Facilitator's guide to participatory decision-making - Sam Kaner

"The best book on collaboration ever written!" Diane Flannery, founding CEO, Juma Ventures And now this classic book is even bettermuch better. Completely revised and updated, the second edition is loaded with new tools and techniques. Two powerful new chapters on agenda design A full section devoted to reaching closure More than twice as many tools for handling difficult dynamics 70 brandnew pages and over 100 pages significantly improved Praise for Facilitators Guide to Participatory DecisionMaking , Second Edition "In crossfunctional environments, where diverse perspectives are intentionally brought together to produce highquality thinking, a highly skilled facilitator can add great valueand Sam Kaner is one of the best. The Facilitators Guide provides a full set of models and tools to enable an organization to reap the benefits of a well facilitated, participatory decisionmaking process. Having seen Sams methods in action, I can attest to their power and effectiveness." Pierre Omidyar, founder and chairman, eBay and Omidyar Network "Hooray for the Facilitators Guide. It explains principles, practices, and processes with cogent clarity, and each diagram conveys a complex idea almost instantly." Joanna Macy, author, World as Lover, World as Self "Our organizations core purpose is to dissolve boundaries across sectors in order to find innovative solutions to difficult social problems. We know how immensely challenging it is to facilitate dialogue among multiple stakeholders. This amazing book is a comprehensive guide for meeting that challenge. Ive worked with a myriad of consultants during the past 16 years, and Sam Kaners approach is vastly superior for bringing about lasting system change." Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director, Center for Social Innovation, Stanford University "Sam Kaner is one of the worlds leading experts on collaboration. His grasp of the challenges and dilemmas of collaboration is superb, as are his models and methods for facilitating complex processes." Sandy Schuman, editor, Creating a Culture of Collaboration "The Facilitators Guide has allowed us to build our own capacity. Weve learned how to convene multiple stakeholder teams, plan effectively, and make more sustainable decisions, thus maintaining our collaborative values as we grow to serve a wider community. I highly recommend this book." James Whipple, CEO, Marshall Medical Center, El Dorado County, California "Kaners decisionmaking procedures are the best Ive ever seen. We use them all the time!" Deborah AlvarezRodriguez, president and CEO, Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties