- Shopping Bag ( 0 items )
Large Group Interventions are methods used to gather a whole system together to discuss and take action on the target agenda.?That ...
Large Group Interventions are methods used to gather a whole system together to discuss and take action on the target agenda.?That agenda varies from future plans, products, and services, to redesigning work, to discussion of troubling issues and problems.?The Handbook of Large Group Methods takes the next step in demonstrating through a series of cases how Large Group Methods are currently being used to address twenty-first-century challenges in organizations and communities today, including:
The authors offer a comprehensive overview of Large Group Methods currently in practice, including new methods?such as Appreciative Inquiry, The World Café, and AmericaSpeaks.?They also address the use of interactive technologies, graphic facilitation, scenario planning, and conflict resolution strategies in large groups.
PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE.
1 That Was Then, but This Is Now: The Past, Present, and Future of Large Group Methods.
PART TWO: SIX CHALLENGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY.
2 Widely Dispersed Organizations and the Problem of Involvement.
3 Organizations in Crisis.
4 Working in Polarized and Politicized Environments.
5 Working in Communities with Diverse Interest Groups.
6 Working Cross-Culturally.
7 Embedding New Patterns of Working.
PART THREE: RESOURCES FOR LARGE GROUP METHODS.
8 Resources for Large Group Methods.