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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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AudienceOverview of ContentsWebsite
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 47

Mutual Invitation

Developed by Episcopalian priest Eric Law, Mutual Invitation is a technique designed to promote egalitarian group talk that works best in smaller groups in which people already know something about each other's skills, knowledge, and experience.

Purposes

To create an opportunity for everyone in a group to contribute to a discussion
To put the control of group process in the group's hands
To ground the discussion in what most concerns and interests group members

How It Works

Facilitators begin by giving their views on a topic or question.
The facilitator then chooses the next person to share whatever she or he wishes to. This person is allowed plenty of time to think about what to say and should not feel ...