Developing Mandate Groups        Download
As organisations grow in size and complexity, the challenge of participatory decision-making becomes ever more daunting.  The mandate system described in this reading outlines a process that brings together organisational priorities and the initiative and will of its individual members
 

Action Learning – A developmental approach to change         Download
This article describes the basics of Action Learning, what it is, why it is important to development processes, as well how to apply it to many different situations

Handling Denial        Download
This article examines how denial manifests in ‘game playing’ when people communicate with each other.  This game playing leads to faulty communication and reinforces unhealthy patterns of communication.  How can this be avoided?  The article describes various approaches with concrete examples

Leadership: The creative balance      Download
This article argues for greater facilitative leadership.  It illustrate various elements of facilitative leadership, drawing from experiences in civil society organisations.  A grounded and practical guide to stimulate more thinking about leadership in organisations

Asset-Based Community Development - An Overview      Download
Here is an approach that clearly illustrates developmental thinking applied to practice in community development contexts

Facilitating the becoming of healthy community      Download
This article seeks to unpack the somewhat illusive concept of ‘community’, probably the most fundamental form of organisation, and what this might mean for a more developmental practice in working with communities

Facilitation Skills      Download
This reading explores the art of facilitation as essentially a process of leadership. A model of facilitation practice is offered which encompasses skills and an orientation for fairly advanced level of facilitation when working with groups and organisations