Recommended Reading

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Visual Working

• Generative Scribing: A Social Art of the 21st Century by Kelvy Bird
• The Magic of Metaphor by Nick Owen
• Metaphors We Live By [Layoff & Johnson]
• Back of a Napkin [Dan Roam]
• Unfolding the Napkin [Dan Roam]
• Show & Tell [Dan Roam]
• The Graphic Facilitators Guide by Brandy Agerbeck
• The Sketchnote Handbook by Mike Rohde
• slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
• Resonate by Nancy Duarte
• Mapping Inner Space by Nancy Margulies

Meetings and Facilitation

• The Meeting Magic Method [Woods and Holligan]
• The Meeting Magic Book [Woods and Uden]
• Facilitators Guide To Participatory Decision Making (Kaner, Lind, Toldi, Fisk & Berger)
• The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
• Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There! – [Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff]
• Visual Meetings by David Sibbet
• Open Space Technology by Harrison Owen
• The World Café [Brown, Isaacs et al]
• Future Search [Weisbord & Jannoff]
• The Handbook of Large Group Methods [Bunker and Allan]
• The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair

Leadership

• Who Do We Choose To Be by Margaret Wheatley
• The Spirit of Leadership: Liberating the Leader in Each of Us: Uncovering the Leader in Each of Us [Harrison Owen]
• Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization [Kevan and Larry]
• Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar Schein
• Intergral Life Practice [Wilber, Patten, Leonard, Morelli]
• The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair [Linnae and Baldwin]
• Discussing The Undiscussable: A Guide to Overcoming Defensive Routines in the Workplace [William R Noonan]
• Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict Into Strength by Diana McLain Smith

Organisational Development

• Oganisational Devt by Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
• Organisational Consulting [Nevis]
• Systemic Consulting: the organisation as living system [Siebke Laat and Anton de Kroon]
• Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies by Otto Sharmer and Katrin Kaufer
• Wings for Change: systemic organizational development by Jan Jacob Stam
• Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block
• Systems Thinking and Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results [David Peter Stroh]
• An Introduction to Gestalt [Sills, Lapworth, Desmond]
• The Change Handbook: The Definitive Resource on Today’s Best Methods for Engaging Whole Systems [Peggy Holman, Tom Devane, Steven Cady]
• Reinventing Organisations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness [Frederic Laloux]
• The Fifth Discipline – The Art & Practice Of Learning Organisations [Peter M Senge]
• Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life [Barry Oshry]

Teams

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable [Patrick Lencioni]
• Visual Teams: Graphic Tools for Commitment, Innovation, and High Performance [David Sibbet]
• Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy [Amy C. Edmondson]

Other Resources

• Pinpoint Facilitation · Run open courses 3 or 4 times a year and sell Neuland products.
• Grove Consultants · San Francisco-based consultancy, founded in 1977 by David Sibbet.
• NTL Institute · world leader in learning and development, high-impact programs and services using modern experiential training methodologies.
• ODN Europe · European Chapter of the Organization Development Network, an international professional association of organisation development practitioners.
• Jackson’s Art · maker and supplier of art materials.