Book description
It's an unfortunate fact of social organizing that, despite even the best intentions, groups convened to effect positive change often fail to empower people from all backgrounds to speak up or to tap into a positive and inspiring collective vision. Longtime social justice crusader Linda Stout details a practical process that enables everyone—even those commonly marginalized—to work together with honesty, passion, commitment, and joy to create a positive, energizing, and sustainable vision and to make that vision a reality.Stout shows, in practical terms, how to bring a group together, build trust, ensure that each and every voice is heard, create a positive vision, and develop an action plan that leverages everyone's abilities to bring that vision to fruition. Used successfully by more than 120 organizations—and illustrated here by dozens of practical examples and exercises—this process creates hope for change, even among those who've stopped believing that change is possible. This comprehensive guide will serve as a template for anyone seeking to create a better, more just tomorrow.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- contents
- Preface
- introduction Creating a Different Future
- chapter one How Collective Visioning Works
- chapter two Laying the Groundwork for Collective Visioning
- chapter three Personal Visions
- chapter four Storytelling to Build Trust and Community
- chapter five Same Vision, Different Strategies
- chapter six Creating a Road Map: Vision to Action
- chapter seven Grounded in Vision for the Long Haul
- conclusion The Next Step: Hope, Vision, and Action
- notes
- resources
- acknowledgments
- index
- about Spirit in Action
- about the author
- Footnote
Product information
- Title: Collective Visioning
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2011
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781605098838
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