Brainstorming & Facilitation Skills Bibliography
Books, Articles, Web Sites & Seminars

1. Facilitation Skills

MIT Series on Designing & Facilitating Meetings
The Basics of Designing & Facilitating Meetings
Brainstorming Guidelines
How and Why to Use a Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda Template
Tips for Recording
Recommended Books, Articles and Other Resources
U.S. Department of Defense: Course on Facilitation Skills

Washington State University: Group Facilitation Skills
T.I.L.Z.: Facilitation Skills Workbook
French Version: Manuel d'habiletés de facilitation
Spanish Version: Manual de capacitación para facilitadores
University of Iowa: Basic Facilitation Skills,
The International Association of Facilitators and The Human Leadership
and Development Division of the American Society for Quality, 2002
W.U.J.S.: Facilitation Skills - Styles: Advanced
Purdue University: Group Facilitation Skills: Video Discussion
Texa A&M University: Facilitate to Make A Difference:
Advanced Facilitation Skills for Texas Community Futures Forum 2004
University of Wisconsin: The Art of Group Facilitation
Vancouver Community Network:
Grassroots Facilitator Training: Facilitation Skills Workbook
U. of Washington: Facilitation Observation & Assessment Questionnaire
University of Minnesota: The Art of Facilitation:
Effective Practices for Learning, Action & Change
University of Colorado: Meeting Facilitation
Jim Rough: Choice-Creating: How to Solve Impossible Problems
ToBe.Net: What is Dynamic Facilitation
ToBe.Net: Dynamic Facilitation and Traditional Facilitation (Different but Complementary)
University of Hawaii: Jeff E. Brooks-Harris & Kevin G. Shollenberger:
Group Facilitation Skills for Student Leaders
(Also great for managers & professionals)
University of Vermont: New England regional leadership program:
Improving Communications Skills
Exercise One: Communicating with Self and Others: A Feedback Form
Exercise Two: Self-Observation
Exercise Three: Giving and Receiving Feedback
Exercise Four: Active Listening
Exercise Five: Non-Verbal Expression
Exercise Six: Public Speaking
Exercise Seven: Written Expression
Bibliography: Improving Communications Skills
RCMP: Effective Listening Techniques
Stressdoc: Listening, Learning and Leading
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials The Art of Active Listening
Mt. San Jacinto College: Reflecting Feelings Exercises and Suggested Solutions

2. Brainstorming

SEMINARS

Strategy, Risk, Negotiation & Leadership: provides a practical framework for brainstorming and creativity in strategy formulation.

Herbert Benson and William Proctor: The Breakout Principle: How to Activate the Natural Trigger That Maximizes Creativity, Athletic Performance, Productivity and Personal Well-Being. Hardcover: 336 pages, Publisher: Scribner (April 2003). ISBN: 0743223977.
Rita Carter:Mapping the Mind. Paperback: 224 pages. University of California Press. 2000. ISBN: 0520224612.
Joseph Ledoux: The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life. Paperback: 384 pages. Touchstone Books. 1998. ISBN: 0684836599.
Michael Michalko: Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity). Paperback: 352 pages. Ten Speed Press; 1991. ISBN: 0898154081.
Roger von Oek: Creative Whack Pack. Paperback: 196 pages. United States Games Systems. 1993. ISBN: 0880795433.
James M. Higgins: 101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques: The Handbook of New Ideas for Business. Paperback: 223 pages. New Management Pub Co. 1994. ISBN: 1883629004.