The last twenty years has seen the creation of a 'community of ideas' linked to narrative therapy and community work. This book describes ways of linking practitioners through the written word; ways of hosting conferences as community events; and ways of organising training programs that are congruent with narrative ideas.
There has been much written about teams with an ongoing debate about the primacy of environment or dynamics as the most important element to effective teams. Yet the need for groups to be able to consistently tap into the collective intelligence present in the team is more and more important. This requires teams to move beyond cooperation, goodwill and consensus and be able to challenge individual and collective assumptions to see new alternatives. This book provides a simple but elegant model to understand how teams move past the mediocrity... More info
Creative Community Organizing A Strategy Manual for Rabble-Rousers, Activists and Quiet Lovers of Just Why can't there be enough food, shelter, jobs, health care, homes, schools, education, safety and security for everyone? How can people work together to challenge the way things are, to help redistribute wealth and power, to create a more just and humane society? The answer is Creative Community Organizing. This latest work by legendary activist, musician and author Si Kahn, is a different kind of community organizing book. As with other books, including some by Kahn himself,... More info
Poverty, conflict, and disease are like 'clouds' that encircle our communities. We must find ways to raise our heads above the clouds and work towards the world we hope for ... This publication documents an emerging field of practice: narrative 'development' work. The Mt Elgon Self-Help Community Project, based in rural Uganda, uses narrative practices to spark and sustain local social action and environmental and economic projects. More info
