Collective Learning for Transformational Change : A Guide to Collaborative Action
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This book offers a practical guide for those seeking to design and deliver a strategic transformational change process. The vehicle for the change management is a collective learning spiral which has been trialed in a wide range of situations. These situations include people who wish to develop their own thinking, work on teambuilding, initiate whole-of-community change, restructure an organization, offer professional development, or take part in policy development.
"I love this concept of celebration of collective learning" Jackie Ohlin, Foreword of the Guide, p. V.
"Social learning is a slippery subject. It is by nature an open (hard to delimit) process. The authors navigate these complexities wisely using the compass of experience. The Guide is practice-oriented both in its origin and perspective. The conceptual piece of the Guide supports the methodology, illuminates the reasoning behind the method, and helps the reader to understand what social learning is about. A groundbreaking reference for those interested in working with social learning."
Sebastião Ferreira
The drive for change has informed human endeavour throughout history. From fields to factories to offices, people have always asked how to make things better. This innovative book offers a step by step guide for recognising the need for transformational change and kick-starting a course of implementation that leads to the creation of a productive, just and sustainable future for the given community. Drawing on over 300 cases of transformational change planned-for and supported through the process of collective learning, the book shows how a collective learning model based on open learning among diverse interests can improve communication and achieve lasting system change.
Part one of the book outlines the theory and practice of collective learning, drawing on the experiential learning cycle developed by David Kolb. The practice follows the rules of open space learning, dialogue and valuing diversity and is flexible, allowing adaptation to different situations. Case studies in Part two provide examples of collective learning leading to transformational change in a wide range of contexts, from cities to councils to organisations. Part three offers thirty-three activities on which the programme designers can draw in the course of guiding transformational change, from team building, to community development, monitoring, evaluation and cross-cultural learning
This guidebook differs from the traditional management of change. Not only does the process begin with sharing ideals, only later proceeding to implementation, but it also actively harnesses the full set of interests in planning direct action, seeking constructive collaboration not consensus. This groundbreaking guidebook is designed to be fun, accessible and engaging for both students and professionals in the fields of administration and governance.
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