Exercises:

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

Organisation biography development exercise      Download
To help an organisations to collectively re-create its history and in the process to draw valuable lessons for moving into the future.

Handouts:

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

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

The development of strategy - diagram      Download
This diagram distinguishes between the different kinds of strategies found in most NGO work.  NGOs often develop more than one strategy, working them in combination, or shifting to different strategies as the context changes or as they seek to deepen or broaden their reach.

Readings:

The Phases of Organisation Development      Download
A more detailed reading. Organisations are living systems that undergo phases of crisis, adaptation, growth and development.  This article gives an in depth look at the patterns of development that are common to most organisations.

Four processes for diagnosing, developing and maintaining organisational health      Download
Just like any other living thing, organisations have needs that have to be taken care of to ensure that it retains its vitality into the future.  This article highlights four important ingredients that help us to better understand as well as nurture healthy organisations.

A 'Good Death’ – In search of developmental endings      Download
The idea of death, the coming to an end of a life, a relationship or even an organisation is something that is often hard for us to face.  This article reframes the notion of death, and sees it as an inextricable part of development out of which can emerge the promise of renewal and change.

Story Telling – Getting to the heart of things      Download
Stories have immense power and are able to communicate things that lie way beyond the spoken or printed words used to tell them.  This article explores the magic of stories and story telling as well as its application in a developmental practice.

Case Studies:

From Culture To Structure: Case Studies In Organisational Renewal      Download
Two interesting examples of very different organisations, both facing a crisis of development requiring a shift in culture that would translate into new and more appropriate structures. 

Whose organisational assessment is this?     Download
From page 72 of the Barefoot Guide. A story that captures some of the strange dynamics that arise out of the practices of "capacity building" and "organisational assessments" and points to a more developmental approach to working and relationship building.