[OSList] Know some great written material on Action Research + Facilitation ?

Lisa Heft lisaheft at openingspace.net
Sun Oct 28 14:59:17 PDT 2012


Hi, folks -

I am doing some writing about action research as it specifically  
applies to facilitation.

(and thank you Keith and Mike for a stimulating butterfly conversation  
about that at the WOSonOS. Loved it.).

Action Research might best be described as different approaches to  
product design, social issues, organizational systems or other  
change / improvement goals that combine ideas, actions and reflection  
in a continuous cycle. One example of this is where a group of people  
in an organization might get together to think up a new way of doing  
something (reflecting on what is known or learned so far), then roll  
it out into the organization, gathering data on what works / what does  
not work so well, then meeting again to review and reflect... and  
continuing the cycle: putting what they learned into adjusting the way  
of doing something, rolling it out again in its next version... and so  
on.

This is done in some organizations, businesses and communities and for  
everything from health care to community services to education.

Above is my very simplistic way of describing it it but I'm guessing  
you know what I mean.

I would love to include in my writing some books or articles - online  
or otherwise - that *specifically* discuss Action Research as it  
relates to Facilitation.
And my own learning about this is from the School of Life rather than  
through reading.

So if there are papers, books or articles that you would like me to  
include on this 'where to learn more' list - thank you for letting me  
know at lisaheft at openingspace.net

Many thanks,
Lisa










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