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The Definitive Resource on Today's Best Methods for Engaging Whole Systems
by Peggy Holman, Tom Devane & Steven Cady with over 90 International Contributors Originators and practitioners of such change methods as Future Search, Real Time Strategic Change, Gemba Kaizen, and Open Space Technology outline the distinctive aspects of their approaches, detail roles and responsibilities, share stories illustrating their use, and answer frequently asked questions. A comparative chart allows readers to evaluate the methods to find the one that seems best for them. -
Ten Principles for Leading Meetings That Matter
by Marvin Weisbord & Sandra Janoff This practical guide details ten key principles that will profoundly change the way you think about, organize, and lead the meetings that matter most. Rather than trying to change anyone's behavior, Weisbord and Janoff show you how to change the conditions under which people interact. By doing less, you help others do more. With examples from around the world, and practical tips and exercises in every chapter, Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! gives you many new techniques for helping people discover common ground, make productive use of dissension, and take responsibility for action. -
Getting Immediate, Quantifiable, Business Results with Electronic Meetings
by Alan Weatherall & Professor Jay Nunamaker An easy to read business book, describing how to get results and business benefits from the use of Electronic Meetings. Electronic Meetings use a network of computers to improve communication in a meeting or workshop. Early results from IBM and Boeing indicated a reduction of 50% in meeting duration comparing Electronic Meetings with conventional meetings. The book describes what Electronic Meetings are, where they are used and how to implement them successfully. -
A Manifesto
by Maarten Vanneste This Award winning book is for those that organize or plan meetings, conferences or events. It is a manifesto for the discipline of Meeting Architecture. It reveals the process and a set of tools for designing better, more effective, high impact meetings, conferences and events. -
Exploring an outdoor wonderland
by Staffan Widstrand The first-ever temptation book about the Best of the Best to see and do in nature in Sweden. The riches of wildlife, nature and outdoor joys in this Alaska of Europe, have long remained a well kept secret. Not any more though. Wild Sweden is a labor of love. A book about the crown jewels of nature of this pretty wild and exotic country, and a fountain of inspiration and temptation about how to enjoy them. -
Basic Principles of Meeting Design
by Eric de Groot & Mike van der Vijver Into the Heart of Meetings is a book about the essential processes that take place during meetings and how to influence these processes through Meeting Design in order to obtain the best outcomes. Into the Heart of Meetings is the first book ever about Meeting Design, a new profession that has taken shape over the past 10 years but that is still far from mature. The authors introduce the main principles that underlie the profession, as well as the main practical issues that Meeting Designers face and need to solve. As a result, Into the Heart of Meetings is both an explorative study and a textbook. Its enormous number of practical cases puts the content in day-to-day working practice.