Posts filed under 'Books & Research'
Basic Facilitation Primer (Joint Venture between IAF, ASQ and AQP)
This primer presents a basic introduction to facilitation. Consistent with the mission and vision of the Human Development and Leadership Division, it is assumed that anyone can perform basic meeting, team, or group facilitation given the right tools and opportunity. We hope that this primer will provide a basic guide for those who are periodically called upon to facilitate and for those who are first time practitioners. Download now
June 1, 2009
Mapping Dialogue: A research project profiling dialogue tools and processes for social change
This research project was commissioned by the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ). It is part of their supporting the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) to explore ways in which dialogue can be used to address social challenges in South Africa. During and since South Africa’s transition to democracy, Nelson Mandela has exhibited a formidable ability to forgive and suspend judgment, along with an awareness of the importance of listening to all sides. We were asked in this context to map out a variety of approaches, and to provide an overview, case examples and our own subjective commentary on each. We are hoping that this material will be useful not only to NMF but to anyone who shares our questions and our desire to improve the quality of human conversations. To read more…
June 1, 2009
