Part 3 Create and Sustain a Participatory Environment 153

10 Graphic Facilitation: The Art of Drawing Out the Best in People / David Sibbet 155

11 Creating a Positive Participatory Climate: A Meaning-Centered Counseling Perspective / Paul T. P. Wong 171

12 How to Build a Collaborative Environment / David Straus 191

13 Effective Strategies for Designing and Facilitating Dialogue / Steven N. Pyser 205

14 Dynamic Facilitation: Design Principles from the New Science of Complexity / Lisa Kimball, Trish Silber, Nedra Weinstein 225

15 Facilitating the Whole System in the Room: A Theory, Philosophy, and Practice for Managing Conflicting Agendas, Diverse Needs, and Polarized Views / Sandra Janoff, Marvin Weisbord 241

16 Successfully Facilitating Multicultural Groups / Christine Hogan 255

17 Improvisation in Facilitation / Izzy Gesell 281

18 Facilitation of the Future: How Virtual Meetings Are Changing the Work of the Facilitator / Lori Bradley, Michael Beyerlein 295

Part 4 Guide Group to Appropriate and Useful Outcomes 313

19 The Team Start-Up: A Scripted Approach to Facilitating the Start of an Effective Work Team / Fred Niziol, Kathy Free 315

20 Facilitating Large Group Meetings That Get Results Every Time / Sylvia James, Mary Eggers, Marsha Hughes-Rease, Roland Loup, Bev Seiford 335

21 Facilitating Communication in Group Decision-Making Discussions / Dennis S. Gouran, Randy Y. Hirokawa 351

21 Consensus Building: Strategies for Resolving Disagreement / Michael Wilkinson 361

23 Quality Without a Name / Reinhard Kuchenmuller, Marianne Stifel 381

24 Facilitating Participatory Evaluation Through Stories of Change / Terry D. Bergdall 421

25 Assessing the Effectiveness of Group Decision Processes / John Rohrbaugh 449

Part 5 Build and Maintain Professional Knowledge 457

26 Facilitator Core Competencies as Defined by the International Association of Facilitators / Lynda Lieberman Baker, Cameron Fraser 459

27 Operational Dimensions of the Profession of Facilitation / Jon C. Jenkins 473

28 How to Build Your Expertise in Facilitation / Kristin J. Arnold 495

29 Dimensions of Facilitator Education / Glyn Thomas 525

Part 6 Model Positive Professional Attitude 543

30 Facilitator Values and Ethics / Dale Hunter, Stephen Thorpe 545

31 Facilitation from the Inside Out / John Epps 563

32 The Gift of Self: The Art of Transparent Facilitation / Miki Kashtan 573

33 Affirmative Facilitation: An Asset-Based Approach to Process Consultation / James P. Troxel 591.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-638) and indexes.

ISBN:

078797160X

OCLC:

57000802