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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Lisa, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have been off this list for a long time and I could not make it to the WOS on OS this year and last year. But I still remember our meeting at the WOS on OS in Berlin. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The first title that came to my mind was the book ‘Don’t Just Do Something Stand There. Ten Principles for Leading Meetings that Matter’, written by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff. You probably will know it. It is not primarily about Action Research, but about what makes meetings of (large) groups productive for action (and action research). I think the book is of great wisdom and I have integrated it into my training workshops for facilitators. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m looking forward to your writings, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tonnie van der Zouwen <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=511 style='width:306.75pt'><tr style='height:69.75pt'><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.0%;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt;height:69.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=NL style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Dr. Tonnie van der Zouwen MCM <br><br></span></b><span lang=NL style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Larikslaan 1<br>5248 BP Rosmalen<br>The Netherlands</span><span lang=NL style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="6%" valign=top style='width:6.0%;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt;height:69.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Tel.:<br>E-mail:<br>Internet:<br><br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="18%" valign=top style='width:18.0%;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt;height:69.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>+ 31 6 - 50 69 79 82 <a href="mailto:info@tonnievanderzouwen.nl"><span style='color:navy'><br>info@tonnievanderzouwen.nl</span></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.tonnievanderzouwen.nl/"><span style='color:navy'>www.tonnievanderzouwen.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.largescaleinterventions.com/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:navy'>www.largescaleinterventions.com</span></a> </span><span style='color:navy'><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Van:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:osl</span><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>ist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>Namens </b>Lisa Heft<br><b>Verzonden:</b> zondag 28 oktober 2012 22:59<br><b>Aan:</b> OSLIST<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> [OSList] Know some great written material on Action Research + Facilitation ?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, folks -<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am doing some writing about action research as it specifically applies to facilitation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(and thank you Keith and Mike for a stimulating butterfly conversation about that at the WOSonOS. <u>Loved</u> it.).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is done in some organizations, businesses and communities and for everything from health care to community services to education.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Above is my very simplistic way of describing it it but I'm guessing you know what I mean.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And my own learning about this is from the School of Life rather than through reading.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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 <a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lisa<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>