This book brings together cases from around the world on a breakthrough approach to strategic planning, empowerment, consensus building, and whole systems improvement. Hundreds of organization and interest groups in business, government, and the nonprofit sector have used this approach to create shared vision, innovation, commitment, and collaborative action that exceed what people thought possible. Includes contributions by 35 international authors.
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VERY FEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES I USED AS AN EXECUTIVE IN the 1960's or as a consultant in the 1970's work any more. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
search conference process, extended social field, improving whole systems, search conferences, social island, creative feedback, referent organization, remote conferencing, action learning process, search gatherings, future search conference, interactive conferencing, conference managers, conference task, strategic conferences, search managers, confusion room, conference design, democratic dialogue, discovering common ground Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fred Emery, Eric Trist, Merrelyn Emery, Bob Rehm, Mary Fambrough, United States, David Bohm, Gary Frank, Ronald Lippitt, Dick Axelrod, Eva Schindler-Rainman, Productive Workplaces, Australian Diabetes Foundation, John Briggs, Margaret Wheatley, Bristol Siddeley, Northern Ontario, Colorado River, Sir Arnold, York University, Kurt Lewin, North America, Quetico Centre, Solomon Asch, Chris Kloth New!
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VERY FEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES I USED AS AN EXECUTIVE IN the 1960's or as a consultant in the 1970's work any more. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
search conference process, extended social field, improving whole systems, search conferences, social island, creative feedback, referent organization, remote conferencing, action learning process, search gatherings, future search conference, interactive conferencing, conference managers, conference task, strategic conferences, search managers, confusion room, conference design, democratic dialogue, discovering common ground Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fred Emery, Eric Trist, Merrelyn Emery, Bob Rehm, Mary Fambrough, United States, David Bohm, Gary Frank, Ronald Lippitt, Dick Axelrod, Eva Schindler-Rainman, Productive Workplaces, Australian Diabetes Foundation, John Briggs, Margaret Wheatley, Bristol Siddeley, Northern Ontario, Colorado River, Sir Arnold, York University, Kurt Lewin, North America, Quetico Centre, Solomon Asch, Chris Kloth New!
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- Future Search by Marvin Ross Weisbord on 5 pages
- Systems Thinking: v. 1 by F.E. Emery on page 331, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- RC Series Bundle: Wholeness and the Implicate Order by David Bohm on page 113, and Back Matter
- The Presence of the Past: Morphic Resonance and the Habits of Nature by Rupert Sheldrake on page 111, and Back Matter
- Social Psychology (Oxford science publications) by Solomon E. Asch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The New Science of Strategy Execution: How Established Firms Become Fast, Sleek Wealth Creators by William R. Bigler in Back Matter
- The Leadership Challenge: How to Keep Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations (The Leadership Practices Inventory) by James M. Kouzes on page 116
- Accelerated Project Management: How to Be First to Market by James P. Lewis in Back Matter
- The Project Manager's Desk Reference, 3E by James Lewis in Back Matter
- Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Revised and Updated by Bryan W. Barry on page 104
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