Beschreibung:
Christina Schwabenland provides rich insights into the ways in which people take action through organizations to realize their visions of a better world. Specific topics addressed include the role of storytelling in starting a new organization, managing hope and despair, empowering participatory leadership, and stimulating creativity and innovation.
Chapter 1 A Genuine Voluntary Organisation ... Setting the Scene; Part I Stories and Visions; Chapter 2 Something Has To Be Done ... Creating Organisations as a Response to Social Injustice; Chapter 3 A Road from Periphery to Centre : Stories of Empowerment; Chapter 4 From Private Trouble to Public Concern : Voluntary Organisations and Social Change; Part II Stories and Values; Chapter 5 Playing Pinball with Ideas : Storytelling and the Management of Creativity; Chapter 6 The Dancer and the Dance : Storytelling and Leadership; Chapter 7 Swimming Sharks : Storytelling and Managing Change; Chapter 8 A Vehicle for Exploring : Concluding Thoughts;