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WEBSITES:
Appreciative Inquiry:
 www.clergyleadership.com
 http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu
 http://centerforappreciativeinquiry.net
 www.exinfm.com/pdffiles/appreciative.pdf
 www.luthersem.edu/apostolate/appreciative_inquiry.asp
 www.firstchristianatlanta.com/essays/essay5.htm
 www.divinity.duke.edu/programs/spe/articles/200512/inquiry.html
Open Space Method:
 http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-Openspace.html
 http://www.awakening.net/OpenSpace.html
Study Circles:
 www.co-intelligence.org/P-studycircles.html (provides info and links regarding Study
Circles)
 Study Circles Resource Center: www.everyday-democracy.org
Listening Circles:
 http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-listeningcircles.html
Guidance on facilitation:
 http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-facilitation.html

Facilitating Groups of Learners: http://www.rhef.com.au (Under Programs, Click on Learning
Guides, then Adult Learning Principles)
Dialogue:
 A listing which distinguishes dialogue from debate: http://www.nald.ca/clr/study/scdvd.htm
 a general description of many types of dialogue:
http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-dialogue.html
Co-Intelligence Institute: www.co-intelligence.org (Under the Don’t Miss Section, see especially
the adult processes mentioned in the article “How to Make a Decision Without Making a
Decision.)
World Café: www.theworldcafe.com (See especially Resources.)
About.com: Adult/Continuing Education: http://adulted.about.com
(Can sign up for free weekly newsletter about adult education.)