Future Search

by WEISBORD, MARVIN R.JANOFF, SANDRA

• ISBN13: 9781881052128
• ISBN10: 1881052125
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

This book explains how future search conferences -- where people with a stake in an organization gather to generate creative strategies -- can be most effective.

Author Biography

Marvin R. Weisbord is an organizational consultant. Sandra Janoff, Ph.D. is a psychologist and consultant.

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Learning
The Future Search Meeting Design: An Overview of Tasks and Dynamics	p. 17
Future Search in Action: Learning from Experience	p. 29
Conditions for Success	p. 49
Road Maps: Theory into Practice	p. 63
Developing a Future Search Design	p. 79
Doing
Sponsoring a Future Search: How to Know When the Time Is Right	p. 111
Planning I: Getting Started	p. 123
Planning II: Finishing the Job	p. 139
Facilitating I: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There	p. 155
Facilitating II: Riding the Roller Coaster	p. 173
After the Conference	p. 187
Epilogue Toward a Global Change Strategy	p. 197
Resources
Logistics: Conference Sites, Room Set-Up, and Materials	p. 201
Sample Workbook	p. 209
A Future Search Design Guide	p. 227
Sample Invitation Letter	p. 231
The Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant	p. 235
Typical Future Search Sponsors 1980's and 1990's	p. 237
Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 253
About the Authors	p. 263
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