Moving Beyond Icebreakers: An Innovative Approach to Group Facilitation, Learning, and Action
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0976665808 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 442 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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From 1973 to 1082, as a youth worker and later as director of the Mayor s Office of Youth Services in Somerville, MA, he developed innovative methods for engaging youth in a process of creating positive change in their communities, the basis for the current Teen Empowerment Model. She wrote the grant proposal that earned ini6ial funding for the Center for Teen Empowerment, and has been the Center s doc
--Alan Khazei, CEO and Co-Founder, City Year"For practitioners in teaching, social work, administrative, and community settings, this book will be a terrific addition to your library. It raises expectations for what meetings should do --Charles Deutsch, Senior Research Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health Stanley Pollack is a true expert Moving Beyond Icebreakers captures his experience and makes it available to all of us. --Susan Rice, DSW, Department of Social Work, California State University at Long Beach“Stanley Pollack is a true expert Moving Beyond Icebreakers captures his experience and makes it available to all of us.” --Alan Khazei,
Peggy said Most Useful Facilitation Book I Own. As a teacher, leader of youth development activities, and adult workshop leader, I have a shelf full of books on activities to get people to work together successfully. Since I bought Moving Beyond Icebreakers, it has become the resource I turn to constantly. The book's Most Useful Facilitation Book I Own As a teacher, leader of youth development activities, and adult workshop leader, I have a shelf full of books on activities to get people to work together successfully. Since I bought Moving Beyond Icebreakers, it has become the resource I turn to constantly. The book's 300 activities are listed by goals such as trust-building, personal and group introspection, and understanding different perspectives. The format for each activity is very easy to follow, even for youth and adults who are just starting to lead activities. One of the most helpful features is the thoughtful questions . 00 activities are listed by goals such as trust-building, personal and group introspection, and understanding different perspectives. The format for each activity is very easy to follow, even for youth and adults who are just starting to lead activities. One of the most helpful features is the thoughtful questions . Invaluable Resource For Running Meetings Boston Ted I am finding Moving Beyond Icebreakers to be an outstanding resource for running meetings at my medium-sized company where I'm a Project Manager. The book is unique in how it provides explanations on when to use different icebreaker activities - and more importantly, how to de-brief them afterwards. The title is accurate in that it does go way beyond simply being a list of icebreakers.The book is extremely effective in a few different ways. There are the hundreds of icebreakers listed with clear explanations on how, when, and why to use them. But, Moving Beyond Icebreakers also rea. Creative Readers said Teacher of Youth and Adults. This book was really helpful to me in improving my public speaking skills and figuring out what to do with groups to get things moving when first working with them. This is a great resource for church, school, or any instructor. I owned the first version and this new one is much better and well laid out. I recommend it highly as a resource for any instructor.
Moving Beyond Icebreakers is a powerful tool to help you run highly effective meetings meetings in which everyone is engaged and the goals of the meeting are achieved. And it describes in detail over 300 interactive exercises (more than just icebreakers ) that enable you to: Achieve Group Goals Build Relationships Resolve Group Problems Teach, Lead, Motivate, Inspire MBI users are invited to sign up for the monthly MBI newsletter by emailing info@movingbeyondicebreakers. This beautifully illustrated 440-page book is packed with insights and ideas about how to make your meetings work