Course Guide for Facilitators -
Foundations in Organisation Development          Download
An adaptable resource or guide for facilitators wishing to run structured development processes for practitioners who are not organisational specialists, but find themselves supporting the development of local organisations. The key purpose of the course is to understand what effective organisations are, how they work, change and can be supported in developing more effective approaches to their own development. This is the details of a  4 ½ day course that has already been successfully run several times and can be adapted and reworked for many different circumstances.

Azeri translation of "Organisational Elements and Cycles" - powerpoint presentation     Download
A graphic presentation of the core content of pages 86 to 95
(Thanks to Herman Brouwer for this)

Exploring 3 kinds of change -
a creative and participative exercise.     Download
A 1-hour exercise for a group to experientially explore the 3 kinds of change described on pages 20 and 107 of the Barefoot Guide.

A Bahasa Indonesian translation of the Barefoot Guide    -  go here -
(Thanks to Russell Cullinane of VSO Indonesia for organising this.)

Four Case Study Methods for Learning        Download
Four different approaches to using case studies for practitioner learning.

Organisational Elements and Cycles - powerpoint presentation     Download
A graphic presentation of the core content of pages 86 to 95

Tinkertoys - an organisational game       Download
An entertaining but revealing game to uncover interesting dynamics and questions in organisations

Reclaiming autonomous food systems: the role of local organizations in farming, environment and people's access to food - by Michel Pimbert
A key contribution to our understanding of the importance of local organisations in addressing the key development issues of our times          Download

Facilitating World Cafe processes - download Cafe to Go!

The Art of Powerful Questions - by Eric E. Vogt, Juanita Brown, and David Isaacs - Download

Design for a Four Temperaments Workshop       Download
A 1/2 day workshop to help people to understand and engage with the Four Temperaments as described in the Barefoot Guide

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