Creating a Culture of Collaboration: The International Association of Facilitators HandbookISBN: 978-0-7879-8116-7
Hardcover
536 pages
August 2006, Jossey-Bass
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—Alan T. Belasen, chair, MBA program, and professor of management, Empire State College, SUNY; author, Leading the Learning Organization
"The greatest strength of Creating a Culture of
Collaboration lies in the diversity of its authors and their
approaches to building organizations and societies that allow the
widest participation possible. Rather than closing the doors and
allowing only limited voices to be heard, this book champions a
vision of a world in which everyone has something significant to
contribute."
—David A. Hart, chief executive officer, Association for
Conflict Resolution
"A great overview of the joys and challenges of building
collaboration within organizations and creating opportunities for
collaboration between civic society and governmental decision
makers. This book has equal value for people concerned with
organizational transformation and public participation."
—James L. Creighton, public participation consultant and
founding president, the International Association for Public
Participation; author, The Public Participation Handbook
"Corporate America is coming to realize that singularly, we're
stupid–but collectively, we're smart! Collaboration remains
the key strategy for successfully competing in a global
economy."
—Kenny Moore, coauthor, The CEO and the Monk
"With its rich harvest of international examples, its frank
discussion of the nitty-gritty of collaboration, and its
penetrating theoretical insights into the nature of collaboration,
Creating a Culture of Collaboration ought to be read by any
leader who is interested in managing collaboratively."
—Steve Denning, author, The Leader's Guide to
Storytelling
"In this outstanding state-of-the-art resource, thirty-seven
seasoned practitioners from around the world offer their insights
on the deeper contextual issues that need to be addressed for
collaboration to be embraced by any community. A must-read for
advocates, leaders, and practitioners of collaboration in the
private, public, and nonprofit sectors."
—Susan Carpenter, practitioner and trainer; coauthor,
Managing Public Disputes
"Top-down decision-making is becoming a dinosaur in this era of
globalization and rapid change. This outstanding book, written by
international contributors, provides the pathways for successful
collaborative decision-making and the new wave of leadership, using
practical, facilitative, and well-researched methods."
—David A. Wayne, chair, International Association of
Facilitators; chief operating officer, Tapestries International
Communications, Inc.
"Creating a Culture of Collaboration is an excellent
addition to the thinking within the profession of facilitation. It
is a great follow-up to The IAF Handbook of Group
Facilitation in the International Association of Facilitators
series. The long term process of creating the space, values and
expectations of collaboration is a serious issue in today's
organizations. This book contributes much to this work."
—Jon C. Jenkins, Imaginal Training, Groningen, The
Netherlands; Coauthor, Nine Disciplines of Facilitative
Leadership
"If you or your people are going to be crossing boundaries to
work with others, then Creating a Culture of Collaboration has
important lessons that are worth their weight in gold. Filled with
insights from practitioners and frameworks that have proven their
mettle, this is a handbook for success in the twenty-first
century."
—Seth Kahan, executive strategy specialist
"While much has been written about collaboration over the years,
this book contains important new insights and strategies. Thank you
for bringing these leading practitioners together to share their
knowledge with us!"
—Ingrid Bens, author, Facilitating With Ease!
"At last, a reference manual for civics in the post-9/11 world.
Facilitating collaboration is the new Roberts Rules of Order
from neighborhood block clubs to Congress, and from corporate board
rooms to the United Nations."
—Jim Troxel, Millennia Consulting; editor, Participation
Works
"Insightful practices covering an amazing breadth of
situations."
—Michael Wilkinson, CEO, Leadership Strategies; author,
The Secrets of Facilitation
"Your book is a necessary and timely addition to the literature
on collaboration. I especially appreciate the book's international
aspect."
—David D. Chrislip, author, The Collaborative
Leadership Fieldbook