The Workshop Book: From Individual Creativity to Group Action

by The Canadian Institute for Cultural Affairs, The Institue for Cultural Affairs

Increasingly, people working in teams face complex issues that need resolving in an efficient, participatory manner that honors the group's diverse perspectives and individual creativity. The Workshop Book outlines the best practices of the workshop method, based on the Institute for Cultural Affair's Technology of Participation TM , and its use in consensus formation, planning, problem solving and research. It also discusses workshop preparation and design, leadership styles, dealing with difficult behaviors, and special applications such as its use in large groups and for planning purposes.

Genres: Reference

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002

Reviews

[Brian Griffith]

Great tools for building consensus, vision, and strategy

[Michael Culbertson]

Detailed step-by-step instructions and tips for implementing a participatory consensus-building workshop. Very helpful.

[Hannah Barnes]

Very informative on how to facilitate a consensus workshop. I will be taking some further training on this in a few months, and I'm excited to see how the procedures described can be implemented.