| Vision in Action Rev Edition Contributor(s): Schaefer, Christopher (Author), Voors, Tijno (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0940262746 ISBN-13: 9780940262744 Publisher: Lindisfarne Books OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1986 Annotation: This new revised edition of Vision in Action is a workbook for those involved in social creation -- in taking initiatives that influence the social environment in which we live and where one's ideas and actions can matter. The social world is a humanly created world. In developing any enterprise -- whether a small business, an educational center, service institution, co-op, or a volunteer program -- what and how we do something makes a difference. Against the background of the historical and organizational context of such initiatives, the authors have put together a workbook for people involved in the adventure of social creation. Chapters include: Starting Initiatives; Getting Going; Ways of Working Together; Vision, Mission and Long-Range Planning; Fund-raising; and Imagination for the Future. Exercises, case studies, and questionnaires are included. This is a basic tool for anyone called to do something in the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development |
| Dewey: 361 |
| LCCN: 96028323 |
| Series: Spirituality and Social Renewal |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.96" W x 9.17" (1.04 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How can we foster the development of initiatives? How can enterprises such as community projects, schools, farms, and businesses be well founded? How can we work as equals, sharing responsibilities, encouraging one another in our development, and offering a high-quality product or service? Vision in Action is a workbook for those involved in social creation--in collaborative actions that can influence the social environment in which we live and where our ideas and actions can matter. This is a user-friendly, hands-on guide for developing healthy small organizations--ones with soul and spirit. Chapters: The Human Being and Organizational Life The Conscious Development of Initiatives Starting Initiatives Getting Going: The Growing Pains and Childhood Diseases of Initiatives Ways of Working together in the Developing Organization Re-creating the Organization: Vision, Mission, and Long-Range Planning Development and Fund-raising Initiatives and Individual Development Signs of Hope: Imaginations for the Future |
Contributor Bio(s): Schaefer, Christopher: - Christopher Schaefer, Ph.D., is a founding member of the Social Science Section of the Goetheanum School of Spiritual Science in North America, a faculty member at Sunbridge College, and Director of the Waldorf School Administration and Community Development program. He is also an organization development consultant, and the Executive Director of High Tor Alliance.Voors, Tÿno: - Tÿno Voors Tÿno Voors, lecturer at the Centre for Social Development, Emerson College in England, worked as a consultant on issues of community and organizational development for many years. He has been closely involved with Mercury Provident Society, Ltd., in England and Triodos NV in Holland--two new banking initiatives on approaches to handling money. He also worked for many years as a management consultant with the N.P.I. Institute for Organization Development in Holland. He lives in Sussex, England. |