Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making

Cover of Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner
Author: Sam Kaner
Year: 2014
Language: en
Edition: 3
Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781118404959
Dimensions:
Height: 10.598404 Inches
Length: 8.299196 Inches
Weight: 1.79897205792 Pounds
Width: 0.901573 Inches
Dewey Decimal: 658.4, 658.4/036
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Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner is a comprehensive resource published by John Wiley & Sons on April 28, 2014. This third edition spans 432 pages and is presented in English. The book aims to enhance the effectiveness of group meetings, emphasizing that they can serve as platforms for both problem-solving and personal development among participants.

Readers will discover practical guidance on implementing participatory values in group settings, which is essential for effective decision-making. The updated edition includes new skills and tools, expanded sections on facilitator challenges, and a chapter dedicated to teaching group dynamics. With a focus on organizational development and management, this guide is designed to help groups maximize their potential through improved collaboration and decision-making processes.


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Unleash the transformative power of face to face groups

The third edition of this ground-breaking book continues to advance its mission to support groups to do their best thinking. It demonstrates that meetings can be much more than merely an occasion for solving a problem or creating a plan. Every well-facilitated meeting is also an opportunity to stretch and develop the perspectives of the individual members, thereby building the strength and capacity of the group as a whole.

This fully updated edition of The Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making guides readers through the struggle and the satisfaction of putting participatory values into practice, helping them to fulfill the promise of effective group decision-making. With previous editions already embraced by business and community leaders and consulting professionals around the world, this new book is even more insightful and easy to use.

New for this edition:

  • 60 pages of brand new skills and tools
  • Many new case examples
  • Major expansion and reorganization of the advanced sections of the book.
  • New chapter: Teaching A Group About Group Dynamics
  • Doubled in size: Classic Facilitator Challenges.
  • Substantially improved: Designing Realistic Agendas – now three chapters, with wise, insightful answers to the most vexing questions about meeting design.

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons. Year: 2014.
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ISBN-13: 9781118404959.
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Language: en. Pages: 432. Edition: 3.

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