  |
Sources
click here to jump to Filmsclick here to jump to Quotes
Books
Conceptual Blockbusting: a guide to better ideas; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1986;
Clear descriptions of personal and social blocks that hinder change.
De Bono, Edward
The use of lateral thinking; Penguin Books, 1983;
Short introduction into lateral thinking.
Six Thinking Hats; MICA Management Resources, 1999;
Description of a very strict way of organising meetings, in order to make it easier for groups to deal with controversial ideas.
Goman, Carol Kinsey
Creative thinking in business; Kogan Page Ltd, 1992.
An effort to summarize De Bono's ideas into one booklet. Not entirely succesful.
Koestler, Arthur
The Act of Creation; Arkana, 1989;
First printed in 1964, to me this book is still one of the most comprehensive books on patern formation and disturbance. No light reading, but then again, it saves you reading most of De Bono's stuff.
MacKenzie, Gordon
Orbiting the giant Hairball; Viking Penguin, 1998;
A survival guide for non-corporate people in a corporate world. How to prevent being swallowed by the organisation, and still stay in close enough contact to be able to contribute your creativeness?
Herrigel, Eugen
Zen in the Art of Archery; Random House, 1999;
For 5 years, Herrigel was a professor of Philosophy at the university of Sendia, Japan. He used that time to study and practice kyudo, Japanese archery, in order to understand the way of Zen. In this appearingly simple booklet, he tells very straightforwardly about his study, and the difficulties that he encountered. The book, that was originally printed in German, has been translated into many languages, and seen many reprints.
Musashi, Miyamoto
A Book of Five Rings: the classic guide to strategy; The Overlook Press, 2001;
It is stunning to see how this classical text on the way of the Samurai, which Musashi wrote a few weeks before his death in 1645, can be translated into nowadays, western society. 'Study and work' seems to be the message.
Cain, Jim en Barry Jolliff
Teamwork & Teamplay; Kendall/Hunt Publishing company, 1998;
Many initiatives. If you like building and constructing your own training material, you will find a lot of ideas and good instructions in this book. Also lots of contact information and referals to other sources of information.
Ellmo, Wendy en Jill Graser
Adapted Adventure Activities: a rehabilitation model for adventure programming and group initiatives; Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1995;
Full of activities that are geared towards the participation of people with a handicap. Written by two people from the field, and full of insightfull ideas.
Gilsdorf, Rüdiger en Kathi Volkert
Abenteuer Schule; Sandmann, 1999;
A compilation of many activities that have been written down for Experiential Education in German schools. Excellent descriptions (German language).
Gilsdorf, Rüdiger en Günter Kistner
Kooperative Abenteuerspiele 2: Praxishilfe für Schule, Jugendarbeit und Erwachsenenbildung; Kallmeyer, 2001;
The sequel to Abenteuer SchuleSome pretty new activities, some with water and fire. (German language)
Greenaway, Roger
Playback,: a guide to reviewing activities; The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 1993;
Greenaway claims that debriefing is the first thing that experiential trainers tend to cut down on when they run out of time, and also that most of the time it is done verbaly. In this booklet he points out the basics for a good debrief, and shares a wealth of ideas to have other that the classic verbal debrief, like giving a present, the use of metaphores, or drawing a picture.
Havens, Mark D.
Bridges to Accessibility: a primer for including persons with disabilities in adventure curricula; Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1992;
Much cited clasic on the integration of people with a disability into outdoor programs.
Owen, Harrison
Open Space Technology: A User's Guide Second edition; Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc., 1997;
Easy to read book, in which Owen gives a lot of very practical pointers to organise an Open-Space session. In a subtle way, the book also makes clear what the difference is between training and process facilitation.
Rohnke, Karl
Cowstails and Cobras: a guide to games, initiatives, ropes courses & adventure curriculum; Kendall/Hunt Publishing company, 1989;
Rohnke, Karl en Steve Butler
Quicksilver: adventure games, initiative problems, trust activities and a guide to effective leadership; Kendall/Hunt Publishing company, 1995;
Both books are classical collections of outdoor activities. Both books open with the warning that improper use of the activities can lead to personal harm. For those who know what they're doing, the books contain a bounty of material.
Smith, Thomas E.
Incidents in Challenge Education: a guide to leadership development; Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1994;
A collection of 54 incidents that happened during trainings. The format is as follows: one or two page description of the accident/ incident. Then some 10 to 20 experts from the field share their views. The diversity of the views forces the reader to think.
Carter, Rita
Mapping the mind; Phoenix, 2000;
Description of the state of brain research. Popularly written, the book is inviting as a good detective novel. At the same time, it is written more factual than e.g. the books of Oliver Sacks.
Covey, Stephen R.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: powerful lessons in personal change; Simon & Schuster, 1993;
About self realisation, based on ones principles.
Goleman, Daniel
Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ; Bantam Books, 1995;
Description of the emotional anatomy of the human being, with practical consequences and applications.
Huizinga, Johan
Homo Ludens: a study of the play element in culture; The Beacon Press, 1955;
First published in the 30's of last century, it has since been republished many times, in different languages. It is a very thorough disection of the various forms of human play, its functions, and the underlying principles.
Films
The films in the list below have had a strong effect on me for differrent reasons. Some have an unexpected change of perspective, which a lot of the business of a facilitator is about. Others have reminded me that one cannot observe sharply enough, or have been made with a lot of love.To prevent spoilers, I just give the titles and the directors, without further comment.
If you want to know more about a film, consult the very thorough and extensive Internet Movie Database.
Arizona Dream; Emir Kusturica, 1993
Billy Elliot; Stephen Daldry, 2000
C'est arrivé près de chez vous; Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel en Benoît Poelvoorde, 1992
Coffee and Cigarettes III; Jim Jarmusch, 1993
Fight Club; David Fincher, 1999
Scent of Green Papaya Mui du du xanh; Anh Hung Tran, 1993
Ghost Dog: the Way of the Samurai; Jim Jarmusch, 1999
Het is een schone dag geweest; Jos de Putter, 1993
Le Huitième jour; Jaco van Dormael, 1996
Little Big Man; Arthur Penn, 1970
Lola rennt; Tom Tykwer, 1998
Mr. Holland's Opus; Stephen Herek, 1995
The Matrix; Andy en Larry Wachowski, 1999
Paris Texas; Wim Wenders, 1984
Le Roi de Coeur (King of Hearts); Philippe de Broca, 1966
The Sixth Sense; M. Night Shyamalan, 1999
The Straight Story; David Lynch, 1999
Time of the Gypsies; Emir Kusturica, 1989
The usual Suspects; Bryan Singer, 1995
To Be and to Have (Être et avoir); Nicolas Philibert, 2002
Why Did Bodhi-Dharma Leave for the East? (Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun); Yong-Kyun Bae, 1989
Quotes
|
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is
that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness
that most frigthens us. We ask ouselves, who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Marianne Williamson |
|
Orville Wright did not have a pilot's license Gordon MacKenzie |
< back << home