Stanfield, R. Brian

The Workshop Book : From Individual Creativity to Group Action

Acknowledgements viii Foreword x Introduction xii Part 1. The Consensus Workshop Method Why Use the Consensus Workshop Method? 2(12) Those awful meetings Innocent of process Common uses of ``workshop'' When the method works best Some Background 14(7) Development of the Method The uniqueness of the method The impact of the method The Consensus Workshop As Life Method 21(6) ICA/ToP™ methods Four phases An example of the method in action Five steps Two Approaches to the Consensus Workshop 27(23) The cards approach The flip chart approach Part 2. The Finer Points of the Consensus Workshop The Context: Orienting the Group 50(9) The Workshop Assumptions Brainstorming: Harvesting the Group's Ideas 59(12) Brainstorming using a flip-chart Possible pitfalls The facilitator's disciplined clarification of data Clustering Ideas: Order out of Chaos 71(12) The intent of clustering Traps in clustering The clustering principle Naming: One Concept from Many Ideas 83(7) The procedures Step 5: Symbolizing the Resolve 90(8) Optional follow-up steps after a consensus workshop Part 3. Workshop Leadership Design and Preparation of a Consensus Workshop 98(10) Assessing the group's techniques and situation Creating a focus question Orchestrating the process Personal prep Rehearsing the facilitator's stance The Style of the Workshop Facilitator 108(11) The workshop facilitator's job Launching a consensus workshop Facilitator competencies The fundamental requirement The paradox of facilitators Facilitation by the boss or the expert Be the one you are Challenges That Stretch the Facilitator 119(10) Difficult people or difficult behaviors Using the method to deal with the issues Time, Space, Mood and Group 129(13) Managing time effectively Managing space Managing the mood: creating eventfulness Managing the group: using short courses Part 4. Consensus Workshop Applications Using the Consensus Workshop Method with Various Group Sizes 142(9) Workshop for an individual Workshop for a small group of two to four Workshop for a group of five to 40 Workshop for a group of 40 to 100 Workshop for a group over 100 Using the Consensus Workshop Method in a Series 151(4) Model-building consensus workshop series ToP™ Planning Series Appendix 1. Building Consensus 155(2) Appendix 2. Examples of Focus Questions 157(2) Appendix 3. ICA: Its Mission and Locations 159(2) Bibliography 161(2) Index 163