Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville:
The following resources relate to the articles in
our Fall 2011 issue by Gwendolyn Hallsmith ("How Wise Is Your Crowd?") and Della Rucker ("It's More Complex than Planning a Wedding!"). If you have any additional suggested links, please either add a Comment below or email us at: pcjoffice@gmail.com
| Group planning processes cited by Gwendolyn Hallsmith in her article:
ImagineCalgary. A long-range plan for sustainability. "Developed with input from more than 18,000 community members, the Plan was the end result of the imagineCALGARY initiative, the largest community visioning and consultation process of its kind anywhere in the world."
Burlington Legacy Action Plan. "A blueprint for change for the economic, environmental, social, and cultural health of Burlington for generations to come and is the result of hundreds of people coming together from around the City to build a common vision for Burlington’s future." |
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Online resources on Crowdsourcing::
The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki. Listen to four excerpts from the book; also helpful Q & A with Surowieckim. Cited in Gwendolyn Hallsmith's article, "How Wise Is Your Crowd," in PCJ #84 (Fall 2011).
Crowdsourcing. Some background information about crowdsourcing, and a series of links, on Scalableworkforce.com.
"Crowdsourcing: What It Means for Innovation." A short article from Bloomberg BusinessWeek on the growing use of crowdsourcing. |
Online resources on Scenario Planning:
Environmental Scanning and Scenario Planning. A 7-step outline, prepared by the UK's Local Government Improvement & Development group (formerly IDeA).
picutre this: a guide to scenario planning for voluntary organisations (pdf), by Caroline Copeman (prepared for the UK's National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 2006).
Scenario Planning Peer Workshop Report -- Monterey, California (Federal Highway Administration, 2006).
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Online resources on Appreciative Inquiry:
Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry. Online resources hosted by Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.
Change Management: Future Changes on Past Successes. Summary of a workshop using Appreciative Inquiry presented by Brendan McCarron of Services Limited (Keele University, UK, 2003).
Accentuate the Positive. Blog post by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville about a talk by Laverne Webb about appreciative inquiry at the 2007 Upper Midwest APA Conference. |
