Fast Fundamentals: The BK Whitepaper Series

Welcome to the Fast Fundamentals: The BK Whitepaper Series. Now you can find and purchase information from Berrett-Koehler and partner books in article-length sizes. The first whitepapers covering diverse topics such as change management, time management, and employee retention come from 3 best-selling Berrett-Koehler books: The Change Handbook, Eat That Frog, and Love ’Em or Lose ’Em. Prices vary by the length of document: $3.95 (8 pages or less), $6.95 (9-15 pages), and $9.95 (16 pages or more).

Action Learning by Marcia Hyatt, Ginny Belden-Charles, and Mary Stacey

Action Learning explains the Action Learning method of achieving organizational change through an ongoing cycle of reflection and action. This chapter teaches how to effectively use exper...

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Open Space Technology by Harrison Owen

Open Space Technology explains the Open Space Technology method of increased productivity. This chapter teaches how to set conditions to achieve positive organizational change utilizing t...

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Technology of Participation by Marilyn Oyler and Gordon Harper

The Technology of Participation teaches the methods of Technology of Participation, which enable groups to work together and build effective plans. This chapter teaches how to conduct a p...

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The Big Picture: Making Sense of More Than Sixty Methods by Peggy Holman, Tom...

The Big Picture: Making Sense of More Than Sixty Methods defines seven characteristics to help you find what methods are out there that will help you in your work. This chapter gives you ...

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Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change

Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change explores the Appreciate Inquiry approach to change, a way of searching for the best in an organization or community and linking this ...

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The Learning Map Approach by James Haudan and Christy Contardi Stone

The Learning Map Approach defines the Learning Map methodology and illustrates how this method creates conditions for people to come to their own understanding of complex issues in their ...

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SOAR: A New Approach to Strategic Planning by Jackie Stavros, David Cooperrid...

SOAR: A New Approach to Strategic Planning defines the SOAR approach to dealing with organizational challenges by customizing a strategic planning process that inspires and transforms the...

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Integrated Clarity: Energizing How We Talk and What We Talk About in Organiza...

Integrated Clarity: Energizing How We Talk and What We Talk About in Organizations discusses how to understand the needs of a community or organization in a way that benefits the whole sy...

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Apply the Law of Three by Brian Tracy

Apply the Law of Three teaches how to manage your time and increase the value of your contribution at work. This chapter provides personal exercises that help to downsize minor tasks and ...

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Visual Recording and Graphic Facilitation: Helping People See What They Mean ...

Visual Recording and Graphic Facilitation: Helping People See What They Mean describes how visual mapping can help groups or organizations clarify issues and record visions of the future....

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The Practice of Empowerment: Changing Behavior and Developing Talent in Organ...

The Practice of Empowerment: Changing Behavior and Developing Talent in Organizations describes the Practice of Empowerment process, which facilitates individuals to take up new behaviors...

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Dialogue and Deliberation Processes by Sandy Heierbacher

Dialogue and Deliberation Processes gives insight into the methods of and beneficial results achieved through the two dynamic processes of dialogue and deliberation. This chapter teaches ...

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Creating Conditions for Sustainable Change by Tom Devane

Creating Conditions for Sustainable Change gives insights into the concept of sustainability, providing evidence for sustainable change and why it can be hard to achieve. The chapter conc...

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Collaborative Loops by Dick Axelrod and Emily Axelrod

Collaborative Loops discusses the Collaborative Loop process, an engagement-based approach to organizational change. This chapter teaches how to bring together dissimilar teams in a works...

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From Chaos to Coherence by Peggy Holman

From Chaos to Coherence: The Emergence of Inspired Organizations and Enlightened Communities This whitepaper is excerpted from the book The Change Handbook, edited by Peggy Holman, Tom...

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