If you were searching for ways to describe the possible strengths of any organisation, what would you notice? Firstly, that organisations vary tremendously in a wide variety of ways! And at the same time, the most successful, creative and dynamic of them also have many strengths in common. This conversation-building card set suggests 28 domains that might be seen as key areas for assessing and building strengths in any organisation. Each domain has four suggested indicators and a simple measurement scale that can be used to consider how your organisation shapes up. This is an engaging, gently provocative tool created in the spirit of Appreciative Inquiry and other strengths-based approaches that provides non-prescriptive windows into ways we can assess our organisations for strengths rather than deficits. 28 full-colour cards, 140 x 140mm, polypropylene box with a 30-page booklet.
The Strengths of Active Ageing Active aging is a positive part of the life cycle. Age of Adventure seeks to emphasise the creative, relational and fun aspects of the ‘later years’, and acknowledge that ‘life isn’t over until it’s over.’ Age of Adventure features 50 full-colour photographic images to challenge stereotypes of ‘the elderly’, enhance life-direction, reinforce positive aspects – such as gained wisdom – and validate older people’s choices. There are images to make you laugh, reflect, celebrate, and acknowledge our communities in all their diversity. Older... More info
Melody Beattie, the best-selling author of The Language of Letting Go, brings you 50 cards to help remind you that each day you can ask for and accept healing energy. Remember that you are all part of, and one with, the continuous cycle of healing, and she urges you to live according to the concepts of detachment and present-moment living. When you live in the here-and-now, you allow life to happen instead of trying to force outcomes. When you relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the... More info
The Growing Well cards are for mental health professionals, clients, students, and anyone interested in monitoring their own mental wellbeing. These 50 cards with a booklet are built around key statements that research has shown are important indicators of mental health and balance. Accompanying each statement is a scale using simple illustrations of a seed growing into a tree. A user checks the box that is relevant to them - every day or every week, perhaps. In this way the scale can be used to notice change and describe... More info
