Optional Further Study
Difficult Conversations, by Douglas Stone
Handouts:
- Handbook of Process Moves to Improve Your Meetings
- The following linked document is extensively quoted and slightly adapted from Claudyne Wilder’s useful post: “12 Most Ingenious Ways to Respond to an ‘Unusual’ Idea”.
References, etc.
Beginner’s Mind:
- Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice, by Shunryu Suzuki
- http://jamesclear.com/shoshin
Systems Theory, Open-ended questions, Balancing Advocacy & Inquiry:
- Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling, by Edgar H. Schein
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter M. Senge
Language:
- You Are What You Say, by Matthew Budd & Larry Rothstein
- On the Way to Language, by Martin Heidegger
Conflict and the Learning Organization: The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter M. Senge
Notices
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