Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

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

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Details

Additional Authors

• Schuman, Sandy, 1951-
• International Association of Facilitators.

Description

xxxiv, 664 pages : illustrations; 24 cm +

Series Statement

The Jossey-Bass business & management series

Uniform Title

Jossey-Bass business & management series.

Alternative Title

International Association of Facilitators handbook of group facilitation

Subjects

• Management > Employee participation > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Group decision making > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Conflict management > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Group facilitation > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Consensus (Social sciences) > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 609-638) and indexes.

System Details (note)

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

Contents

1. The big picture : creating an ongoing client relationship / Nadine Bell and Susan Nurre -- 2. The skilled facilitator approach / Roger Schwarz -- 3. Facilitation : beyond methods / David Wayne -- 4. Eight Ps of effective facilitation planning and preparation / Jeff Bracken -- 5. The architecture of participation / Patricia Tuecke -- 6. Building trust : the great enabler / Maria Begona Rodas-Meeker and Larry Meeker -- 7. Facilitation of group brainstorming / Paul B. Paulus and Toshihiko Nakui -- 8. Promoting mutual understanding for effective collaboration in cross-functional groups with multiple stakeholders / Sam Kaner -- 9. A procedural analysis of group facilitation : a communication perspective / Joe Chilberg -- 10. Graphic facilitation : the art of drawing out the best in people / David Sibbet -- 11. Creating a positive participatory climate : a meaning-centered counseling perspective / Paul T. P. Wong -- 12. How to build a collaborative environment / David Straus -- 13. Effective strategies for designing and facilitating dialogue / Steven N. Pyser -- 14. Dynamic facilitation : design principles from the new science of complexity / Lisa Kimball, Trish Silber and Nedra Weinstein -- 15. Facilitating the whole system in the room : a theory, philosophy, and practice for managing conflicting agendas, diverse needs, and polarized views / Sandra Janoff and Marvin Weisbord -- 16. Successfully facilitating multicultural groups / Christine Hogan -- 17. Improvisation in facilitation / Izzy Gesell -- 18. Facilitation of the future : how virtual meetings are changing the work of the facilitator / Lori Bradley and Michael Beyerlein -- 19. The team start-up : a scripted approach to facilitating the start of an effective work team / Fred Niziol and Kathy Free -- 20. Facilitating large group meetings that get results every time / Sylvia James, Mary Eggers, Marsha Hughes-Rease, Roland Loup and Bev Seiford -- 21. Facilitating communication in group decision-making discussions / Dennis S. Gouran and Randy Y. Hirokawa -- 22. Consensus building : strategies for resolving disagreement / Michael Wilkinson -- 23. Quality without a name / Reinhard Kuchenmuller and Marianne Stifel -- 24. Facilitating participatory evaluation through stories of change / Terry D. Bergdall -- 25. Assessing the effectiveness of group decision processes / John Rohrbaugh -- 26. Facilitator core competencies as defined by the international association of facilitators / Lynda Lieberman Baker and Cameron Fraser -- 27. Operational dimensions of the profession of facilitation / Jon C. Jenkins -- 28. How to build your expertise in facilitation / Kristin J. Arnold -- 29. Dimensions of facilitator education / Glyn Thomas -- 30. Facilitator values and ethics / Dale Hunter and Stephen Thorpe -- 31. Facilitation from the inside out / John Epps -- 32. The gift of self : the art of transparent facilitation / Miki Kashtan -- 33. Affirmative facilitation : an asset-based approach to process consultation / James P. Troxel.

ISBN

078797160X (alk. paper)

LCCN

2004026722

OCLC

• ocm57000802
• SCSB-9332427

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries