The Search Conference A Powerful Method for

A comprehensive introduction to a powerful new approach for planning organizational change and community action. You'll discover a simple framework for understanding the process and clear step-by-step instructions to guide you in conducting your own Search Conferences.

MERRELYN EMERY is internationally recognized as a leading proponent of Search Conferences. With her husband, Fred Emery, she developed the theory and methodology of the Search Conference at Australian National University in Canberra. RONALD E. PURSER is an associate professor at the Center for Organizational Development at Loyola University in Chicago. He has conducted numerous Search Conferences and has sponsored Merrelyn Emery's Search Conference training workshops at Loyola.

THE POWER OF SEARCH CONFERENCES.

1. Learning and Planning Our Way to a Desirable Future.

2. Uses and Advantages of Search Conference Methods.

UNDERSTANDING SEARCH CONFERENCE PRINCIPLES.

3. Planning in Stable and Turbulent Environments.

4. Open Systems Thinking and the Power of Human Ideals.

5. The Strength of Democratic Learning.

6. Conditions for Creative Collaboration.

STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE SEARCH CONFERENCES.

7. Planning for Success.

8. Designing the Search Conference for Effectiveness.

9. Managing the Search Conference.

10. The Search Conference Step by Step.

Conclusion: Beyond Stagnation.

Epilogue (Fred Emery).

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The Search Conference A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action

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