Future Search [Paperback]

Marvin Ross Weisbord (Author), Sandra Janoff (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 1881052125 | ISBN-13: 978-1881052128 | Edition: 1

This book explains how future search conferences -- where people with a stake in an organization gather to generate creative strategies -- can be most effective.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This long-awaited gem could be billed as the world's most unpretentious book. These recognized experts simply talk about their work-what they do, why they do it the way they do, how their work has changed over the years, where their boundaries are-it's amazing. They 'empty the bag' and share everything they know: how to conduct a meeting with prospective clients, how to work with a planning team, how to design a conference, as well as samples of workbooks, worksheets, and letters to participants." -- Bill Schmidt, Managing Partner, Quality Consultants --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Marvin Weisbord, an international consultant for more than thirty years, is the author of Organizational Diagnosis, Productive Workplaces, editor/coauthor of Discovering Common Ground, and coauthor of Future Search. He is co-direcor, along with Sandra Janoff, of Future Search Network (formerly SearchNet), an international non-profit dedicated to community service, colleagueship, and learning.

Sandra Janoff, consultant and psychologist, works with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, communities and non-profits on whole systems transformation. She is co-director, along with Marvin Weisbord, of Future Search Network (formerly SearchNet) an international non-profit dedicated to community service, colleagueship and learning. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881052125
• ISBN-13: 978-1881052128
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,595,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Effort!, March 19, 2001

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Search (Paperback)

In this book, Marvin R. Weisbord and Sandra Janoff describe a three-day program to help organizations develop a future plan. Their conference is designed to unite groups of people from different areas of an organization so they can create a program together that they all support. Typically, the conference includes 50 to 70 people who review the past, explore the present environment, create future scenarios, identify common ground and make action plans. The program encourages dialogue and working together as peers.

Future Search suggests how you might organize this program yourself, from setting up the agenda to planning the logistics. Because the book is a specific, practical guide for a particular type of conference, it will primarily interest those leaders and managers who want to put on such a program. We at getAbstract recommend Future Search as a good hands-on tool for companies, non-profits, government agencies or other organizations that want to hold a future planning conference.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Search No More, March 19, 2000

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Mitchell R. Alegre (Glenwood, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Search (Paperback)

No need to go any further. This the THE book to read if you are involved in planning or facilitating a future search. The authors anticipated all my questions and answered them in a clear, concise manner. The book is an excellent manual for anyone responsible for conducting future searches. Don't leave the present without it.

2.0 out of 5 stars Future Search, February 8, 2009

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Bettina M. Bish - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Search (Paperback)

This book has not been incredibly useful. The authors have some apparently good techniques, however the book is written more like an infomercial. It is as if the book is trying to sell the "Future Search" meeting format. I only have the book because I was required to read it for class.