Description
The essential bestselling guide to designing and leading useful and effective group conversations, now completely revised and updated
Integrating over 60 years of research and development, this essential guide to group communication and participatory decision-making is an international bestseller.
The Art of Focused Conversation, a core component of the Technology of Participation (ToP) methodology by The Institute of Cultural Affairs, is vital for facilitators aiming to lead effective conversations and foster collaboration. The fully updated and revised edition includes:
- Preparation and guidelines for discussing challenging topics and facilitating a focused conversation
- A comprehensive overview of the ORID framework, made up of Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, and Decisional questions which guide a group to wise decisions
- In-depth analysis of how the underlying structure of ToP is based on applied phenomenology an
