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The Discussion Book

by Stephen D. Brookfield, Stephen Preskill

January 2016

Beginner

288 pages

3h 48m

English

Jossey-Bass

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The Zen of Protocols—You Have to Plan for SpontaneitySpicing It Up—An Energetic BlendModeling Your Commitment—Walking the TalkTo the Techniques!
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to this Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Most Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique

PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It Works—Appreciative PauseHow It Works—Sticky Note PlauditWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When This Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It's Worked WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit These Protocols
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksAn Abridged VersionWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions that Fit this Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Technique
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions Suited to This Activity
PurposesHow It WorksWhere and When It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Suit This Protocol
PurposesHow It WorksWhen and Where It Works WellWhat Users AppreciateWhat to Watch Out ForQuestions That Fit This Protocol

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Chapter 32

Cocktail Party

The Cocktail Party is an informal technique meant to loosen people up and get them to think about a question in a new way. It often amuses and even astonishes people who aren't expecting it. So if you want to startle people into processing a question differently, this could be the right tool.

Purposes

To infuse new enthusiasm into discussion through a diverting, unorthodox, and yet familiar form of interaction
To gather a wide variety of views about a question or topic
To shake up thinking and provoke creative responses to a question or topic

How It Works

Facilitators prepare hors d'oeuvres and nonalcoholic drinks before the class, meeting, or training. On 3' × 5' cards they write conversation prompts meant ...