References on LGI
Below is an extensive list of references on Large Group Interventions. Some of them are downloadable online.
Ackoff, R. and Emery, F. (1972). On Purposeful Systems. Chicago : Aldine-Atherton.
Axelrod, R. (1992). Getting Everyone Involved: How One Organization Involved Its Employees, Supervisors, and Managers in Redesigning the Organization, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 28 (4).
Axelrod, R. (1993). Using the Conference ModelTM for work redesign. Journal for Quality and Participation, December 1993, pp. 58-61.
Bood, Robert P., Homan, Thijs H., Rietdijk, Marius M. and van Uden, Jacco C. (1999). Towards a critical perspective of large scale interventions.
Bunker, Barbara B. and Billie T. Alban (1997). Large Group Interventions: Engaging the Whole System for Rapid Change, Jossey-Bass.
Bunker, B. & Alban, B. (1992). What Makes Large Group Interventions Effective?Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 28 (4).
Dannemiller, K., et.al. (1994). Consultant Guide to Large-Scale Meetings. Ann Arbor: Dannemiller-Tyson Associates.
Dannemiller, K. & Jacobs, R. (1992). Changing the Way Organization Change: A Revolution of Common Sense, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 28 (4).
Eijnatten, F, van (1993). The Paradigm That Changed the Work Place. Van Gorcum, Assen.
Emery, F. and Ronald E. Pursor (1996). The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass.
Emery, F. (Ed.) (1981). Open Systems Thinking, Vol. I & II, Harmondsworth; Penguin Books.
Emery, M. (Ed) (1993). Participative Design for Participative Democracy. Canberra: Australian National University, Center for Continuing Education.
Emery, Merrelyn, The power of community search conferences.
Fuller, C., T. Griffin and J. D. Ludema, Appreciative future search: involving the whole system in positive organization change, Organization Development Journal, volume 18, number 2, pp. 29-41.
Herman, M. (2006). Open Space Technology: an inviting guide.
Herman, M. and Jain, S. (2006). Open Space Technology: inviting leadership practice.
Holman, Peggy & Tom Devane (1999), The Change Handbook. Group methods for shaping the future. Berret-Koehler San Francisco.
Jacobs, R.W. (1994). Real Time Strategic Change. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Klein, D. (1992). Simu-Real: A Simulation Approach to Organizational Change, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 28 (4).
Manning, Michael R, and Ghasi Faisal Binzagr (1996). Methods, values, and assumptions underlying large group interventions intended to change whole systems, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, vol. 4, 3, pp. 268-284.
Owen, Harrison (1995). Tales from Open Space. Abbott Publishing, Potomac, Maryland.
Owen, Harrison (1997). Open Space Technology: A user's guide. San Francisco, Berret-Koehler
Owen, Harrison (1997). Expanding our now: The story of Open Space technology. Berret-Koehler San Francisco.
Owen, Harrison (2000). The Power of spirit: How organisations Transform. Berret-Koehler San Francisco.
Owen, Harrison (1999). The Spirit of Leadership: Liberating the Leader in Each of Us. Berret-Koehler San Francisco.
Rehm, R. (1994), Participative Design, Consortium for Participative Democracy. Loyola-Chicago University.
Rouda, R.H. (1995). Managing Change with Large-Scale, Real-Time Interventions, Tappi Journal, 78 (12).
Rouda, R.H. (1995). Background and theory for large scale organizational change method.
Spencer, L.J. (1989). Winning Through Participation: Meeting the Challenge of Corporate Change with the Technology of Participation. Dubuque, IA: Kendell/Hunt.
Trist, E. and Murray, H. (1993), The Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistoc Anthology, Vol. 2: The Socio-Technical Perspective, University of Pennsylvania Press.
Weisbord, M. & Janoff, S. (1995). Future Search -- An Action Guide to Finding Common Ground in Organizations & Communities San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
Weisbord, M. (1991), Productive Workplaces: Organizing and Managing for Dignity, Meaning, and Community, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
Weisbord, M. (1992). Discovering Common Ground. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.