The World Cafe is a simple yet powerful conversational process for thinking together, evoking collective intelligence, and creating actionable results. World Café principles and processes have been used successfully over the past decade with organizations and communities on six continents.
The book takes you through the seven core design principles and then provides practical tips for hosing "conversations that matter" in groups of any size. The World Cafe in actions has been demonstrated by describing examples from organisations who have used process, including Hewlett -Packard, American Society for Quality, the nation of Singapore, the University of Texas and many others.
'This book tells the truth: If you change the conversation, you can change the future. Just as important this book tells you how to do it. It can inspire all of us to create a better future in our work and in our lives"
Alan M. Webber, Founding Editor, Fast Company and former Managing Editor, Harvard Business Review
An invaluable resource for conducting successful solution-focused therapy. Drawing on nearly 30 years of clinical practice, Bannink compiles solution-focused questions and protocols that are formulated to elicit the client's expertise on the issue(s) that brought him or her to therapy. Categorized for general use and for use with specific types of clients-such as children, couples, and families, and those who have suffered trauma or who might benefit from medication-the questions demonstrate how the precise use of language is an important tool in solution-focused interviewing. Exercises and homework suggestions invite self-reflection and experimentation... More info
Here's a book to take you on an enchanting and enriching journey through the upside and the downside of what it means to be human - our hopes and our fears, our strengths and our weaknesses, our highs and our lows. One alphabet takes you from 'Adventure' to 'Zen' via 'Daring', 'Enthusiasm' and 'Friendship'. Flip the book the other way around, and a second alphabet takes you from 'Anger' to 'Zen' via 'Depression', 'Ego' and 'Fear'. This is a beautifully designed and illustrated book that will appeal even... More info
Best Practice in Professional Supervision is an authoritative guide to being an excellent supervisor, covering the role, functions and dispositions involved. The authors consider basic skills, the practicalities of forming and maintaining the supervision relationship, and the organisational context and culture of supervision. The book offers practical examples and a model of supervision which draws together ideas from adult learning theory and reflective practice. Viewing supervision as a place for learning, this guide considers how supervision can assist practitioners to develop professional resilience and manage the stresses of complex work environments.... More info
