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Helping Groups Work BetterFuture Search
Future Search is a planning meeting approach, developed by Sandra Janoff and Marvin Weisbord, that brings people from all walks of life into the same conversation - those with resources, expertise, formal authority and need. Participants generally meet for 16 hours spread across three days, telling stories about their past, present and desired future and discovering and generating plans based on common ground, which is discovered through dialogue. Organizing principles include getting the "whole system" in the room, inviting a cross-section of all stakeholders, exploring the whole before fixing the parts, getting everyone talking about the same world, thinking globally/acting locally, and the use of self-management and responsibility.
www.futuresearch.netOpen Space Technology
Open Space Technology is an approach to organizing large-scale, participative meetings in which diverse groups come together for the purposes of managing complex issues in short periods of time, with no advance agenda, and minimal facilitation. This approach to meetings, most often attributed to Harrison Owen, generally results in a report of all topics and discussions generated by participants, isolation of critical "focal issues," and identification of next step actions. Open Space is widely known for its Four Principles: 1) Whoever comes is the right people, 2) Whatever happens is the only thing that could have, 3) Whenever it starts if the right time, 4) When it’s over it’s over, and its Law of Two Feet, which allows for movement of participants from discussion to discussion, given their judgment of where they can best learn and contribute.
http://www.openspaceworld.orgWorld Café
The World Café, a conversation circle process invented by close friends, Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, now has global reach and users across all sectors. The World Café is a metaphor, a "guiding image, a scenario of possibility, and an innovative set of tools and methods for evolving collective intelligence and creative futures." The focus of World Café is on questions that matter, in the belief meaningful questions nourish the networks of conversation upon which the vitality of organizational and community life depends. Website offers a wealth of resources and support for hosting cafes and connecting with others around the world engaged in similar work. www.theworldcafe.com
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