"What the Encyclopedia Britannica does for facts and the Oxford English Dictionary does for words, this book does for changing whole systems (both organizations and communities)." -Martin Rutte, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul at WorkThe Change Handbook is the only book that presents a wide variety of change methods from around the world-updated with the latest change methods, including cutting-edge technologies.

Peggy Holman brings generative processes to organizations and communities, increasing their capacity for achieving what is important to them. Her work encourages people to take responsibility for what they love.
Tom Devane is an internationally known consultant and speaker who helps companies plan and implement transformations that utilize highly participative methods to achieve sustainable change.
Steven Cady is a professor in the management department at Bowling Green State University. He is also the director of the institute for Organizational Effectiveness and former chief editor of The Organization Development Journal.

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Introduction and Essential Fundamentals	p. 1
Navigating Through the Methods	p. 15
The Big Picture: Making Sense of More Than Sixty Methods	p. 16
Selecting Methods: The Art of Mastery	p. 28
Preparing to Mix and Match Methods	p. 44
Sustainability of Results	p. 59
The Methods	p. 71
Adaptable Methods	p. 72
In-depth
Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change	p. 73
Collaborative Loops	p. 89
Dialogue and Deliberation	p. 102
Integrated Clarity: Energizing How We Talk and What We Talk about in Organizations	p. 118
Open Space Technology	p. 135
The Technology of Participation	p. 149
Whole-Scale Change	p. 162
The World Cafe	p. 179
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Ancient Wisdom Council	p. 195
Appreciative Inquiry Summit	p. 201
The Conference Model	p. 207
Consensus Decision Making	p. 212
Conversation Cafe	p. 218
Dynamic Facilitation	p. 223
The Genuine Contact Program	p. 227
Human Systems Dynamics	p. 234
Leadership Dojo	p. 239
Evolutions of Open Systems Theory	p. 244
OpenSpace-Online Real-Time Methodology	p. 250
Organization Workshop	p. 256
PeerSpirit Circling: Creating Change in the Spirit of Cooperation	p. 261
Power of Imagination Studio: A Further Development of the Future Workshop Concept	p. 267
Real-Time Strategic Change	p. 273
SimuReal: Action Learning in Hyperdrive	p. 278
Study Circles	p. 283
Think Like a Genius: Realizing Human Potential Through the Purposeful Play of Metaphorming	p. 288
Web Lab's Small Group Dialogues on the Internet Commons	p. 294
Planning Methods	p. 299
In-depth	p. 299
Dynamic Planning and the Power of Charrettes	p. 300
Future Search: Common Ground Under Complex Conditions	p. 316
Scenario Thinking	p. 331
Search Conference	p. 347
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Community Summits	p. 365
Large Group Scenario Planning	p. 370
SOAR: A New Approach to Strategic Planning	p. 375
Strategic Forum	p. 381
Strategic Visioning: Bringing Insight to Action	p. 386
The 21st Century Town Meeting: Engaging Citizens in Governance	p. 393
Structuring Methods	p. 399
In-depth
Community Weaving	p. 400
Participative Design Workshop	p. 419
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Collaborative Work Systems Design	p. 436
The Whole Systems Approach: Using the Entire System to Change and Run the Business	p. 441
Improving Methods	p. 449
In-depth
Rapid Results	p. 450
The Six Sigma Approach to Improvement and Organizational Change	p. 465
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Action Learning	p. 479
Action Review Cycle and the After Action Review Meeting	p. 484
Balanced Scorecard	p. 490
Civic Engagement: Restoring Community Through Empowering Conversations	p. 496
The Cycle of Resolution: Conversational Competence for Sustainable Collaboration	p. 501
Employee Engagement Process	p. 507
Gemeinsinn-Werkstatt: Project Framework for Community Spirit	p. 513
Idealized Design	p. 519
The Practice of Empowerment: Changing Behavior and Developing Talent in Organizations	p. 524
Values Into Action	p. 530
WorkOut	p. 535
Supportive Methods	p. 541
In-depth
Online Environments That Support Change	p. 542
Playback Theatre	p. 561
Visual Recording and Graphic Facilitation: Helping People See What They Mean	p. 573
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The Drum Cafe: Building Wholeness, One Beat at a Time	p. 588
JazzLab: The Music of Synergy	p. 593
The Learning Map Approach	p. 598
Visual Explorer	p. 603
Thoughts About the Future from the Lead Authors	p. 609
From Chaos to Coherence: The Emergence of Inspired Organizations and Enlightened Communities	p. 610
High-Leverage Ideas and Actions You Can Use to Shape the Future	p. 620
Hope for the Future: Working Together for a Better World	p. 633
Quick Summaries	p. 645
References Suggested	p. 707
Index	p. 711
About the Lead Authors	p. 733
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