Participative Planning - A Tool for Building Partnerships for Change
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Author(s): Gary Donhardt
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Collection(s): CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)
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Abstract
This article examines some of the key elements of a participative planning process that has been used successfully in planning for change. This task-oriented approach to planning takes advantage of some classic decision-making techniques amenable to small-group dynamics in a campus setting. Step-by-step guidelines for applying this approach are offered: planning preparations are discussed, the planning session paradigm is outlined, the basic rules for group interaction are provided, some elemental group dynamics are sketched, and the roles of the planning moderator are considered.