Focused Conversation Art: 100 Ways to Gain Collective Wisdom at Work

Author: Brian Stanfield, translated by Du Wenjun and others
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The seven core values of introducing Wenta Jian Dao into enterprises:
- Mastering the core secrets of Western enterprises to grow strong and large;
- Ensuring long-term stability for the company and giving the boss weekends and holidays;
- The magic of the group thinking wall: Once consensus is reached, performance significantly improves;
- Practical methods for truly creating a learning organization;
- Employees work with peace of mind, rarely quit, and feel happy;
- Overcoming national conditions challenges to create a new participatory corporate culture;
- Outstanding wisdom in consensus leads to outstanding determination, and united will stands firm like Mount Tai.
Facilitation: Constructive guidance, a term encompassing the various skills required for a participative management style. Group facilitation is an interactive process where facilitation skills provide a structured, step-by-step approach to help groups reach clear consensus decisions within limited time and resources, form actionable implementation plans, and achieve the goal of "efficient communication, consensus in meetings, and significant performance improvement." A facilitator plays a neutral role in the group's thinking and process. They are also known as the "midwife of group outcomes."
This series is the first comprehensive and systematic introduction to the concept and methods of facilitation (a "collective wisdom capability") in China. Wenta Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and ICA (International Association of Facilitators) collaborated to introduce the ToP Facilitation Skills and further develop the "Wenta Facilitation" course tailored for the Chinese market. Wenta is committed to promoting simple management tools and skills supported by strong academic foundations and proven in practice.