Gitte Haslebo - Maja Loua Haslebo

In unforeseeable ways, events in organizations can lead to loss of face, violations of personal dignity, damaged relationships and poor results. Managers, employees and consultants search for ideas that might help them deal with complicated situations in morally respectful ways. By telling nine dramatic real life stories the authors illustrate how managers, employees and consultants might find inspiration in key social constructionist concepts and relational ethics.

ISBN : 9780981907680 / Taos Institute / 2012 / 1st / 302p / pb / €19.95

Carsten Hornstrup - Jesper Loehr-Petersen - Joergen Gjengedal Madsen - Thomas Johansen - Allan Vinther Jensen

Taos Institute Publications is thrilled to offer this innovative book which has been translated from Danish to English. The authors share a wealth of experiences working with leadership and change in organizations.

"Developing Relational Leadership offers the scholar, the practitioner, and most importantly, the scholar-practitioner an exuberance of riches. The authors provide a deep foray into the worlds of systemic, cybernetic and constructionist ideas, while bringing those ideas to the worlds of leadership and organizational change and practice. The authors share cases that present tools for exploring these ideas and practices.

While the authors position the two halves of this volume as “tools for thinking” and “tools for action,” marking this as a book about both theory and practice, the reader experiences “tools for thinking about the relationship between thinking and action” – and this connection is quite a treat. Relationship and context are continually in the foreground.

Developing Relational Leadership looks at the importance of the questions that we ask – and what our questions do for systemic inquiry and praxis. The focus on diverse ways of asking powerful questions is worth the read itself.

This book is for those who are interested in systems theory, cybernetics, constructionism, and communication theory, as well as those interested in leadership, coaching, and organization development. The authors, true to their reliance on positioning ourselves in a multitude of roles, invite us to converse with an ecology of ideas, and open space for a profound reflective practice. A joyful read that will change how systems practitioners think and systems theoreticians act." - Fredrick Steier, University of South Florida




ISBN : 9780981907697 / Taos Institute / 2012 / 1th editie

Harlene Andersen - Davis Cooperrider - Kenneth Gergen - Mary Gergen - Sheila McNamee - Jane Magruder Watkins - Diana Whitney

In clear and direct language, the volume treats the challenges of decision making, leadership, group functioning, personnel evaluation, and the relationship of the organization to its context. Bold ideas are developed, examples described, and multiple suggestions developed for creating the appreciative organization.

ISBN : 9780971231276 / Taos Institute / 2008 / 1th editie

Tajo Thatchenkery

True knowledge sharing in organizations occurs less regularly than most of us think. What can be done to help create a system in which people share the internal "know-how" unique to each organization? In this contribution to change management, Tojo Thatchenkery describes a brand new methodology called Appreciate Sharing of Knowledge [ASK] and provides a step-by-step tool kit for anyone interested in knowledge management.

ISBN : 9780788021374 / Taos Institute / 2011 / 1th editie

Kenneth Gergen - Mary Gergen

Ken and Mary Gergen present an account of social constructionist thought that will enable students, colleagues and practitioners - as well as those who are simply curious - to gain a basic understanding and appreciation of the drama and constructionist ideas in action - in organizations, psychotherapy, education, conflict resolution, social research, and everyday life. This book outlines in an easy to read format, the underlying theory for the Taos Institute's work and mission in the world.


ISBN : 9780788021275 / Taos Institute / 2008 / 1st / 112p / pb / €19.95

Dawn Cooperrider Dole - Jen Hetzel Silbert - Ada Jo Mann - Diana Whitney

Positive Family Dynamics is a wonderful resource for parents and family members who want to bring out the best in their families! It is an Encyclopedia of Positive Questions. The questions, stories and activities in this book will help you create relationships within your family which will nurture respect, love, and care.

ISBN : 9780971231290 / Taos Institute / 2008 / 1st editie

Klaas van Egmond

Onze huidige beschaving wordt gekenmerkt door crisissituaties die zich op ecologisch, economisch en sociaal gebied voordoen. Fundamentalistische religies, totalitaire staten, materialisme, hedonisme en een even fundamentalistisch kapitalisme zijn alom vertegenwoordigd. Klaas van Egmond laat in dit boek zien welke oorzaken hieraan ten grondslag liggen en hoe naar een nieuwe 'kwaliteit van leven' kan worden gezocht om onze beschaving te veranderen.

ISBN : 9789060386484 / Christofoor / 2010 / 1ste editie

Cynthia Sampson - Mohammed Abu-Nimer - Claudia Liebler - Diana Whitney

Positive Approaches to Peacebuilding presents an innovative perspective on peacebuilding that breaks new ground. The theoretical frameworks are rich enough to satisfy scholars, the case studies are practical enough to engage practitioners and the tips and guides to practice are sure to inspire new and innovative work among peacebuilders.

