The Workshop Book: From Individual Creativity to Group Action - Paperback

by R. Brian Stanfield (Author), The Institue for Cultural Affairs (Author)

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 Bookoutlines 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.

Author Biography

Produced by the Institute for Cultural Affairs (ICA) in Canada, the book was edited by R. Brian Stanfield , its Director of Publications. A non-profit with a presence in 48 countries, the ICA has worked for 45 years in organizational development, adult and child education, community development, and methods of social change.