website updates
From: Tree Bressen (treeic.org)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:29:00 -0800 (PST)
Hi folks,

I have just completed the first major overhaul of my website since original creation some years ago. I am really excited about these changes as i think make the site more user-friendly, grouping information more clearly. I have also added a few new pieces.

Changes include:

1. Reorganizing the site so that items on similar topics are consolidated (instead of having long and short treatments of the same subject be on separate lists). See the new table of contents at http://treegroup.info/topics/.

2. Making a bunch of my workshop handouts available as PDFs for the first time ever, in addition to HTML.

3. Posting the first edition of a Facilitation Primer i've written, 21 pages of basic info. http://treegroup.info/topics/facilitation_primer.pdf

4. New link from my Resources page http://treegroup.info/resources/C1-resources.html to Seeds for Change, http://seedsforchange.org.uk/free/res#grp, a wonderful website on consensus that i just discovered.

5. "Floofy Meetings" for community-building: http://treegroup.info/topics/B18-floofy.html

6. Flow chart on consensus steps: http://treegroup.info/topics/flow%20chart-white.jpg (i think this item might not be printing perfectly yet, sorry)

7. Four great new books linked from my Resource Books page (http://treegroup.info/resources/C2-booklist.html):

Building Consensus: Conflict and Unity. (2001) Monteze Snyder, et al. Basic overview from a Quaker perspective. Earlham University Press, $15.00

The Consensus Pocket Guide: How to Achieve High-Commitment Decisions. (2004) Larry Dressler. Straightforward information clearly presented; misses some nuance but its simplicity makes this short book very appealing as an overview. Blue Wing Consulting, 1209 Pearl St., Denver, CO 80302; www.consensustools.com. (A revised edition of this book will be published by Berrett-Koehler later this year--2006.)

Head, Heart & Hands: Lessons in Community Building. (2004) Shari Leach. Specifically geared toward cohousing groups. Wonderland Hill Development Company, $20.00 ppd.

Meeting of the Minds: A Guide to Successful Meeting Facilitation. (2001) Daniel Iacofono. Includes nice illustrations and a great section on graphic recording. MIG Communications, $29.95.

8. Adding a section on workshops that are open for public enrollment: http://treegroup.info/workshops/.

Enjoy!

--Tree


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