ISBN : 9780981907635 / Taos Institute / 2010 / 1ste editie

Marianne Mille Bojer - Heiko Roehl - Marianne Knuth - Colleen Magner

This book provides a closer look at transformative dialogue tools and processes for social change. It profiles ten dialogue methods in depth, and another fifteen more briefly. The methods covered conceptually and in case studies include Deep Democracy, Open Space Technology, Scenario Planning, World Café, the Israeli-Palestinian School for Peace and many more.

ISBN : 9780971231283 / Taos Institute / 2008 / 1th editie

Miriam Ricketts - James Willis

This volume invites you to share in a conversation around the power and efficacy of embedding experiential learning models, tools and techniques into appreciative inquiry in order to accelerate positive change, motivate teams and individuals, generate buy-in and engage people at all levels.

ISBN : 9780971231221 / Taos Institute / 2011 / 1ste editie

Sheila Furjanic - Laurie Trotman

Written for anyone who must train others, this step-by-step guide shows exactly how to create a program that engages trainees and ensures that they remember and use what they've learned when they get back to work.




ISBN : 9780814405192 / AMACOM / 2000 / 1ste editie

Dave Meier

Dave Meier founded the Center for Accelerated Learning in 1980. Since then, he has trained more corporate training professionals to use accelerated learning techniques than any other person worldwide.

ISBN : 9780071355476 / McGraw Hill / 2000 / 1ste editie

Robert Brinkerhoff - Anne Apking

Every organization seeks to provide its employees with learning and development opportunities that are both targeted to their individual needs and produce measurable and worthwhile business results. In High Impact Learning, Brinkerhoff and Apking outline a comprehensive, proven, and practical approach for bridging the gap between employee and organizational goals and launching training initiatives of visible and lasting impact.


ISBN : 9780738205380 / Perseus / 2001 / editie

Calhoun Wick - Roy Pollock - Andrew Jefferson

Whether you are an HR or OD professional or work in a training department, learn to apply the principles of follow-through management within your organization in the new edition of this bestselling resource. Incorporating new research on learning and learning transfer, along with new case studies, interviews, and tools, this edition shares guidelines, proven in practice by many Fortune 500 companies, on how to design comprehensive learning experiences in leadership and management, sales, quality, performance improvement, and professional certification.

ISBN : 9780470526521 / Pfeiffer / 2010 / 2de / 362p / hc/ €49.95 / nu €24.95

Donald Kirkpatrick - James Kirkpatrick

Donald Kirkpatrick's famous four level model has become the model for evaluating the effectiveness of training programs. In Transferring Learning to Behavior, Donald and his son James show how this model can be used to confront what has always been the most difficult training challenge: getting people to apply what they learn once the training is over.


ISBN : 9781576753255 / Berrett-Koehler / 2005 / 1sth / 184p / hc / €42.95 / nu €24.95

Donald Kirckpatrick - James Kirkpatrick

The "Kirkpatrick Model" for evaluating training programs is the most widely used approach in the corporate, government, and academic worlds. First developed in 1959, it focuses on four key areas: reaction, learning, behavior, and results.

ISBN : 9781576753484 / Berreth-Koehler / 2006 / 3th editie

David Molden - Pat Hutchinson

Neurolinguïstisch programmeren biedt heel bruikbare technieken om iedereen, in elke situatie te helpen zijn potentieel optimaal te gebruiken en een gelukkig en succesvol leven te leiden.

ISBN : 9789044729931 / Deltas / 2011 / 1ste editie

David Daniels - Virginia Price

Het enneagram - de figuur met de negen persoonlijkheidstypen en hun onderlinge relaties - is een eeuwenoud psychologisch systeem. Een gids op weg naar zelfinzicht en zelfontplooiing. Dit boek biedt als eerste een enneagramtest die wetenschappelijk is ontwikkeld. Daarom biedt het de best onderbouwde en meest betrouwbare methode om persoonlijkheidstypen vast te stellen, en daarop te anticiperen. POD


ISBN : 9789021551487 / Kosmos / 2012 / 5de editie

Harlene Anderson - David Cooperrider - Ken Gergen - Mary Gergen - Sheila McNamee - Jane Magruder Watkins - Diana Whitney

The founders of the Taos Institute have pooled their substantial resources to create a vision of a powerful and humanly nourishing form of organization and to share practices for bringing this organization into being. Based on their diverse experiences in organizational life, the authors are unanimous in their view that the appreciative construction of meaning is essential to the efficacy of an organization and the fulfillment of its participants.

ISBN : 9780971231214 / Taos Institute / / editie

Guido Rijnja - Ron van der Jagt

Met een verhaal kun je mensen vervoeren. Wat modellen, theorieën en rationele argumentatie ontbeert, biedt het verhaal dubbel en dwars: een herkenbare, creatieve en toegankelijke manier om te zeggen waar het op staat.



ISBN : 9789013014662 / Boom / 2004 / 1ste editie