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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.

<i>The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision Making</i> provides the tools to put our democratic values into practice in groups and organizations. It is a fabulous how-to manual designed to help groups increase participation and collaboration, honor diversity, and make effective, participatory decisions. <p> Loaded with graphics, guidelines and hand outs, <i>The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision Making</i> covers the mechanics of group decision making, closure, building realistic agendas, surviving the groan zone, finding win-win solutions, and more! It features an exciting new model of participatory decision-making that will help group members learn to make effective, timely decisions that each member understands. It is perfect for managers wanting a more inclusive decision-making structure, for participants struggling to overcome poor group dynamics, for seasoned practitioners wanting to improve their skills at helping groups decide, and for students of working group dynamics. </p><p> The authors all work with Community at Work which specializes in the dynamics of participatory groups. They are based in San Francisco, CA.</p>